Example sentences of "and [pron] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was brilliant and I 'm the first to say it . |
| 2 | ‘ Carmen regards him as a kind of guru and I 'm the first to admit he 's been an invaluable catalyst in her career , but I wish he could talk about something other than medicine . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ This was a new award and I 'm the first to get it , ’ said Lee . |
| 4 | ‘ And I 'm the next best thing ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ My father 's being released and I 'm the last to know ! |
| 6 | Millet and I were the first to check that tower , after Falconer 's body was discovered by a guard . |
| 7 | ‘ We made it , and Chapman and I were the last on to the train . |
| 8 | We were a very respectable family and I was the second child . |
| 9 | ‘ He told me they had auditioned a lot of people back home and that they had five names in America that they were auditioning , and I was the first that day . |
| 10 | ‘ Before , designer fragrances did n't exist , only in high-fashion houses , and I was the first to do it . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ An American , Harry Hebner , was the first man to use it in major competition when he won a gold medal in the 1912 Olympics , and I was the first British title holder . |
| 12 | ‘ And I was the last man off of 17,000 because I was still in the bus when they all went to the start . ’ |
| 13 | Total amount missing is close on fifteen grand and yours is the first to turn up . ’ |
| 14 | Which is the main occupation and which is the second largest ? |
| 15 | Which is the main source of fuel and which is the next largest ? |
| 16 | We decided it would be a good idea to develop a computer corpus of British English , intended to match the Brown University Corpus of American English which had recently become available , and which was the first computer corpus of modern English . |
| 17 | And you are the first person now I ever told it to . |
| 18 | ‘ And you 're the first to shout if you have n't got any money . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I was so astonished that I 've been waiting until people started to come to church so that I could show somebody and you 're the first and most suitable . |
| 20 | ‘ I expect it is , but it 's the truth , and you 're the last person to condemn me for telling the truth , even though it may offend you to hear it . ’ |
| 21 | But that 's the same as if you willed spouse had died before you for instance , and you were the second of two to die and she had n't or she might have everything to the children and you still got a hundred and sixty thousand pounds , you ca n't avoid the inheritance tax in those circumstances . |
| 22 | And you were the last person to see her . |
| 23 | ‘ So , the Luger 's a German gun — and who were the first major users of chemical weapons on this planet ? |
| 24 | I did n't at the time know where to , but when I had only about two months to go I too was posted , to Scampton near Lincoln , and who was the first person I saw when I booked into the Waaf Guard Room ? |
| 25 | In 1950 the Alfa Romeo team drivers were known as ‘ The Three Fs ’ — Fangio , Farina and who was the third ? |
| 26 | Three teams in 1969 raced four-wheel drive — Lotus , Tyrrell-Matra and who was the third ? |
| 27 | Nicky Bingham is her name … her game showjumping … and she 's the first to go in our action round up |
| 28 | And she 's the last of the family . |
| 29 | The baby soon learns that her presence is necessary for the satisfaction of its needs and she is the first individual " other " whom the infant recognises . |
| 30 | And she was the first that got on horseback , and with some fifty that were with her , did some hurt to the company of the Cid ; but in fine they slew her , and her people fled to the camp . |