Example sentences of "be [verb] [to-vb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cool Ground , set to carry top-weight of 12st , would be attempting to become the first since Burrough Hill Lad in 1984 to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Hennessy in the same year . |
| 2 | The feature close would have the value + for , , , , and we could also use this for and if we adopt the convention that most of the features will be used to classify the first part of the diphthongs . |
| 3 | Former Olympic 10,000 metres silver medallist Mike McLeod will be aiming to become the first veteran to win tonight 's Golden Wonder Blaydon Race . |
| 4 | You will already be feeling fitter , healthier , and be starting to shed the first few pounds of excess weight . |
| 5 | In 1994/5 the band will be widened to cover the first £3,000 . |
| 6 | In this case , ‘ some power of R ’ must be taken to include the first power of R , i.e. R itself . |