Example sentences of "be the [num ord] british [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Now , after three years planning , the 19-strong Operation Darc Star squad — led by Falklands war hero Lt Col Philip Neame — aims to be the first British success . |
2 | Today , McRae was chasing lost time and ended up driving into a ditch , but will still be the first British driver home . |
3 | He 'd just become the first Briton to win two world titles on foreign soil and added : ‘ I want to be the first British fighter to win three world titles at different weights . ’ |
4 | I was delighted to learn recently that Arcam has announced that it will be the first British company in 10 years to make a cassette deck here in the United Kingdom . |
5 | If she succeeds she 'll be the first British woman to climb Everest . |
6 | Edward VII thought it possible that his son might be the last British king , and during the reign of George V , Harold Nicolson reckoned that five emperors , eight kings and eighteen minor dynasties had come to an end . |