Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] the first person " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am the first person to admit that success is not that frequent at Athletico and on those rare occasions when it comes we are always left with a nasty aftertaste to spoil it . |
| 2 | It was never catalogued ; I am the first person outside the Unit ever to know what it was doing … |
| 3 | I mean listen I 'm the first person to talk in in support of body piercing I look I have parts of my body pierced I like it but I do n't think standing around the street corners sort of revealing it is a nice thing to do . |
| 4 | I was the first person to take him simply as he was , and for that he showed his gratitude by giving me a light kiss on the cheek in the darkened carriage . |
| 5 | I guess I was the first person to develop the idea of the modular system : ie. everything from the preamp to the power amp was modular . |
| 6 | I was the first person the Iranians contacted . |
| 7 | I was the first person in a nun 's care to get pregnant I 'm famous ! |
| 8 | I was the first person she turned to when she found herself pregnant . ’ |
| 9 | Gary says : I was the first person to go solo . |
| 10 | ‘ I bought them in Italy ( I was the first person in England to wear tinted glasses — Prince Philip had them after me ) and the little girl in the shop used to say , ‘ Dad , Dad , that 's Roy Orbison ’ . ’ |
| 11 | You are the first person I have told , Elinor . |
| 12 | You are the first person I 've told , apart from the self-help organisation , but you wo n't be the last . |
| 13 | And you are the first person now I ever told it to . |
| 14 | It 's as if you 're the first person she 's told her secret to in years . |
| 15 | You 're the first person who 's ever spoken to me so kindly — but it 's too late . ’ |
| 16 | I 'm sure if ever the occasion arises when I want advice on insurance , you 're the first person I 'll come to . ’ |
| 17 | Now , now you 're the first person who 's said you used ill ill illegal drugs , I yes ? |
| 18 | You 're the first person I 've said that to who said come back to me and said yes . |
| 19 | ‘ You 're the first person they 'll ask for , I can assure you . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ In fact … ’ she swallowed , realisation dawning on her as she met Guy 's intent appraisal ‘ … you 're the first person I 've told … ’ |
| 21 | you 're the first person we 've seen , right , how you gon na deal with that ? |
| 22 | She said , ‘ She 's the first person I 've ever known die , in my life . ’ |
| 23 | Yes , she was the first person who made me realise that acting was more than just speaking and doing . |
| 24 | I told her she was the first person to see it since I started work on it . |
| 25 | She was the first person I met when I joined the Waaf , and the last person I saw as I left it . |
| 26 | She was the first person to say to me , ‘ Do n't go through life saying , if only … ’ |
| 27 | I frequently perform funerals three deep : that is , I do it for one person , who does it for another , who does it for the relatives of the deceased , he being the first person applied to . |
| 28 | Ah so it 's the first person who spells sex maniac |
| 29 | It is the first person to speak after the circle is signed with the dot . |
| 30 | When the game starts , wait for a couple of minutes , then make your way to Dr Dingle 's room — he 's the first person to croak it . |