Example sentences of "be [pron] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You know , Joe , you are my first reader ! |
| 2 | It had been my first venture into the hotel business and probably my last — I take my hat off to anyone who makes it work . |
| 3 | That may have been my first mistake . |
| 4 | So this has been my first step towards designing something different . |
| 5 | Germany 's car makers are slashing costs , and components are their first target . |
| 6 | For most it would have been their first experience of the internationalism of the movement . |
| 7 | The squash racquets , the Pope 's pronouncements , whose fault it had been their first night together , an afternoon really , but not much good in either case , the squash racquets again , the money spent on Grace . |
| 8 | For both these men it had been their first time out of the house for three weeks . |
| 9 | It had been her first time , she did n't love him , they did n't use any contraception and she definitely did n't expect to be pregnant as a result . |
| 10 | Naturally , I felt her comfort should be my first consideration . |
| 11 | Until then their well-being must be my first concern . ’ |
| 12 | This was to be my first climb on ‘ real rock , ’ as I had only experienced exercises on short problems in an old gritstone quarry during the previous winter . |
| 13 | At that time the navigator and bombardier starting going on missions because evidently they were short so by the time the Gdynia mission came around the bombardier and the , and the er navigator had missions under their belt so this was to be my first mission . |
| 14 | My effective vote could be my first preference vote , in which case all my other preferences are null and void . |
| 15 | I have to say that the Pro GAP would n't be my first choice in any rack system because each time I 've used one I 've been unable to rid it of that ‘ overprocessed ’ synthetic edge . |
| 16 | Klemperer would still be my first choice for the Pastoral . |
| 17 | Indeed for a ‘ modern ’ recording this Chandos version would be my first choice ; it also comes with an uncommonly perceptive sleeve-note by Lewis Foreman . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , let's say if I was choosing someone to share my fortnight for two in Majorca , you would n't be my first choice of companion . ’ |
| 19 | Holly again would be my first choice . |
| 20 | You can use Symphony for letters , invoices and even reports but it would not be my first choice ! |
| 21 | ‘ That would n't be my first choice . |
| 22 | If I were carrying a baby , do n't you think it would be my first priority ! ’ |
| 23 | That is er , that would mu , that would be my first priority . |
| 24 | Yeah , but this 'll be my first concert . |
| 25 | Of course , Miss Kenton can not hope by returning at this stage ever to retrieve those lost years , and it will be my first duty to impress this upon her when we meet . |
| 26 | Well , crazy , I suppose I 'm crazy , I 've always thought runners were crazy , I 've always , you know , said friends and colleagues that used to run were mad , it only started off to get fit for skiing , and well , I hit , you know , I 've got the bug , and er well it 's going to be my first marathon and it 's definitely going to be my last marathon . |
| 27 | This 'll be my first time . ’ |
| 28 | I 've really been looking forward to flying — it will be my first time on a plane . ’ |
| 29 | No , it 'll be my first time to do anything quite like this . |
| 30 | 9 am on Tuesday was to be my first lesson . |