Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] to [be] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | POLAR adventurer David Hempleman-Adams has set off leading a five-man British team attempting to be the first to walk to the north geomagnetic pole without dogs or air-drops . |
| 2 | The TODAY-sponsored team attempting to be the first Britons to climb Everest in winter was desolate at the defeat . |
| 3 | Immediately everyone charged around the room attempting to be the first to touch all the walls . |
| 4 | Confidence is high among the experienced Darc Star team hoping to be the first UK successful attempt on the mountain in winter . |
| 5 | EASTERN Electricity is sponsoring a team hoping to be the first Britons to conquer the world 's second highest mountain and survive . |