Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] be the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd probably be the first person to respond if someone wrote in and said ‘ everybody with short hair and who conforms should be banned from gigs ’ which is basically what you wrote , only vice versa . |
| 2 | You 'd probably be the first person to respond if someone wrote in and said ‘ everybody with short hair and who conforms should be banned from gigs ’ which is basically what you wrote , only vice versa . |
| 3 | Not only would our livelihood be at stake if there was a shutdown but we 'd also be the first to be irradiated . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ But , ’ he says , confidently , ‘ even though we may be one of the first to be affected by cut backs in the economy , we will also be the first out . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I realise you can not afford to run all the time but , that said , it should still be the first thing you have a look at , ’ he reasoned . |
| 6 | Trying to get an edge — which will count for very little unless the price is right , the IBM Personal Computer Co says that all its new business-oriented personal computers will be designed to comply with the most comprehensive worldwide health , safety and ergonomic standards by year-end : the promise covers desktop and floor-standing units , displays and keyboards ; it claims it will also be the first computer manufacturer in the world to test these products for compliance with the International Standards Organisation Standard 9241 , which addresses the health , safety and comfort of display terminal users starting with premium PS/2s . |
| 7 | It will also be the first since 1979 in which none of the parties is expected to gain an outright majority . |