Example sentences of "[vb past] that [noun prp] be the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The LJV claimed that Rios was the first name on a " hit list " of 127 public figures whom it considered to be involved in corruption , prominent among whom were former President Jaime Lusinchi and his wife and former secretary Blanca Ibáñez . |
| 2 | Everybody knew that Eve was the first woman . |
| 3 | The selection board said that Gerstner was the first person they had spoken to when they began their quest for a new chief in January . |
| 4 | The selection board said that Gerstner was the first person they had spoken to when they began their quest for a new chief in January . |
| 5 | The announcement was welcomed yesterday by Economy Minister Richard Needham , who said that Novotel was the first major international group attracted to Northern Ireland — but he expected it would not be the last . |