Example sentences of "not [verb] to be the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fearing a more violent explosion of disagreement , pride in not wanting to be the first to make a move . |
| 2 | We do not wish to be the first case of this kind to go before the Special Commissioners . |
| 3 | He had not meant to be the first to speak , but something in the other 's silence compelled him . |
| 4 | But she did n't want to be the first to speak to him , and he never looked at her . |
| 5 | I have said consistently we do n't want to be the first in the industry , I would rather await either N A C O T , N A C O M or the U D M seeing what they , the outcome is there as we have traditionally done and then take it from there where you must agree that we have usually improved on their offer when it 's been made . |
| 6 | NME ca n't claim to be the first off the blocks with coverage of this splenetic musical bastard — that honour has to go to the now sadly defunct Sounds . |