Example sentences of "[be] [art] first [noun] i " in BNC.
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1 | Erm but in the meantime those are the first essays I can er erm are you erm , working on that or thinking about that ? |
2 | You are the first person I have told , Elinor . |
3 | You are the first person I 've told , apart from the self-help organisation , but you wo n't be the last . |
4 | Ah these are the first ones I 've . |
5 | SIR JACOB : " T would have been strange indeed if someone had not translated this fine flower from the dunghill to the garden , Madam , let me tell you you are the first lady I have seen who has exceeded expectation . |
6 | Bathsheba , you are the first woman I have ever loved . |
7 | Still , I 'll say this for you : you 're the first Scotsman I 've met who 's prepared to put his hand in his pocket for a round of drinks . ’ |
8 | I 'm sure if ever the occasion arises when I want advice on insurance , you 're the first person I 'll come to . ’ |
9 | You 're the first person I 've said that to who said come back to me and said yes . |
10 | ‘ In fact … ’ she swallowed , realisation dawning on her as she met Guy 's intent appraisal ‘ … you 're the first person I 've told … ’ |
11 | I , I have n't been on but you 're the first people I 've told this to , I have been out with somebody who has been on |
12 | You 're the first woman I 've ever met who had the slightest idea what travelling light means . |
13 | ‘ If I were on holiday , Nigel would be the first person I 'd contact when I got back . |
14 | ‘ It 'll not be the first man I 've seen after he 's tried to fill up a car with a lighted cigarette in his mouth — nor the last . |
15 | ‘ If I was coming home tired , ’ said Whatham , ‘ a play by a dissident Czech playwright would not be the first programme I would turn on . |
16 | ‘ It wo n't be the first time I 've had to come to your rescue and haul your ass out of trouble . ’ |
17 | Right okay what I this will be the first time I 've had a look at er a little bit more of your background so erm while I 'm doing that , although you may have already inside information , I I guess you 'd seen the brochure before had you ? |
18 | But this must be the first time I 've puked for about two years . |
19 | Yeah , but I this will be the first match I have n't played this season . |
20 | That were the first words I ever heard on |
21 | Those were the first words I can remember . |
22 | In fact , you were the first woman I 'd made love to in quite a long time , and I have n't even been interested in anyone since you were offered this job here and accepted it . |
23 | It were the first time I ever heard him do it . |
24 | I 've been here for years and this is the first conversation I 've had with a human for simply ages . |
25 | However , erm this is the first chance I 've had to speak today so I ca n't take all the blame of the er , of the , of the late start , erm I do n't know whether it would make it any easier to the my colleagues on my right or my left erm to accept the Liberal resolution . |
26 | ‘ This is the first opportunity I 've had to get away from Josh and the director . |
27 | ‘ I saw the Angel Gabriel , and as God 's my witness ‘ t is the first sight I 've seen these twenty-five years ! |
28 | This is the first year I 've put Lynda into the Giants , but her recent exposure has been terrific and I 'm sure will do wonders for this twins tale spotted with sex and violence with Auschwitz roots . |
29 | Erm , having said that , I think lecturers tend to accumulate these things over time and this is the first year I 've run this course so I do n't have a great stock of things I can I can show you . |
30 | Naturally , you can upgrade the processor , but this is the first PC I 've seen that has a socket for Intel 's yet-to-be-released Pentium 586 processor . |