Example sentences of "be the [num ord] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am half hidden in my bower , I am the last thing she sees , so I have time to examine her . |
| 2 | One man , Ivan Masterson , talks about how he helped pull people from the rubble and says : ‘ It must have been the second body I helped to take out … it was an awful shock seeing my uncle there with his wife beside him . ’ |
| 3 | I would n't have been the first guy he 'd ever seen at that hour . |
| 4 | The shows on that 1987 reunion tour are among the best we 've done and I remember a cracking night in the Olympia which would have been the last time we visited Dublin . |
| 5 | No more than that , for we were all on renewable annual contracts and Clive never tired of reminding us just how many eager applicants there had been the last time he 'd had to ‘ let someone go ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Must have been the last time I saw him . |
| 7 | Erm but in the meantime those are the first essays I can er erm are you erm , working on that or thinking about that ? |
| 8 | You are the first person I have told , Elinor . |
| 9 | You are the first person I 've told , apart from the self-help organisation , but you wo n't be the last . |
| 10 | Ah these are the first ones I 've . |
| 11 | Those are the first ones you contact but you still have to sit down with one of the estate agents and say , Well look what sort of business do you give them ? |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Bathsheba , you are the first woman I have ever loved . |
| 14 | Tune into the harmony of your developing fragrance : Top Notes are the first scent you 'll smell , but these are volatile and do n't last . |
| 15 | Bottle tops , silver paper and tin cans are the last things you should throw away . |
| 16 | Anyone who knows me will tell you those are the last things I 'm lacking . |
| 17 | His mouth twisted into an angry line as he snarled , ‘ Women are the last commodity I need in my life . ’ |
| 18 | They are the last group you would give water management to " . |
| 19 | Thank you Chairman , last environment committee er , you asked for updates on the position of the service , these are the last years I have managed to inspect the reports the service . |
| 20 | ‘ You are the last woman I would have thought I would want — you 're everything I despise , but you 're in danger of becoming an obsession and there 's only one way to deal with it : we 'll make love until we 're sated with each other , then we 'll both be free to go our separate ways and forget we ever met . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ She 's been having trouble with her periods , if you must know , ’ she says , imputing a prurient inquisitiveness to Vic , although she is well aware that such gynaecological disclosures are the last thing he wants , especially at this hour of the morning . |
| 22 | 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 . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You 're the first person they 'll ask for , I can assure you . ’ |
| 24 | you 're the first person we 've seen , right , how you gon na deal with that ? |
| 25 | It 's as if you 're the first person she 's told her secret to in years . |
| 26 | I 'm sure if ever the occasion arises when I want advice on insurance , you 're the first person I 'll come to . ’ |
| 27 | You 're the first person I 've said that to who said come back to me and said yes . |
| 28 | ‘ In fact … ’ she swallowed , realisation dawning on her as she met Guy 's intent appraisal ‘ … you 're the first person I 've told … ’ |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | You 're the first woman I 've ever met who had the slightest idea what travelling light means . |