Example sentences of "he is the [num ord] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he is the first to quit because of revelations about his private life since Energy Minister Cecil Parkinson admitted fathering a child by his secretary almost nine years ago . |
| 2 | And more positively , he found in mysticism , besides metaphysical delusions , which he is the first to castigate , yet an affirmation of the possibility of universal love and joy which is the apex of human achievement . |
| 3 | He is the first to leap ashore , to the delight and relief of the garrison commander . |
| 4 | He is the first to admit that he was not the best of patients . |
| 5 | But he is the first to admit that the thought of SummerSlam ‘ 92 has set his knees a-trembling . |
| 6 | Alan Smith is now recognised by many as the man who overhauled the NME with , as he is the first to admit , the backing of an extremely gifted team comprising ex-musician Roy Carr , deputy editor Nick Logan and two of the leading lights from the demi-world of underground journalism , Charles Shaar Murray and Nick Kent . |
| 7 | PAUL STEWART is now a 2.3 million midfield player at Liverpool but he is the first to admit it needed a referee 's red card to make it all happen . |