Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb mod] be the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 er and I 'll be the first to recognize that and this was just a sort of the ball park stats that you were looking for .
2 And I would be the last person to advocate that we follow the American practice of litigation er to the extremes that they pursue it in the States .
3 Whatever ramblers may think of mountain bikers ( and I will be the first to admit that they can occasionally be annoying ) , the fact is that they are mostly young people , enjoying the countryside , keeping fit and getting fresh air , which is surely something we all subscribe to .
4 Now Hector will die , sure , and you will be the next Maclean of Duart , Lachlan Cattanach .
5 Anything happens and we 'll be the first to know . ’
6 We found these casual workers given such names as " bank staff " , and they would be the first people to whom the organisation would turn when it needed to bring in extra workers .
7 And he would be the first to say that the time spent on making those long , hazardous journeys has paid dividends .
8 She expected no favours from Ace , and he would be the last to give her any as far as her job was concerned .
9 I think Berkshire had a very rough ride and others too and they 're saying exactly the sorts of things that are being said in this county and it may be the last strategic plan on the county too , so it 's a very important document .
10 This is part of a general trend towards simpler , cheaper and quicker forms of dispute resolution ( see 16.6 ) , and it may be the next stage of the history of expert determination .
11 There he was persuaded by a friend to visit a brothel in Dieppe , from which he emerged with the verdict , ‘ The first these ten years , and it will be the last .
12 It was the first time , my lord , and it will be the last . "
13 It 's not far and it will be the last place tonight .
14 ‘ They are a fine bunch of men and it will be the last time they are together . ’
15 The key thing appeared to be that Delander had fitted it with double wheel or duplex escapement — and it could be the first of the rare group of his clocks that include the feature .
16 There has been a strong hint that this will be the last competitive Masters for Arnold Palmer , 63 , and it could be the last time we see the jaunty 90-year-old Gene Sarazen , and Sam Snead , 80 in May , lead off the event with a ceremonial nine holes .
17 One way of playing it is for the person who gets back first to get one point and it can be the first team to ten .
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