Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may be the first challenger for Lennox , so it 's not surprising that I 'm behind Bowe . ’ |
| 2 | I persuaded my mother that I should be the first visitor ; after all , I knew Parma better than she did , and since I was a young girl they might treat me more kindly . |
| 3 | I should be the last to imply that a Member of Parliament ought to subordinate his judgement of what is wise or right to even the most overwhelming majority of opinion . |
| 4 | You probably wo n't , so I might be the first to write . ’ |
| 5 | When somebody breaks my British record , I 'll be the first there with my good wishes . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll be the first to pull my kids out of the school if this curriculum is introduced , ’ says Anna Saez , parent association head of the Elmhurst public school . |
| 7 | If I 'm not good enough I 'll be the first to admit it . ’ |
| 8 | I encourage cyclists to respect the fact that on all legal access routes there 's a need to give way to walkers — but I 'll be the first to admit that this does n't happen all the time . |
| 9 | I know that this means that when the revolution comes I 'll be the first against the wall , but I like this . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ And you imagine that I 'll be the next to be arrested ? |
| 12 | No I 'll be the next sa |
| 13 | If you live in London , yours could be the seventh pair of kidneys that your glass of water has passed through and chemicals used in farming today seep into the ground to pollute and contaminate the water . |
| 14 | I 'd be the first to admit that we do n't always make the best use of our review space from the manufacturer 's point of view , because we mention what we feel is important to our readers and not what the manufacturer wants us to promote , though the two will often coincide . |
| 15 | ‘ If he had got married I 'd be the first to know , ’ his spokeswoman , Hester Blott , tells me . |
| 16 | I always wanted the room at the top of the house so that , when the axe-wielding psycho came in , I 'd be the last to be killed . |
| 17 | I 'd be the last person to say anything against old Stavanger — he brought me into the company , and I owe a lot to him . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd be the last person to know , would n't I ? |
| 19 | I never intended to imply that I would be the first artist to employ hanging cloth ( my use of Walter Benjamin necessitated for this kind of work that I block the aura of the collection and re-route it toward another kind of signification , as well as reference a museum 's depot ) but I am confident that anyone who has visited my installation comes away knowing what my contribution is . |
| 20 | " I tell you , Menina Sara , if that ship was going back to Ireland today , I would be the first on board ! " |
| 21 | I would be the first to admit that I was amazed , enlightened and then staggered by some of the intricacies of the local income tax a la the Liberal Democrats . |
| 22 | My particular role erm in the operation was to carry one of the ballistic shields erm and I also erm during the briefing was informed that I would be the first person through the front door and consequent consequently to the door of the master bedroom . |
| 23 | Now I would be the first to admit that I I 'm not a judge as accountant , I 'm an insurance broker er and erm I do n't understand er and I 'm not aware of all of the rules and regulations that affect accountants er and affect the way audits are carried out , b but I must say I was a bit surprised t to hear during the debate , er that that was really what the problem was , the problem with B C C I was this conflict of interest , that fraud was known and it was not declared er and er I think that these er these regulations should now make that considerably er more clear . |
| 24 | If I felt the conference was a political one I would be the first one to pull out . ’ |
| 25 | In a recent interview with this newspaper , Mr McCormick said : ‘ I would be the first to complain if I felt we were n't getting a fair crack of the whip . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I would be the first person to tell my players to get on with the game because when you do n't do that , you are only upsetting your rhythm . |
| 27 | I would be the last person to say that it was all your fault . |
| 28 | Although I would be the last to claim that small businesses are without their problems , it is a great tribute to the entrepreneurs and to the small business men of this country that they can deal with difficult circumstances in such a way . |
| 29 | Lord Mayor , I would be the last person to criticise either Councillors or offices who attempt to represent this district on foreign shores , whenever and wherever such trips are perfectly legitimate . |
| 30 | I would be the last person to begrudge Pears his chance . |