Example sentences of "i [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 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ If he had got married I 'd be the first to know , ’ his spokeswoman , Hester Blott , tells me . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd be the last person to know , would n't I ? |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | " I tell you , Menina Sara , if that ship was going back to Ireland today , I would be the first on board ! " |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | If I felt the conference was a political one I would be the first one to pull out . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | I would be the last person to say that it was all your fault . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | I would be the last person to begrudge Pears his chance . |
| 30 | 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 . |