Example sentences of "they would be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Cliff Bastin later recalled : ‘ Relations between these two had gradually been becoming more and more strained , until it ultimately came to a point at which the question was which of them would be the first to vent his feelings on the other . |
| 2 | And Kartoffel knew they 'd be the first to tread the Eiger 's virgin summit . |
| 3 | Kurz had been boasting that they would be the first to climb the face , thus adding to the triumph of the Berlin Olympics . |
| 4 | Obviously if you have family living near enough , they would be the first to turn to for help of this kind . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | They would be the first to show their appreciation . |
| 7 | They would be the first free multiparty elections since 1946 . |
| 8 | Although the extension would provide only a small number of places , he hoped they would be the first of many in that area of Darlington . |
| 9 | I think I did say , in Sounds , that they would be the last major rock band , in the sense that they would follow , and terminate , the trend that rolls through The Who/The Stones etc , playing big stadiums on summer days to hordes of worshippers . |