Example sentences of "but he be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he is the first to admit that the thought of SummerSlam ‘ 92 has set his knees a-trembling . |
| 2 | Richardson is not of course the first great English novelist , but he is the first to be interested in houses , for the characters created by his predecessor , Defoe , and his contemporary , Fielding , are too often on the move to develop much awareness of their living space . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But he 's the first to admit you can take the man out of the army , but you ca n't take the army out of the man . |
| 5 | But he was the first step on the path to those persons and he had to get this right ! |
| 6 | He expected Bunny to stay behind , but he was the first out of the door . |
| 7 | But he was the first grown-up person who assumed I could discuss ideas . |
| 8 | John Nott was not the Foreign Secretary , and therefore not responsible for reading the international scene , but he was the next best thing . |
| 9 | Now that he had only hunters to school and exercise and Mrs Geary ( who loved the lads ) to feed him well , no question about his weight , life was kind and easier ; but he was the last to admit it and showed sympathy to nobody , least of all to Nicandra . |
| 10 | She ought to phone Arnie to let him know she was back , but he was the last person she felt like speaking to right now . |