Example sentences of "for be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Margaret Thatcher was remarkable , of course , for being the first woman Prime Minister , and she could use this factor to persuade or beguile male colleagues on occasion . |
| 2 | According to Smith , Snape must nevertheless be given credit for being the first to project , and actually found , a veterinary school in this country . |
| 3 | Congratulations to the Mail On Sunday for checking before they stole the story , and to Passenger for being the first London shop to stock up on robots . |
| 4 | During its history 19 has achieved many ‘ first ’ , the first British unit to receive the French SPAD , the first to operate the Sopwith Dolphin , the first squadron to be equipped with the supersonic Lightning F.2 , but 19 will probably be best known for being the first RAF Squadron to receive the Spitfire . |
| 5 | One thing about him that was widely known was the fact that he was a businessman , and so it was as such that he was welcomed ; the party could even claim some credit for being the first to elect a businessman as its leader — much as it claimed credit in 1975 for electing a woman , although Margaret Thatcher had certainly not been chosen for that reason . |
| 6 | The Castledawson side , hitherto famed for being the first winners of the Irish Cup , are now making a modern day name for themselves in the B Division . |
| 7 | Do I get a prize for being the 1000th person to point out that guitar music is written up an octave , not down , to keep it on the treble clef ? |
| 8 | The kind of place that he was looking for was the second home , the petit-bourgeois country retreat which is usually sparsely and cheaply furnished and rarely occupied . |
| 9 | You told me that when you went to work for was the first time you came across abortion really in . |