Example sentences of "'d be the [num ord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'd be the first to complain if I so forgot myself , ’ she laughed back at him , ‘ but you need n't worry . |
| 2 | It is also clear if we had an accident we 'd be the first to die . |
| 3 | ‘ She 'd be the first to deny it . ’ |
| 4 | Goreng had been worried it might be a set-up — paranoia and distrust were that army 's staple — and he 'd assured Martinho that he 'd be the first to go if that was the case . |
| 5 | You 'd be the first to agree , sir , that in the circumstances , anything is worth a try . ’ |
| 6 | " … were all hoping that this would not be a continuing situation , Steve , " Mr Smith said , droning nasally from behind the chip-board desk in his low-ceilinged office on the depot 's first floor , " and that you would be able to consolidate your position here by forming a positive working relationship with the remainder of the road gang , who , in all fairness , I 'm sure you 'd be the first to agree , have done their very best to well … " |
| 7 | you 'd be the first to say to her |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He 'd be the first to admit it . |
| 10 | Well football pools are a splendid started because recently somebody has won just over nine hundred thousand pounds , and it 's interesting to note that he did this without exercising too much skill , as I 'm sure he 'd be the first to admit , because he enters the same numbers every week . |
| 11 | If I was injured , he 'd be the first to come to my aid . |
| 12 | And Kartoffel knew they 'd be the first to tread the Eiger 's virgin summit . |
| 13 | ‘ If he had got married I 'd be the first to know , ’ his spokeswoman , Hester Blott , tells me . |
| 14 | If there was a man on the horizon , you 'd be the first to know . ’ |