Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] it is the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The agreement is something of a coup for the Belgian because it is the first instance of a Japanese computer company marketing Sequelink directly . |
| 2 | Any rule chosen from the conflict set has its weight reduced by the factor K. If it is the last rule of a successful search , so its action leads immediately to a goal , then the reward C is added to its weight . |
| 3 | Next week sees the anniversary of the battle and it is the 75th anniversary of the Air Force . |
| 4 | Yesterday 's bombs are thought to have been Semtex and it is the first time outside the capital that devices have been casually placed by the road side . |
| 5 | But , in support of the maternal depletion syndrome , perhaps contrary to popular belief , it appears from these data that a baby has better chances of being born alive to a woman in the 40–44 years age group if it is the first than the sixth or a higher order . |
| 6 | Eastwards , Cliff Lane goes past the old school , the post office and a row of cottages to the cliff top , where it is demonstrated why Mappleton has recently achieved tremendous publicity as it is the next English village in danger of being swept into the North Sea . |
| 7 | While this as such simply acknowledges the situation as it is and is followed by a far longer passage relating to the benefits of celibacy for the Western rite , it remains a highly important text because it is the first time a Roman Council or any major Roman document has explicitly accepted and recommended the uniting of priesthood and marriage in a single life . |
| 8 | ‘ We are her close friends and it is the last thing we would do . |
| 9 | This morning she gives priority to the fact that it is the first day of the winter term , and that she has a lecture to deliver and two tutorials to conduct . |
| 10 | The scheme 's novelty lies in the fact that it is the first instance of an officially sponsored immigration programme . |
| 11 | And the fact that it is the first true country club in the area . |
| 12 | Editor , — The prevalence study of Gilbert and colleagues , aimed at identifying the possible connection between toxoplasma seropositivity and ethnic group and place of birth of an antenatal population from west London , was of considerable value as it is the first study of its kind to be published . |