Example sentences of "be the eighth [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next summer will be the eighth anniversary of the £42 million collapse , but the Manx Government has fought claims for compensation every step of the way . |
| 2 | It will be the eighth meeting between these two-mile elitists and , so far , Katabatic is two ahead . |
| 3 | ‘ The Alhambra Palace is the eighth wonder of the world and it is the only remaining medieval Arab palace anywhere in the world . |
| 4 | For Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh , the head of the three-year investigation into the scandal , the Poindexter verdict was the eighth conviction of an Iran-contra participant . |
| 5 | When Neville Chamberlain became Mayor of Birmingham in 1915 , he was the eighth member of the family to hold the office in half a century , and he was never to forget the influence of his local roots . |
| 6 | This was one of the largest sales to date in the government 's sweeping privatization programme , and Bancomer was the eighth bank to be auctioned in 1991 ; all had sold for two or three times their book value . |