Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [noun sg] be [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 The Nottinghamshire show is the 6th and 7th and as most of you know now we 're going to build the equivalent of Coronation Street on quite a large area spanning a hundred years of er of burglary , that that 's the theme .
2 The Beatles track was the first to feature new drummer Simon Smith .
3 The February meeting was the first of its kind to be hosted by Saudi Arabia , which opposed a major role for the Shi'ite opposition in a future Iraqi government , but now considered that the ousting of Saddam Hussein had become a priority .
4 The Brook Helpline is the first 24-hour telephone helpline offering young people practical advice on birth control , emergency contraception , pregnancy , abortion , sexually transmitted diseases and other sex-related problems .
5 The Blackpool meeting was the first between Mr Savimbi and a British minister , underlining the importance Britain attaches to persuading Mr Savimbi to return to the conference table .
6 The Rawtenstall store is the first of the supermarket chain 's English stores to get Cashline , and to celebrate the occasion staff from the town 's branch handed out carrier bags and keyrings to shoppers as well as answering account enquiries .
7 Although neither of them knew it , the Munich trip was the last expedition that Leopold and Wolfgang would make together .
8 The Hanmer family were the first of the new immigrants to appear and they were still there 120 years later .
9 Whereas , however , the Krakatoa eruption was the first for two centuries , Mt Pelee had previously erupted within the living memory of some of the older residents of St Pierre ; a mild affair in 1851 which did little apart from sprinkling a bit of ash about .
10 Speaking on the roof the Royal Liver Building , Parrott recalled that the UK championship was the first he saw live as a boy .
11 The Horwich donation is the first major gift following the unveiling of the MCA 's new building plan , designed by Josef Paul Kleihues .
12 The Jack transfer was the first to command a five-figure fee , despite the fact that Arsenal were continuing to propose limits on transfer fees , which led to accusations of hypocrisy .
13 Despite the fact that the Whitney Museum was the first to show the photographs of the notorious late Robert Mapplethorpe , and only recently declared that it was creating a department of photography , the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation announced last month that it was the Guggenheim it would be patronising with gifts in money and kind .
14 The Alhambra Palace is the eighth wonder of the world and it is the only remaining medieval Arab palace anywhere in the world .
15 The Gilmerton Bypass is the fifth and final section to be completed and connects Straiton Road ( A701 ) to Old Dalkeith Road ( A68 ) at Sheriffhall — a distance of some 4.5 km ( 2.8 miles ) .
16 The loans were granted simultaneously on the date of purchase , although in order of charge on the property , the Halifax loan is the first charge and the Standard Life the second .
17 The Burnage Report is the first document of its kind to attempt to deal with some of these complexities .
18 In both instances the government appealed ; the Alvarez case was the first to reach the Supreme Court .
19 The April issue is the first I have ever read , but I will now become a regular reader .
20 The London Underground is the second largest metro system in the world .
21 The Woolf inquiry was the fourth such in 5 years .
22 The Coetzer fight is the last of the original three-bout package agreed between Bruno and promoter Mickey Duff , and they are having talks about extending it to another two fights .
23 The Edinburgh Conference was the last to be held under the complete trade-union domination which had been noticeable since 1932 .
24 Oh no they got no whisky but they got er Eversons be when the rocks were started first when the commissioners started the rocks first the Bell rock was the first .
25 These are the ladies of the European Tour , the Ford classic is the first title of the season and as always , competitive golf is tense , nerve-wracking stuff .
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