Example sentences of "they [modal v] be the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may be the first sign of trust given , an attempt to show an external sign of an internal pain as a way of having it noticed . |
| 2 | I mean I 've got , some of my best friends are fucking sub contractors as you know , really good friends , I mean Jonesy brilliant friend , a great friend , a nice geezer , er Bill beautifully bloke , really nice , but they should be the first ones out the door , Rumbolds should think more of their permanent staff than they do their fucking contractors staff that 's what makes this company work , that 's what makes this company worst than all the rest , ok , you get , you get Union companies which are , must employ sub contractors all the time , |
| 3 | They 'll be the first things to go as he struggles to pay off a mounting damages and legal costs bill of £2.5m . |
| 4 | We found these casual workers given such names as " bank staff " , and they would be the first people to whom the organisation would turn when it needed to bring in extra workers . |
| 5 | They will be the first force to use the car , which makes its international competition debut at Monte Carlo next year . |
| 6 | Now Lebanon is no longer at war and I hope they will be the last victims for the coming generation , for the new future |
| 7 | added : ‘ A company should develop the counselling skills of its managers so they can be the first step in the process of diagnosis . |