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

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1 The wood would be the first to burn but you would n't feel much .
2 Side bets were made that the Lady would be the next to leave the board .
3 So they they do they test for the for the hill would be the first thing .
4 The Bolivians had planned that the king would be the first to be given a coca leaf as he toured Expo , which has pavilions from 112 nations .
5 The probe would be the first US craft to visit Mars since 1976 .
6 The Reporter would be the first person to whom any child referrals would be made .
7 Perhaps if we can parody the eight gramophone records , and ask the question , ‘ If you were cast away on a desert island , which eight plants would you wish to have with you ? ’ there is no doubt that the rose would be the first choice for most people .
8 If finalized , the agreement would be the last of four deals designed to end decades of wrangling over the issue of rights to the land above the 60th parallel and to the oil and gas contained therein .
9 Establishing a sequence for the material would be the first problem .
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