Example sentences of "of [noun pl] be the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sale of Irises was the first important test of the art market 's resilience to Black Monday , the stock market crash of 19 October 1987 . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the total number of casualties is the second lowest annual total since the Region was formed in 1975 . |
| 3 | Although Harriot drew the first map of the Moon as seen through the telescope , or glass , Galileo 's series of observations were the first serious scientific investigation of the Moon 's surface . |
| 4 | The political-economic structures behind the range of choices is the next necessary analytical step and opens up wider concerns at the local , national and international level . |
| 5 | ‘ Personal self-denial for the good of others was the first important lesson Annie learned , ’ says Taylor , ‘ and it was a principle by which she stood for the rest of her life . ’ |