Example sentences of "[noun sg] be the [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind these come what I have called the gybing straps , since these are used during the carve gybe , and at the back of the board are the two high wind straps , which can only be used in Force 4 or above . |
| 2 | Along the roadside leading to the statue are the fourteen Stations of the Cross . |
| 3 | Of particular interest for the site 's status and function are the two large buildings at the heart of the defended area . |
| 4 | At the National the only clues to their presence are the dozens of shoes neatly paired around a huge makeshift dressing room and the scarlet signs in Japanese on every backstage door . |
| 5 | The Aube , the Vesle and the Ardre are the three other important rivers in the region . |
| 6 | The greatest number from a single grave are the twelve from Chatham Lines , Barrow II ( Kent ) . |
| 7 | A low pass carries a narrow road from Kinlochewe to the sea , and ranged along its northern side are the two huge masses of Beinn Eighe and Liathach , together extending in intimidating slopes over a distance of ten miles : Munros both , and among the best . |
| 8 | Just at the moment , indeed , the chief beneficiaries of the EC 's bounty are the two largest borrowers in Eastern Europe , Poland and Hungary , with gross debts of $41 billion and $17 billion and populations of 37 million and 10.5 million respectively . |
| 9 | In the strictest sense then , the subject of this chapter are the six Warsaw Pact members of Eastern Europe which , along with Mongolia , could alone be said to be bound to the ‘ socialist commonwealth ’ . |
| 10 | Salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings in cooking and are taken very much for granted . |
| 11 | For me the chief attractions of this programme were the two pieces by Hans Gàl , whom I knew towards the end of his long and fecund life ( he died in October 1987 , at the age of 97 ) . |
| 12 | Also not covered by the study were the 600,000 or so " liquidators " , the emergency workers who tackled the accident at the time . |
| 13 | The navy consisted of nearly 81,000 men , serving in 378 vessels , though only 285 of these were of any size , qualifying as first to sixth rates , and what really counted in any major action were the 121 ships of the line , manned by 70,000 sailors . |
| 14 | At the club were the four defendants in a group together . |
| 15 | The greatest attraction of the alternative programme is the two free days which most players would have each week for rest , recovery from injuries and practice . |
| 16 | Bob 's already indicated that he does n't , he wants to do everything he possibly can to avoid us having to affect service levels okay , and obviously the overtime is the one thing that really is , stands out as being the issue anything else cos I mean our salary costs are there , there or thereabouts erm with the temps in it , erm we know we 've got erm some temps . |
| 17 | Last week , sources within HP confirmed that September 15th is the day the firm has chosen to cut and run to the end of its year with two new workstation models thought to be based upon the 7100 , possibly a 740 Coral II ( Coral is the 750 ) and 725 King Cobra II ( King Cobra is the 730 ) . |
| 18 | Bereavement is the one battle in which people dice with a death that has already occurred in order to survive all the dangers of the loss and deprivation it brings , and it takes courage to stand shoulder to shoulder with someone who is in the thick of it . |
| 19 | This does not mean that adultery is the one legal basis for divorce among Christians , because Jesus never encouraged his followers to think or act in legalistic terms . |
| 20 | Flight Simulator is the one exception , as it animation is too jerky under Windows . |
| 21 | This was why religion was the one subject required by British law to be taught in schools . |
| 22 | But for the British infantryman , overburdened and attacking up the slope , speed was the one thing of which he was incapable . |
| 23 | If , on the other hand , one accepts Tyacke 's argument that predestination was the one mainstream belief down to 1625 , the Arminians were responsible for an unprecedented attack on a well-established orthodoxy , and their activities accordingly met with great hostility and resistance . |
| 24 | Another important prediction was the 14 per cent Democrat win in Michigan . |
| 25 | In fact , that single action was the one thing that blew their cover , caused the failure of the entire operation . ’ |
| 26 | The other yachts in the range are the 31 , 36 , 39 , 42 , 44 and the 51 . |
| 27 | News-gathering and news-presenting are the one area in which all the media are constantly competing . |
| 28 | In front of this window are the four bronze horses taken from the Constantinople quadriga ( p. 90 ) . |
| 29 | At stake are the 145 Scottish Homes properties in Peebles , Walkerburn , and Innerleithen . |
| 30 | Matching and randomisation are the two key principles here . |