Example sentences of "[pron] be [adv] the fourth " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm informed it 's usually the fourth . |
| 2 | In these cases ( except perhaps in 2.6–8 ) it is only the fourth trangression that is specified , almost certainly because the fourth is so climactic that the others may be left out of consideration . |
| 3 | He is only the fourth Irishman to win the award since it was introduced in 1951 , and the first since former world featherweight champion Barry McGuigan ten years ago . |
| 4 | It was only the fourth time that one horse had completed a clear round . |
| 5 | It did not matter that it was only the fourth time they had met ; she knew this moment was exceptional in her life and that , while their physical passion might be impulsive and unplanned , it was inescapable . |
| 6 | What is more , it is in the pleasant position of operating in what is now the fourth most important UK application software market after word processing , spreadsheets and graphics . |
| 7 | The scientists , recently returned from a visit to the region , detailed how irrigation and agricultural policies — in particular , the Soviet cotton industry — are continuing to destroy what was once the fourth largest area of fresh water in the world . |