Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] is the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soviet strikes point to crisis of morale that threatens future of perestroika Broadcasts of parliament get more viewers than Agatha Christie films It is the first November 7 since the revolution that coal miners have been on strike . |
| 2 | Internal trimming allows a claim of better than +-0.25% multiplication error with no external trim and AD says it is the first type to offer fully differential , high input-impedance working on all inputs , including the Z input . |
| 3 | Citizen , which developed it , says it is the first watch to have a built-in radio that tunes to time broadcasts linked to highly accurate atomic clocks . |
| 4 | Compaq Computer Corp says it is the first major personal computer manufacturer to receive a 1993-1994 US General Services Administration Schedule contract , which runs to March 31 1994 and makes it easier for the federal government to buy Compaq products at pre-set prices . |
| 5 | It is also said to be the largest UK supplier of Unix and open systems training , and ICL says it is the first company to receive accreditation from Unix International Inc for its portfolio of Unix courses . |
| 6 | Candle says it has successfully tested key DCE components within its Distributed Computing Server component in an MVS-OS/2 client-server environment and says it is the first implementation of DCE on an MVS system . |
| 7 | What does it mean when it says it is the last time . |
| 8 | ‘ Anyhow , since the earliest Mr Gajdusek will see me is the first week in April , it could n't have worked out better . ’ |
| 9 | So there I am in some terra incognita by the name of Stoke Newington , which Stuart assures me is the next district where house prices are due to display tumescence , but where for the moment there dwelleth men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders . |
| 10 | Iberia reckons it is the first European carrier to offer flights from America to third countries . |
| 11 | Providing something that is high on most corporate users ' wish lists , Hewlett-Packard Co has come up with an SQL-based interface that can read and update data in a non-relational network database , and reckons it is the first vendor to do so . |
| 12 | Many critics suspect it is the first stage in the construction of the repository itself , a highly controversial project . |
| 13 | I mean I suppose it is the first time , it 's the only film of its type , you , you know what I 'm getting at , it 's exactly the same thing we , we tried very hard to avoid in the access guide , actually being able to say what instead of just saying you know |
| 14 | NatWest believe it is the first bank in the world to offer this kind of computerised advisory service to business customers . |
| 15 | Police in Northumbria believe it is the first such attack on a house . |
| 16 | Microport thinks it is the first Unix Labs licensee to make the compiler available in shrinkwrapped form . |
| 17 | Microport thinks it is the first USL licensee to make the compiler available in shrinkwrapped form . |
| 18 | He hears voices , acts on orders from above and has delusions of grandeur — he thinks he is the second coming of Christ . |
| 19 | I think it is the first time he actually worked hard . |
| 20 | Just Do It is the first long climb to reach the ranks of the modern desperate . |
| 21 | A spokeswoman for the band , whose hits include Love Cats and The Walk , said it is the first time The Cure will have played at such an intimate venue for almost ten years . |
| 22 | I come back to Stuart and I said it is the second of November is n't it ? |
| 23 | Asna claims it is the first product to incorporate more than one method of data processing in a single system . |
| 24 | Amalgamated Software claims it is the first product to incorporate more than one method of data processing in a single system . |