Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [be] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Notice in our paraphrase that the key factor , phrase or words is the first thing we refer to . |
| 2 | Fisher & Paykel was the first to be affected as speeds dropped from more than 11 knots to only eight . |
| 3 | The restructuring of the 1911 town offices by architects Stanton & Williams is the first increase in the Birmingham Museum and Gallery 's display area since 1919 . |
| 4 | Reliability and security of supply , with advance warning of potential supply disruption or shortage is the third criterion . |
| 5 | Lawson : Ernst & Young is the first major accountancy firm to become an authorised implementor of Lawson Software 's financial and distribution applications . |
| 6 | Cordless technology is still not perfect , but Black & Decker is the first to try a battery-powered hedge trimmer . |
| 7 | The project involves the coordination of research terms in about twenty countries , most of them where English is the first language of the majority of the population or an official second language . |
| 8 | Colin Newman , business manager of the Dublin , Eire company acknowledges the other object managers already in the market from the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co and Hyperdesk Inc , but argues that Orbix is the first CORBA-compliant one to be built from scratch and as such scores in terms of size and efficiency . |
| 9 | Colin Newman , business manager of the Dublin , Eire company acknowledges the other object managers already in the market from the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co and Hyperdesk Inc , but argues that Orbix is the first CORBA-compliant one to be built from scratch and as such scores in terms of size and efficiency . |
| 10 | It seems , once again , that Sussex are the last in the queue , yet not the least indelible of the summer 's memories will be Franklyn Stephenson 's contribution to that win over Durham at Horsham . |
| 11 | So , if we knew that P was the first letter of a word we would know that the second letter could only come from a small group , and that A , E , I , O , and U are the most likely candidates , H and S are less likely but possible , and F and N very unlikely , but not impossible . |
| 12 | It is possible that the organizers had misread the calendar , believing that Saturday was the first of April , not the third ? |
| 13 | Although Crufts is the first show of the year , the Championship shows continue throughout the summer . |
| 14 | Although Hope was the first sportsman to convey this view , it was replicated time and time again by black footballers , athletes and boxers . |
| 15 | Everybody knew that Eve was the first woman . |
| 16 | Jason was quite firm that marriage was the last thing he wanted . |
| 17 | It also solves the eternal problem for single parents of developing new relationships , something that Tatiana is the first to admit to . |
| 18 | The LJV claimed that Rios was the first name on a " hit list " of 127 public figures whom it considered to be involved in corruption , prominent among whom were former President Jaime Lusinchi and his wife and former secretary Blanca Ibáñez . |
| 19 | The selection board said that Gerstner was the first person they had spoken to when they began their quest for a new chief in January . |
| 20 | The selection board said that Gerstner was the first person they had spoken to when they began their quest for a new chief in January . |
| 21 | One of the features of Ben Jonson 's Workes 1616 was not only that Jonson was the first English dramatist to present his plays as worthy of serious literary attention but also that he did so in a folio format . |
| 22 | In spite of this limitation , the results presented here show that TFIIA is the second pol II transcription factor involved in the expression of classical pol III genes . |
| 23 | I beg to differ with J Williams ( Letters NI 207 ) that Sunday is the first day of the week . |
| 24 | It seems that Paris is the second home for St Mark 's staffers . |
| 25 | The announcement was welcomed yesterday by Economy Minister Richard Needham , who said that Novotel was the first major international group attracted to Northern Ireland — but he expected it would not be the last . |
| 26 | ( xxviii ) says that Kleon was the first to raise his voice and use theatrical gestures — as it all politicians earlier than Kleon spoke in a monotone with their arms rigidly at their sides ! |
| 27 | It would be unfair and inaccurate to suggest that PageMaker was the first desktop publishing program , that honour probably goes to the now defunct Studio Software 's DO-it which actually ran on a PC rather than a Macintosh and , of course , there had been electronic publishing systems based on workstations and mainframes available for several years . |
| 28 | Writing in the mid-seventh century , probably in Burgundy , the chronicler known as Fredegar recorded the tradition that Priam was the first king of the Franks . |
| 29 | If I say that Wednesday is the first day of the week , they say , ‘ Yes , Sir , you are right ’ . |
| 30 | Add to this the fact that Apple were the first and , until very recently the only , supplier to offer a complete system their success is no great surprise at all . |