Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flaming Ears was the fourth and I joined three of my colleagues in a mini-mass walkout of this totally unstructured , ineptly shot , meaningless mish-mash of an Austrian vampire lesbian flick set in the year 2700 . |
| 2 | Tune into the harmony of your developing fragrance : Top Notes are the first scent you 'll smell , but these are volatile and do n't last . |
| 3 | Algeria , which with 12,000,000 French speakers was the second largest French-speaking country after France , did not attend , viewing the gathering as a remnant from colonial days . |
| 4 | The French shops were the first to use the dark green exterior , which became an instantly recognizable hallmark of ‘ country ’ quality , and were also the first to have architect-designed wooden interiors . |
| 5 | Scottish parents are the second most generous , giving an average £4.50 a week . |
| 6 | Licensed dealers are the last places on earth to serve as sanctuaries from such treatment . |
| 7 | Once elected , however , bashing foreign firms is the last thing he should do , especially if he wants to boost jobs . |
| 8 | Scottish members were the first to take advantage of this development but others were not far behind . |
| 9 | McKee ( 1987 ) reports that siblings of unemployed men were the second most important category ( after parents ) to give assistance . |
| 10 | The general cultural journals were the first to suffer . |
| 11 | Scandinavian countries were the first to have to close waterways because of poisoning problems and now Britain has a potential crisis . |
| 12 | Greek and Roman objects were the first works the Met acquired after its founding in 1870 , but in recent years the department has figured far less prominently than other areas which have undergone elaborate reinstallation . |
| 13 | Agreeing operational requirements is the first and most tiresome obstacle . |
| 14 | Korean establishments were the first the crowd seems to have made for . |
| 15 | ENCOURAGING savers was the last thing on the Chancellor 's mind and the Budget contained no significant initiatives . |
| 16 | The key words were the last . |
| 17 | See what I 'm saying is the key task if you break it down is what are the key elements is the first way of identifying a trainee . |
| 18 | Basic linguistic products such as phonetic spellcheckers were the first electronic handhelds to be brought to market . |
| 19 | The current excavations are the first time that the theatre 's remains have been seen since that destruction . |
| 20 | The prediction of radiation from black holes was the first nontrivial result of combining Einstein 's general relativity with the quantum principle . |
| 21 | The idea of radiation from black holes was the first example of a prediction that depended in an essential way on both the great theories of this century , general relativity and quantum mechanics . |
| 22 | One area where the Kennedy administration had started out with great hopes was the Third World . |
| 23 | On present evidence it appears that Classical Greek craftsmen were the first to employ enamel , but that it was the Byzantine Greeks who carried the craft to a new level of accomplishment in the service of the imperial court and the rituals of eastern Christianity . |
| 24 | Four Independent Companies were the first British special service forces in action in World War II . |
| 25 | The jobless figures were the first economic indicators to come out during the campaign , there are many more before election day . |
| 26 | Some of the most beautiful mosaics are the thirteenth century pictures covering the vault of the great narthex . |
| 27 | Single mothers and separated mothers were the next largest groups at around 20 per cent each and widows and lone fathers ( of whom two thirds are divorced or separated and almost a quarter widows ) are the smallest groups . |
| 28 | A STATE OF RISK : WILL GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES BE THE NEXT FINANCIAL CRISIS ? |
| 29 | i watched the game at a sports pub here in Trondheim with lots of other Leeds-fans and i think a saw an ipswich shirt or two also ; - ) — in fact the Scandinavian Whites is the third largest supporter club in Scand. — after Scum and Liverpool . |
| 30 | It is known that Israeli doctors were the first outside medical experts to reach the scene . |