Example sentences of "[adv] [num ord] [noun sg] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eternal life seemed to most Christians — and therefore to most people — in the later nineteenth century to be central to their religion . |
| 2 | And so a thrilling , virtuoso display of the art was the first spectacle the Prince and Princess of Wales saw when they stepped ashore here last night to be greeted by a modest but affectionate crowd of 4,000 . |
| 3 | The condition of the man , who was rushed to Coleraine Hospital , was said late last night to be ‘ very comfortable ’ . |
| 4 | Supersaurus is not to be confused with Megalosaurus ( 'giant reptile' ) , a lizard-hipped carnosaur living in the Jurassic and the very first dinosaur to be named and described , looking like a smaller Tyrannosaurus . |
| 5 | This is the very first idea to be taken into consideration when a choreographer starts to work with music . |
| 6 | Dysart 's commanding officer on his very first ship to be precise . |