Example sentences of "and this is the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , you were the first on the scene , and this is the second time you 've been , well almost , in at the death . |
| 2 | Indeed — and this is the second component of unease — there is no quiet pleasure in Washington that the economy is ticking along ; it is an agitated city . |
| 3 | The question , though , and this is the second point , is the relationship of those utilitarian elements with the curriculum . |
| 4 | And this is the second day you 've refused to let me bring my bedding up . |
| 5 | The crisis has been created over the past 10 years , and this is the second recession in which the building industry has been hit hard . |
| 6 | We are forced to assume ( and this is the second of Le Page 's riders to his hypothesis ) that individual speakers perform an analysis of some sort on the linguistic behaviour of the " group " they wish to identify with . |
| 7 | In the 3 years he 's been there , he 's had 2 burglaries and this is the second van that 's been taken . |
| 8 | And this is the second part . |
| 9 | With a long journey ahead of me every morning and evening , I do n't hang about , and this is the first petrol-engined car I 've used that has given me over 45mpg on a run . |
| 10 | ‘ Six weeks ago , and this is the first I 've heard . ’ |
| 11 | I 've been here for years and this is the first conversation I 've had with a human for simply ages . |
| 12 | Nelson , dismissed for complaining about a tackle by Derek Mountfield , said : ‘ I 've played more than 550 games and this is the first time in my career I 've been sent off . |
| 13 | And this is the first job that we have to do really , is to sort them out into their different categories . |
| 14 | The British and Irish teams was unsuccessful in this event , and this is the first international event not won by a British team for a very long time . |
| 15 | I 'm Nancy , and this is the first time I 've come to one of these meetings . |
| 16 | He said , ’ Walker , I 've now known you for four years , and this is the first intelligent thing that you have done . ’ |
| 17 | Yes , but is n't that because we had a very , very , very long think about them and this is the first reaction to that long think . |
| 18 | Erm , having said that , I think lecturers tend to accumulate these things over time and this is the first year I 've run this course so I do n't have a great stock of things I can I can show you . |
| 19 | ( They were right , and this is the first time I 've admitted it . ) |
| 20 | Such friendly matches should be useful training for the Scottish team and this is the first visit of its kind . |
| 21 | People who have been encouraged to visit something , or somewhere , or some place , when they 've done so say ‘ well , I 've lived here , you know , X number of years and this is the first time I 've been here ’ and they are so pleased . |
| 22 | Thus began , for developing man , the most important part of his existence in the universe , and this is the Third Period which started with the dawn of civilisation , and continues to the present day . |
| 23 | Americans regard the contingent fee system as a better substitute for legal aid , and in many cases it is , but it does encourage meritless suits , since — and this is the third problem — even if a frivolous case is dismissed on the first day in court , the defendant is still liable for his costs . |
| 24 | The true centre of policy decision-taking in a politically organised council is the party group , and this is the third level we need to consider . |
| 25 | I understand that this is the third Cambridge symposium , and this is the third time also that you have come to Girton College . |
| 26 | It said : ‘ We were partying with your son on May 26 and this is the last time we could establish that he was alive . |
| 27 | We have already dropped our International Tax section and this is the last issue to include European Briefing : both sections had relatively little support from readers . |
| 28 | And this is the last thing you do in the surgery when a patient starts bleeding . |
| 29 | It assumes everything , and this is the last thing the field anthropologist who tries to understand other peoples ' symbols can afford to do . |
| 30 | Assume that you 've done all other pages of the C C Q and this is the last page to be addressed . |