Example sentences of "to be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The killing of the bird caused dismay to the RSPB because it was released in Scotland and is thought to be the first to have made its way to southern England from a release programme . |
| 32 | Basildon is likely to be the first Tory-held marginal to declare . |
| 33 | But his recent form has shown the Belgian-bred gelding to be back to his best , and he must be favourite to be the first horse to take the World Cup for a third time . |
| 34 | This is thought to be the first such judgment on a privatised water company . |
| 35 | They are likely , therefore , to be the first profession approached by , for example , relatives , for assessment . |
| 36 | In many circumstances GPs are likely to be the first professional to decide a section is necessary and initiate the section assessment process subsequently involving ASWs . |
| 37 | It does not , of course , have to be the first stage of the drama work . |
| 38 | When the Eighth Army turned and stood for what was to be the first battle of Alamein , a tiny force consisting of the 11th Field Regiment and a part of the Essex Regiment was rushed to the Ruweisat Ridge with orders to plug the vital gap between the South African positions on the coast and the New Zealanders on the edge of the Quattara Depression . |
| 39 | A Publicity Committee was formed to attract more members and on New Year 's Eve 1946–47 what appears to be the first such Social at the Club was held and included ‘ modern dancing to a radiogram ’ . |
| 40 | But I wanted you to be the first I told . ’ |
| 41 | This house and Palazzo Durini ( see page 126 ) are believed to be the first two town houses to have been built in the city after the population had been decimated by plague in 1630 , when , it was thought , as many as 70,000 Milanese died . |
| 42 | During his period in England from 1831 to 1832 , in what was to be the first of several such sojourns , Louis-Napoleon met his uncle Joseph — only to be received with a glacial politeness and a lecture on his Italian escapade . |
| 43 | The long struggle of the provinces against the most powerful ruler in Europe has perhaps the best claim to be the first war of national liberation . |
| 44 | This is believed to be the first time that a court of law in any country has declared that scientific evidence establishes cause and effect between exposure to smoke and certain diseases . |
| 45 | THE discovery of a simple lead fishing weight sheds doubt on Captain Cook 's claim to be the first European to set foot on the shores of Terra Australis . |
| 46 | This is said to be the first house built in the village . |
| 47 | It was an insignificant moment , no one there would have thought that it was to be the first movement in such a great drama , not only for them but also for those watching . |
| 48 | His litter sister Zola , owned by Mrs Pinkerton , was to be the first bitch show champion . |
| 49 | This litter , born on 5 December 1965 , was to be the first born in Victoria and was registered under the Heatherglen prefix . |
| 50 | A fierce aunt shocked me by telling me shyness is a form of rudeness and selfishness , and that I had to be the first to talk to two people . |
| 51 | But if it was to be the first triumphant scream of Morrissey 's revenge , then it was certainly a just reward for Johnny Marr . |
| 52 | Going to the toilet is an important part of the day 's activities , and is likely to be the first thing the patient does . |
| 53 | ‘ I 've some wonderful news , ’ said Phil , ‘ and I want you to be the first to know . |
| 54 | This was to be the first of three stages in a carefully planned development of the imperial role and power . |
| 55 | The surgeon 's knife was to be the first act , and possibly the only act , of that no one could be certain . |
| 56 | America was conceived in vision as one of the greatest dreams of men ; it was to be the first nation ever to escape from oppression and the freed spirit would bring forth a splendid nation . |
| 57 | Despite these intentions there is some evidence , however , drawn from proposed schemes submitted by LEAs ( but never implemented ) , which suggests that in practice the allegedly integrated curriculum emphasized ‘ liberal ’ studies for the 14- to 16-year-olds who were to be the first age-group to attend under compulsion . |
| 58 | If it happened to be the first Sunday in the month my mother , my Aunt Gertrude and my two sisters ( after their respective confirmations ) went to early service — 7 o'clock Holy Communion at the Parish Church of St. Martin 's . |
| 59 | Those treats were always a scrimmage — ten or twelve boys all endeavouring to be the first to catch Mrs. Robbins ' eye . |
| 60 | Vial was invited to supervise the autopsy , which was performed ( whether in part or as a whole is not clear ) by Edmund Bond ( later to be the first pupil to obtain a certificate from the medical examining committee of the London Veterinary College in 1794 ) . |