Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With three games left City are third from the bottom , while Lichfield are sixth . |
| 2 | And the States are second to none in drug testing . |
| 3 | In fact , something amazing happened when Elizabeth arrived : the offices of the liberal newspaper NRC Handelsblad are next to the Royal Palace . |
| 4 | Early signs of recovery from recession in the United States were first evident in a 12.4% increase in sales of light-duty trucks and vans , to which autocatalysts are also fitted . |
| 5 | More than 100,000 members of the 190,000-strong NASUWT were last month instructed to begin the boycott after a ballot in which 88 per cent backed industrial action . |
| 6 | Dennis is next with afternoon special , it 's Tuesday so it 's where are you now ? |
| 7 | MICROVITEC IS FIRST PAST POST IN EUROPE WITH ALPHAWINDOWS |
| 8 | Availability in the United States is third quarter of 1992 , and fourth quarter worldwide . |
| 9 | Colin Mcrae is seventh … 5 and a half minutes off the front … last day tomorrow but there 's still 175 kilometres of competition to go |
| 10 | Flying Scot Colin McRae is third , but Malcolm Wilson showed his highly-rated compatriot that he is not the only Briton gunning for the Pounds 100,000 jackpot being offered by sponsors Lombard for a home winner . |
| 11 | Wanless is first to admit he has no quick antidote to the corrosive effect of falling asset values . |
| 12 | Conran is first and foremost an entrepreneur , who lives up magnificently to his own definition of what such a person should be : someone who takes risks after carefully assessing the opportunities available to him . |
| 13 | Tam is fifth . |
| 14 | Out to prove that , hey , not everything from Watford is Second Division material , the quartet are at that warming ‘ promising ’ stage , trekking down the demo trail with sprightly aplomb and a cunning awareness of how to do The Right Thing , naturally . |
| 15 | Wadkins was 40th in accuracy and 100th in hitting greens . |
| 16 | OPPOSITE PAGE , BOTTOM PHOTOGRAPH There is in fact no evidence to suggest that the Druids existed when Stonehenge was first constructed , yet modern-day Druidic cults still seek to worship there . |
| 17 | The current President , Félix Houphouët-Boigny was first elected in November of that year , and was re-elected by direct universal suffrage for a seventh five-year term of office in October 1990 . |
| 18 | Despite a good deal of organized opposition and intrigue from Mozart 's enemies in court circles , of whom the ringleader was probably Antonio Salieri , Figaro was first performed in the Burgtheater on 1 May , 1786 . |
| 19 | Gazza 's team-mate Signori came second in the competition , for his goal against Inter Milan , while AC Milan 's Marco Van Basten was third . |
| 20 | Martin Brundle was eighth in 1:16.562 in the second Benetton , while Johnny Herbert was 12th in his Lotus . |
| 21 | Jon Scott was next on the scoresheet after a classy movement , and Witchard and Holmes added their second tries . |
| 22 | Dismore 's zero scoring ride was matched by fellow ‘ Tiger Cub ’ rider Adrian Matthews of Newbury and by another Berkshireman , John Ainsworth , who was best in the over-40s class , in which Farnham 's Jim Scott was third . |
| 23 | As soon as I had the diet ready for issue at the classes , Pat was first on my mental list of people who I hoped would particularly benefit . |
| 24 | Cardiff 's former World Champion Clive Branson was third with half a dozen small roach weighing 0–4–0 on quivertipped pinkie . |
| 25 | Jack Sangston was last , and was given a forfeit . |
| 26 | Colin Calderwood was next to have a go |
| 27 | Jessica Wright was fourth in the junior girls ' 200m backstroke and Catherine Denard and Beth Grant were both sixth in the 1977 girls ' backstroke and 1978 girls ' butterfly respectively . |
| 28 | MARK WRIGHT was last night ruthlessly axed by Liverpool manager Graeme Souness after revealing he had climbed from his sick-bed to help the club . |
| 29 | IAN WRIGHT was last night charged with misconduct by the Football Association and ordered to appear before a disciplinary commission in the New Year . |
| 30 | IAN WRIGHT was last night promised a World Cup hangover as champions Leeds prepared to defend their Elland Road fortress against this season 's title favourites Arsenal . |