Example sentences of "are the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Planting one of their cherry trees at Rotherfield Park are the 3rd Alton Beavers , pictured with leader Guy Bagshaw
2 The Hackney shows are the fifth year in succession that the Bard of Barking has sung in the New Year .
3 In his survey of London , published in 1889 , Charles Booth commented on the overlapping territory of the various visitors from churches , the Charity Organisation Society , and other charitable organisations in Deptford : ‘ we hear of one woman busy at the washtub calling out [ to a new visitor ] : ‘ you are the fifth this morning ’ ' .
4 This year 's Illuminations are the 60th and for the diamond jubilee the town is celebrating with bigger and better displays than ever .
5 These are the seventh annual Awards , sponsored by the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror with the British Videogram Association , will be presented at a star-studded dinner in October , hosted by Jonathan Ross .
6 Now that is a word you seldom come across in England , but away up in the Highlands and Islands being " fey " means that you have a certain sixth sense — you are the seventh son of a seventh son , or whatever the drama is on that score .
7 These are the 13th championships and they 're being staged in Oxford for the first time .
8 CLIFF RICHARD and Head of Salvation Army , General Eva Burrows are the first patrons of ACET .
9 The appointments are the first non-executives taken on by Lowndes since its highly leveraged takeover of Harris Queensway last year .
10 The current excavations are the first time that the theatre 's remains have been seen since that destruction .
11 They are the first tests of legal reforms introduced two months ago to allow judges ' secrecy orders to be reviewed .
12 Charged with the task of discovering signing and developing artists , the A&R staff are the first point of contact with a record company for the new acts who are intent on becoming the superstars of tomorrow .
13 The Inspecting Officer , accompanied by the Commandant and the Parade Commander , head for 1 Platoon Who are the first to be inspected .
14 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 .
15 I tell him that in a depression , manners are the first casualties .
16 Here are the first two verses of my elegy for my father. :
17 I do n't think this point has been properly understood by many people who have been given the impression that the films are a kind of expensive toy , when in fact you are the first conductor in history to use film as an integral extension of your work as an interpretative artist .
18 The axiom is that these novels are the first to be written .
19 Elena Pinguli and Mentor Belalla , both 17 , are the first Albanians to be allowed to study abroad for 50 years and are throwing themselves into college life with typical Albanian verve .
20 ‘ They tried everything to unnerve him but he remained so cool , ’ said Mr Kinnear , who took great pride in the fact that Wimbledon , now safe from relegation , are the first side to score three times at Anfield this season .
21 Bayern Munich are the first team to have qualified for the European Club Cup final after overcoming remarkably tough resistance from Hapoel Tel Aviv .
22 These are the first Cambodians to graduate from a rehabilitation programme at Wat Thom , a disused temple in Phnom Penh .
23 They are the first known lords of the manor of Cosmeston and gave their name to the village , Costentinstune ( the place of the Costentins ) .
24 Here are the first two pages .
25 They are the first published documents from which we can glean personal details about ordinary older people in significant numbers .
26 As new products become available we ensure that you are the first to know about them … and the first to be able to enjoy them .
27 These fortunate people are the first generation approaching retirement who have not suffered a significant interruption in their career because of the war .
28 Frimley ‘ E ’ are the first Aldershot League knockout cup winners of the season after their anticipated victory in the Sub Division section over a valiant Solartron ‘ B ’ .
29 Conoco Speciality Products and Southampton University are the first winners of the Hydro Award 1991 , for outstanding achievement in the field of water quality improvement in the UK .
30 Maude Stanley was only expressing a truism , as far as respectable society was concerned , when she advised that in starting a club ‘ discipline and order are the first requisites ’ .
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