Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] to be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , many hoteliers are still puzzling over the more confusing clauses , vowing not to be the first to test them through the courts . |
| 2 | This was not pre-arranged ; it happens however to be the last before the lease runs out . |
| 3 | On arrival in Johannesburg , the first thing I noticed was a young , fresh , smiling face , who turned out to be the Second Secretary at the Consulate . |
| 4 | So , as I have recounted already , there came into being The Perfect Murder , which turned out to be the first of my books to be published in America . |
| 5 | She also turned out to be the last close friend I had for an awfully long time . |
| 6 | The film was made in 1987 and turned out to be the last chance for outsiders to trace the old route to China before Burma 's political blow-up of 1988 . |
| 7 | ‘ Anyway , for some reason Heather wanted to know all about the last time Clare had been here , which , as it happened , I remembered very well , not just because it turned out to be the last I ever saw of her , but on account of something odd that had occurred . |
| 8 | This turned out to be the last time The Committee saw a race course until this season and On The Other Hand then lost his form after his Leopardstown Chase win . |
| 9 | In fact , unbeknown to them , Franco had played a crucial role in the failure of what turned out to be the last of these , in September 1936 , shortly before his elevation to the position of Head of State . |
| 10 | In 1983 another massive crop occurred — this was again met with joy , although the Champenois would certainly have been dismayed had 1984 turned out to be the third consecutive bumper year . |
| 11 | Here the agent is investing in the small artist , trusting the manager 's judgement that this act should go on to be the next big thing . |
| 12 | I wondered as we strolled across the lawn whether he might not in fact turn out to be the last King of Tonga , the final member of a brief and moderately distinguished dynasty . |
| 13 | Editors do think explicitly about timing and they are not motivated merely to be the first to print a ‘ scoop ’ : they keep stories until the time is ripe . |
| 14 | Rostov was determined not to be the first to turn away . |
| 15 | This week Kevin Morris from Cheltenham set off to be the 424th and the very first to do it backstroke . |
| 16 | In seminars held there last Thursday and Friday two groups of scientists announced what may turn out to be the first evidence of CERN 's greatest discovery yet , a particle known simply by the letter W. If proven the discovery will vindicate all those who pushed for the means to make it possible . |