Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] be the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Licensed dealers are the last places on earth to serve as sanctuaries from such treatment . |
| 3 | Once elected , however , bashing foreign firms is the last thing he should do , especially if he wants to boost jobs . |
| 4 | ENCOURAGING savers was the last thing on the Chancellor 's mind and the Budget contained no significant initiatives . |
| 5 | See what I 'm saying is the key task if you break it down is what are the key elements is the first way of identifying a trainee . |
| 6 | The current excavations are the first time that the theatre 's remains have been seen since that destruction . |
| 7 | The idea of radiation from black holes was the first example of a prediction that depended in an essential way on both the great theories of this century , general relativity and quantum mechanics . |
| 8 | One area where the Kennedy administration had started out with great hopes was the Third World . |
| 9 | Some of the most beautiful mosaics are the thirteenth century pictures covering the vault of the great narthex . |
| 10 | Its essential elements are the first vote given to a constituency candidate , the second vote given to a party list , and that list itself . |
| 11 | ‘ She 's been having trouble with her periods , if you must know , ’ she says , imputing a prurient inquisitiveness to Vic , although she is well aware that such gynaecological disclosures are the last thing he wants , especially at this hour of the morning . |
| 12 | Mr Brown said the planned charges were the last straw for customers already angry over banks ' high-handed attitude . |
| 13 | The great period of the spread of new , especially Egyptian , oriental and Thracian cults was the fourth century ( chapter 13 ) , but it is worth remembering that Kroisos ( Hdt. i. 146 ) in the sixth century , and the Athenian Kimon in the fifth ( Plut . |
| 14 | Michael Ainslie ( also an American ) , acknowledged that salaries are linked to an individual ( rather than departmental ) bonus scheme but denied that Mr Faxon 's new contracts are the first step towards individual commission-based salaries . |
| 15 | Cissé , who was also Kérékou 's soothsayer , and nine other defendants were the first members of the former regime to face criminal charges . |
| 16 | With every niche filled , the only option left is the update , and here Guinness have been steaming ahead yet again , the two most recent arrivals being the fifth edition of Billboard 's Book Of USA Top-40 Hits and the third edition of The Billboard Book Of Number One Hits , both bookshelf benders , the former boasting 674 pages while the latter weighs in at a hefty 844 . |
| 17 | The Royal Scots were the third infantry battalion in the Army to convert from the older FV 432 to Warrior . |
| 18 | The Cromwellian licensors were the last government controllers of the press in peacetime . |
| 19 | Isolated primary non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma of the oesophagus seems to be exceptionally rare ; in both reported cases , oesophageal lesions were the first manifestation of the disease . |
| 20 | Worsening Anglo-Australian relations were the last thing the two countries wanted during the economic depression , yet Bodyline was even threatening a large British loan to Australia with a threat of sanctions . |
| 21 | The Bandung talks were the second workshop to be held since Indonesia launched its South China Sea initiative in 1990 . |