Example sentences of "[pers pn] are the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amongst them are the last great wild gardens of the earth still harbouring uncatalogued varieties of creatures and man . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | she said you 've got the second biggest cock or you are the second biggest cock she 's ever seen ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ You are the first . ’ |
| 7 | As a matter of fact you are the first visitor to come to the cottage since I moved in two years ago . ’ |
| 8 | This ones by , er actually you are the first members of the public to know about it . |
| 9 | You are the first person I have told , Elinor . |
| 10 | Bathsheba , you are the first woman I have ever loved . |
| 11 | SIR JACOB : " T would have been strange indeed if someone had not translated this fine flower from the dunghill to the garden , Madam , let me tell you you are the first lady I have seen who has exceeded expectation . |
| 12 | You are the first person I 've told , apart from the self-help organisation , but you wo n't be the last . |
| 13 | You are the first of the king 's officers to know that Lord Grey of Ruthyn is carried off prisoner into Wales , and if this moment you turned out the muster of every shire between here and Denbigh , and loosed them into Clocaenog forest , do you think you would find hide or hair of a Welshman there ? |
| 14 | And you are the first person now I ever told it to . |
| 15 | 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 ’ ' . |
| 16 | ‘ You are the last , Alec , ’ he said , ‘ the last of the Carews . |
| 17 | You are the last one I 'd throw from a lifeboat . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You are the last woman I would have thought I would want — you 're everything I despise , but you 're in danger of becoming an obsession and there 's only one way to deal with it : we 'll make love until we 're sated with each other , then we 'll both be free to go our separate ways and forget we ever met . ’ |
| 19 | Blessings from you are the last thing this pious little tsatskeleh needs . ’ |
| 20 | The ‘ fat oyster in the American story ’ probably refers to the story of a man struggling with a very large oyster in a stew , to whom the waiter says , ‘ Well , sir , you are the fourth man who has tried to swallow that oyster . ’ |
| 21 | You are the next of kin . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ We are the first England representative team to face the Springboks in 23 years and we must make it a memorable day , one the selectors can not ignore . ’ |
| 23 | With our experience of furnishing family homes we are the first to agree that no two will be alike . |
| 24 | But you have come , I am told , became we are the first place on earth to get the dawn . |
| 25 | Mr Dharman Wickremaratne , SLEJF 's Chairman , said of the award , ‘ There are nearly 70 organisations worldwide working in the field of environmental journalism and communication , but we are the first to receive the Global 500 Award , ’ |
| 26 | , Al Mutlaq 's divisional manager , saw immediate benefits : ‘ We believe we are the first company in the region to get this equipment . |
| 27 | I understand that we are the first company in the catering industry to gain BS5750/ISO 9001 for franchising . |
| 28 | Ley declared ‘ we are the first country in Europe to overcome the class struggle . ’ |
| 29 | In terms of the process erm we are the first er major service committee to consider its budget for next year and I think everyone will be looking at us to set a pattern for the rest of this week . |
| 30 | CEWTEC 's Chief Executive Alan Moody said : ‘ We are the first TEC in the country to utilise the skills of jobless executives specifically for Investors in People . ’ |