Example sentences of "[noun prp] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems , once again , that Sussex are the last in the queue , yet not the least indelible of the summer 's memories will be Franklyn Stephenson 's contribution to that win over Durham at Horsham . |
| 2 | The station has even provided a Liverpudlian euphemism for coitus interruptus — ‘ to get off at Edge Hill ’ — Edge Hill being the last station before Liverpool Lime Street . |
| 3 | This usually entailed Branson being the first to let off fire-extinguishers , initiate a food fight , or dress up in fishnet stockings and make-up for the inevitable fancy-dress party . |
| 4 | Marks and Spencer is the first Northern Ireland company to enter this year 's Employees in the Community Awards . |
| 5 | Ewan is the 2,000th disabled person to find a job in the area of Glasgow , Renfrew and Dumbarton since the Employment Service set up a committee to spearhead initiatives in this field more than a year ago . |
| 6 | JEANETTE CUNNINGHAM is the first black woman to be appointed to Bolton 's adoption and fostering panel . |
| 7 | Markham is the first offshore development lying across the UK/Netherlands median line . |
| 8 | er of being unemployed the thi Neil is the third lodger , of course tha who get 's out of the pit at about eleven o' clock in the morning ! |
| 9 | Tuesday 's the third . |
| 10 | it 's David 's the next week and Caroline 's the week after |
| 11 | Mr Alan Henn is the 359th Master of the Clockmakers ' Company . |
| 12 | LASMO , which continues as operator , and Shell each have a 47.5 per cent interest , while the Oil and Gas Development Corporation of Pakistan is the third partner with a five per cent holding . |
| 13 | Although Crufts is the first show of the year , the Championship shows continue throughout the summer . |
| 14 | Members of a hospital support group in Castlewellan wrote to all three European MPs in the province and Dr Paisley is the first to respond , saying he will lobby the Eastern Health Board to prevent the proposed run-down at the hospital . |
| 15 | His death in Brisbane is the third tragedy to hit estranged wife Sue and heartbroken parents Maurice and Marlene . |
| 16 | Good Friday is the thirteenth of May so it 's not too bad . |
| 17 | Vauville is the second area for conservation . |
| 18 | O'Leary is the first off the production line . |
| 19 | Excalibur Technologies Corp , developer of the PixTex/EFS document image management and control system which has been well received in the US , launched a UK subsidiary last month : Excalibur Technologies International Ltd , based in Windsor , Berkshire is the first of several operations the company plans for Europe . |
| 20 | The Waverley is the last paddle steamer to be built on the Clyde . |
| 21 | Friday 's the last day , I think and then they 're showing on the s oh Bobby ! |
| 22 | ‘ Erik is the first to admit that when he first joined us , he found the physical demands a bit difficult , ’ said Clemence . |
| 23 | ‘ Edward is the first royal star , ’ one newspaper wrote , ‘ and he is now the most famous man in the world . |
| 24 | This Figaro is the first time he has tackled an opera written by someone other than himself . |
| 25 | NEC is the third biggest computer manufacturer in Japan after Fujitsu and IBM Japan . |
| 26 | Freud is the first , and only , contemporary artist whom he has represented . |
| 27 | The visit to Wagner 's Swiss home , Tribschen , in mid-May was the first of over twenty such visits made between 1869 and 1872 , the year in which first BT appeared and then , a few months later , Wagner , with his wife Cosima , moved to illegitimate daughter of Franz Liszt and wife of Wagner 's friend Hans von Bulow , eloped with Wagner in 1866 and married him in 1870 . |
| 28 | Sir Billy Butlin was the first to deal with the problem of the straying guest in his original holidays camps . |
| 29 | ‘ Will ye shut up ? ’ from Nellie was the last thing the old couple heard as they watched the cart disappear down the track . |
| 30 | Tuesday was the last day of uncertainty . |