Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in linguistics , the recent rise of pragmatics as opposed to syntax and semantics as the basis for understanding the nature of meaning ( e.g. Sperber and Wilson 1985 ) should suggest that , while the contextual world of objects may be the last and most overlooked component of the mechanisms of social interaction , it may very well prove , when finally excavated from its embedded relationship to the unconscious , to be the most significant factor of all . |
| 2 | The 1979 Conservative election manifesto claimed : ‘ The balance of our society has been increasingly tilted in favour of the state at the expense of individual freedom … this election may be the last chance we have to reverse that process . ’ |
| 3 | Antigone may be the first of all political plays and is surely the greatest . |
| 4 | This verdict may be the last attempt of this generation to keep intact the myth of a unanimously resisting France , for it is now under review by the Court of Cassation . |
| 5 | The police and the courts should be the last resort for handling football indiscipline and we are reaching the stage where they are becoming the first . |
| 6 | British Telecom and the water authorities should be the first to be so referred . |
| 7 | He will recall that , when British Rail proposed that Waterloo should be the first channel tunnel station , not only did it say that one station was sufficient and that it did not need a second one but , in the case which it put to the House of Lords during the discussions , it said specifically that King 's Cross was not an appropriate location for a second station . |
| 8 | Frequently the plan of a few words may be the first thing that comes into a student 's head or more ominously the only thing in the student 's head ! |
| 9 | Innocence may be the first casualty of war , as the posters for the film boldly quoted , but it seems good taste is the first casualty in computer-game marketing . |
| 10 | However , as leaders of the Christian community the clergy should be the first to foster good relationships through effective communication . |
| 11 | In so doing it suggested a small but distinct improvement on that model : the party-list vote should be the first on the ballot paper , not the second as it is in West Germany , and the constituency vote should come second instead of first . |
| 12 | A star command must be the last ( or only ) command on a program line and its argument may not be a variable . |
| 13 | Since a star command must be the last ( or only ) command in a program line , you need to use the OSCLI command to pass the CLI command to the operating system . |
| 14 | After the pilot 's personal safety , the safety of the aircraft must be the next most important consideration ; it is always safer to land out than to risk trying to get back with marginal height . |
| 15 | The aim is to target and then monitor reform-minded governments — Ecuador might be the first — and create ‘ islands of integrity ’ : countries whose officials abjure bribery in the hope of shaming others into doing the same . |
| 16 | Mr Grainger , who believes that the association could be the first of its kind in the country , has contacted the American Brain Tumour Association which has provided him with a wealth of information . |
| 17 | Mr Grainger , who believes that the association could be the first of its kind in the country , has contacted the American Brain Tumour Association which has provided him with a wealth of information . |
| 18 | And that would be F would be the fourth degree . |
| 19 | On the day that the last of the articles appeared , the Zionist Federation staged a demonstration outside the London offices of The Times , some of their supporters holding placards which announced that the paper was ‘ a new Arab secret weapon ’ and that the PLO would be the next owner of The Times . |
| 20 | He realised that the religion of a rival would be the last consideration on Jessica 's agenda . |
| 21 | The small community at Grasmere would be the first to experience ‘ the milder day ’ which would eventually include the whole of mankind . |
| 22 | We are , therefore , dealing with last minute ideas and on reflection I am sure that districts would be the first to agree that their desirable costings could suffer refinement without loss of function . |
| 23 | it 'll only be until I should think erm next Tuesday will be the last batch , cos we 've got these bank holidays fortunately in the , in the way where I T still work but we do n't and so they 're gon na fix , they 'll carry on fixing it over the weekend . |
| 24 | Industry will be the last to be affected , but that too will be forced to conform by upgrading works ' canteens and food preparation areas . |
| 25 | Gold Blend makers Nestle say this episode will be the last . |
| 26 | The word here — many talk but few are willing to be quoted — is that Nelson Mandela will be the last to go , and that he is working closely with the government in arranging a timetable for the releases . |
| 27 | Hopefully , this car will be the first of the Centenary class , replacing the OMOs , and maintaining the regular service for many years to come ! |
| 28 | Prizes will total £17 , OOO — a Ford Mondeo car will be the first prize , with further prizes of camcorders , holidays , colour televisions and JS gift vouchers . |
| 29 | Does this mean that King 's Pond will be the next to go ? |
| 30 | Wilder will be the first black governor in American history and the union endorsed him believing that he will ensure fairer treatment at the hands of state officials . |