Example sentences of "[noun] be [vb pp] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As journalists were given the first glimpse inside the mall on Wednesday , managers from developer Burton Property Trust geared up for a major marketing exercise . |
| 2 | Two years later St Sava was created the first Bishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church by the Patriarch of Byzantium . |
| 3 | Susanna was born the next May . |
| 4 | Anyway , my worst fears about Barny were confirmed the first time I tried to put a leash on him . |
| 5 | Giles was appointed the first Professor of Surgery at Leeds University in 1973 , and continued to occupy the Chair until his death . |
| 6 | The former holder of the world land speed rapping record ( 'til Curve 's mate JC001 half-inched it ) Freddy 's spent the last couple of years in the US working on his next LP . |
| 7 | When a total quantity of Q l films is purchased the last film yields exactly P 1 pounds worth of extra utility to consumers . |
| 8 | Your opponent is allowed the first turn , and will almost always begin by picking up two different cards , say an ace and a six . |
| 9 | They left the dance together and her body was found the next morning in a deep pool of water near a local footpath . |
| 10 | Witnesses working near the river bank in Gloucester where a body was found the next day , told the jury at Bristol Crown Court of hearing screams . |
| 11 | Her body was found the next February and a man , hospital radiographer Frederic Blancke , was charged with murder . |
| 12 | Allies and Morrison won the second prize of £1,500 and Peter Clash was awarded the third prize of £1,000 . |
| 13 | When customers buy on sunny days and then change their minds when the goods are delivered the next day , a rainy day , goods are returned frequently in wet plastic sheets . |
| 14 | With an exciting Essex run chase in prospect , play was abandoned without a ball being bowled the second washout of the match , and Lancashire 's fourth in the Championship this season after their rain-ruined trip to Aigburth . |
| 15 | The quantities U , q and w are related by the equation This mathematical relationship is called the first law of thermodynamics . |
| 16 | Coulter 's opened the first Ford fast-fit and next week Pentlands will open the first Vauxhall Masterfit depot opposite their dealership on Belfast 's Ravenhill Road . |
| 17 | The procedure was repeated the next day , 24 February , the Germans suffering unexpectedly high casualties but remorselessly , if slowly , pushing the French back . |
| 18 | It was obviously much easier during the Kaiser 's war when a short sharp Court Martial was followed by the offender being shot the next morning . |
| 19 | IT is unbelievable that in 1970 , during our formative years , only 30 undergraduates were awarded the first general degree of the University , at a ceremony in Pathfoot . |
| 20 | Milk , after the baby is born the first time the baby actually has to digest its own food it has to process the food that it takes in , what 's in milk ? |
| 21 | John Young was elected the first honorary Director , and the BDA agreed to provide the administration for the time being . |
| 22 | The young dog was shot the next day . |
| 23 | The changes that were made for the Oval game took the number of England players used in the series to twenty-three and , as Cowdrey had to withdraw with a bruised foot , Graham Gooch was appointed the fourth captain of the series . |
| 24 | By enabling IBM Cobol/VSAM CICS applications to run on Unix systems , says Crawford , users are offered the first easy step in moving off their proprietary mainframes ; he reckons Unikix facilitates 200–600% long-term cost-of-ownership savings for a typical customer . |
| 25 | El País reported that " a dozen " Nahda leaders were detained the next day . |
| 26 | At Grafton Underwood were stationed the 97th and 384th Bombardment Groups ; at Deenethorpe , the 401st ; at Kings Cliffe , the 20th Fighter Group ; at Polebrook , the 351st ; at Chelveston , the 305th ; at Podington , the 92nd and at Harrington , the 801st . |
| 27 | With a ground capacity of 6,000 , the intention is to make it an all-ticket match , with members being given the first option . |
| 28 | A special chart can be drawn by the parents showing the days of the week and every night the child has a dry bed a special sticker is awarded the next morning for the child to stick on the chart . |
| 29 | The Wensleydale-born man was elected the first president of the Society by those gathered in the watchmaker 's shop in 1835 and held that post until his death in 1858 . |
| 30 | Thibaut was considered the second most powerful man in France after the king . |