Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] be the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 The prosecution say Kelly was the second running man , but the police took a calculated risk .
2 Anti-racist campaigners say Ashiq was the sixth racist murder victim this year .
3 NAD says L'GAT is the first East-West collaboration on a consumer electronics product .
4 This colt nbamed Bart is the first arrival .
5 And you only mentioned that briefly , once , at management team meeting and it was included in all the discussions , you know Ray was the first one , you know .
6 Bayern Munich are the first team to have qualified for the European Club Cup final after overcoming remarkably tough resistance from Hapoel Tel Aviv .
7 Sri Lanka , for whose tea exports Iraq was the second largest customer and which also suffered from the impact on its expatriate nationals and the loss of their earnings , sought international compensation for its reluctant imposition of sanctions .
8 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 .
9 Sarfraz Nawaz was the first man I saw do it , but most Pakistan fast bowlers have the ability to swing the old ball .
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