Example sentences of "[adj] have be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has been the second most successful method of recruitment ; x new members were recruited by Head Office in 1992 . |
| 2 | This has been the second most successful method of recruitment . |
| 3 | The Lemonheads have been touring for about three months , first in America and now in Europe , and this has been the first real glitch they 've encountered . |
| 4 | There was no way of being certain how long she 'd spent on the ward ; it might have been six weeks or six years , but she was guessing at six months because this had been the first commission review that she 'd received . |
| 5 | The number of deaths attributable to political violence since 1984 , according to the South African Institute of Race Relations ( SAIRR ) , had totalled 11,910. 1991 had been the second worst year since 1984 , but the figure of 2,672 for the year was 28 per cent down on 1990 . |
| 6 | I consider myself highly privileged to have been the first Minister for consumer protection in a completely independent consumer protection Department . |
| 7 | These had been the last words that had passed between them . |
| 8 | ‘ I am proud to have been the first British actor to play the American rock hero in his own homeland . |
| 9 | Countries where prices have tumbled like our own have been the first to benefit from the spark in the market . |
| 10 | That had been the first news this night had brought the Duke — that Napoleon 's army had branched off the Brussels road to drive the Prussians eastwards away from the British . |
| 11 | That had been the first of many occasions when a baby in her care collapsed suddenly and surprisingly , said Mr Goldring . |