Example sentences of "[noun pl] [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 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 . |
| 3 | British Telecom and the water authorities should be the first to be so referred . |
| 4 | 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 ! |
| 5 | However , as leaders of the Christian community the clergy should be the first to foster good relationships through effective communication . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | If an error occurs within a procedure or function , the value of any PRIVATE variables will be the last value they were set to within the procedure or function which gave rise to the error . |
| 8 | The first and second prize winners will be the first correct entries to be chosen after the closing date of July 6 1992 . |
| 9 | Winners will be the first correct entries drawn from the bag on Friday 13th November |
| 10 | , Winners will be the first correct entries drawn from the bag on 9th March 1992 . |
| 11 | Winners will be the first correct entries drawn from the bag on 11th May 1992 . |
| 12 | Winners will be the first correct entries drawn from the bag on 10th January 1992 . |
| 13 | The winners will be the first correct entries drawn . |
| 14 | The winners will be the first correct entries drawn . |
| 15 | The winners will be the first correct entries drawn . |
| 16 | The cards must get to us by Tuesday next week , and the winners will be the first ten correct replies out of the bag . |
| 17 | The cards must get to us by Tuesday next week , and the winners will be the first ten correct replies out of the bag . |
| 18 | Alison says parties and dinner parties can be the last places she has a good time . |
| 19 | The Talmud provides that the Jewish parents must be the first teachers . ’ |
| 20 | Men from these Companies would be the first commando soldiers to fight a prolonged guerrilla war , not in the Middle East but in defence of the approaches to their homeland . |
| 21 | ‘ The neighbouring countries would be the first to suffer from more general sanctions against South Africa , and for very understandable reasons have not imposed them themselves . ’ |
| 22 | On past form , secondary schools in Conservative areas will be the first to take the plunge . |
| 23 | Availability on the high-end 75 and 85 models will be the first half of 1993 and the second half of the year for entry-level and mid-range 15s , 35s and 65s . |
| 24 | The latest sale has sparked speculation that Eagle Star 's South African operations could be the next to go . |
| 25 | If this is the case , the changes of the past 30 years may be the first signs of a return to the more traditional population distribution of pre-industrial Britain , but it must also be borne in mind that it takes a very long time to shift major population patterns , and that the present trends may only be a veneer on an underlying and more permanent structure . |
| 26 | Manchester City4 Leeds United0 A FAR from vintage championship battle has fluctuated between the Uniteds of Manchester and Leeds for months , so it would be folly to believe this dramatic twist in fortunes will be the last before the coveted honour goes to either Old Trafford or Elland Road . |
| 27 | The case being considered during the next few weeks will be the first alleged breach of an environment directive by this Government in 20 years ' membership of the European Community — and I am proud of that . |
| 28 | Furthermore , in each case the sufferers or recovering persons may be the last people to be aware of these changes in themselves . |
| 29 | Ideally your carpets should be the first major purchase in your new home , for it is around this essential item of furnishing that the rest of your interiors should be planned . |
| 30 | One of the essential positions must be the first point of entry for the fire fighting service . |