Example sentences of "[noun pl] 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 | When a total quantity of Q l films is purchased the last film yields exactly P 1 pounds worth of extra utility to consumers . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | El País reported that " a dozen " Nahda leaders were detained the next day . |
| 7 | With a ground capacity of 6,000 , the intention is to make it an all-ticket match , with members being given the first option . |
| 8 | Her plans were overthrown the first day when the president requested that she should be chaplain . |
| 9 | The police were called the next day . |
| 10 | Iida 's remains were buried the next day . |
| 11 | The formal US indictments were issued the next day . |