Example sentences of "[adv] [vb mod] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | To keep the family together must be the first aim , and the separation of the child from its parents can only be justified when there is no possibility of securing adequate care for that child in his own home . |
2 | They just could be the first band in history to sell genuine English music to the Americans . |
3 | But tonight it is true , and tonight will be the last time . ’ |
4 | He added that the measures announced yesterday would be the last change to the Government 's poll tax plans . |
5 | It also may be the first single to have celebrated the guitarist as icon and as such has been the target of many awful cover versions by people like Michael J Fox , who want to be guitar heroes . |
6 | The first session is the most important because if it is not run properly it also may be the last session for some clients . |
7 | The guys here would be the first to refuse to participate if they did n't like the way they were portrayed . |
8 | Today will be the first time troops have been brought in during an industrial dispute since 1978 . |
9 | ‘ I suppose Mike out there will be the next to go , ’ he said in a pleasant conversational tone . |
10 | The only way to solve the problem is to iron out the effect of fluctuations , and this therefore must be the first objective of a computerised system . |