Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1979 Conservative election manifesto claimed : ‘ The balance of our society has been increasingly tilted in favour of the state at the expense of individual freedom … this election may be the last chance we have to reverse that process . ’ |
| 2 | Antigone may be the first of all political plays and is surely the greatest . |
| 3 | This verdict may be the last attempt of this generation to keep intact the myth of a unanimously resisting France , for it is now under review by the Court of Cassation . |
| 4 | Innocence may be the first casualty of war , as the posters for the film boldly quoted , but it seems good taste is the first casualty in computer-game marketing . |
| 5 | In so doing it suggested a small but distinct improvement on that model : the party-list vote should be the first on the ballot paper , not the second as it is in West Germany , and the constituency vote should come second instead of first . |
| 6 | A star command must be the last ( or only ) command on a program line and its argument may not be a variable . |
| 7 | Since a star command must be the last ( or only ) command in a program line , you need to use the OSCLI command to pass the CLI command to the operating system . |
| 8 | Mr Grainger , who believes that the association could be the first of its kind in the country , has contacted the American Brain Tumour Association which has provided him with a wealth of information . |
| 9 | Mr Grainger , who believes that the association could be the first of its kind in the country , has contacted the American Brain Tumour Association which has provided him with a wealth of information . |
| 10 | He realised that the religion of a rival would be the last consideration on Jessica 's agenda . |
| 11 | Industry will be the last to be affected , but that too will be forced to conform by upgrading works ' canteens and food preparation areas . |
| 12 | Gold Blend makers Nestle say this episode will be the last . |
| 13 | Hopefully , this car will be the first of the Centenary class , replacing the OMOs , and maintaining the regular service for many years to come ! |
| 14 | Prizes will total £17 , OOO — a Ford Mondeo car will be the first prize , with further prizes of camcorders , holidays , colour televisions and JS gift vouchers . |
| 15 | Does this mean that King 's Pond will be the next to go ? |
| 16 | The winning entry will be the first all-correct entry picked out of the bag by Jannine Kaye , Manager of Pickfords Travel , Cheapside , Halifax . |
| 17 | The new offering will be the first open RISC-based in-store system from Nixdorf USA , which has Montgomery Ward as a customer and claims 10 of the top 20 supermarkets in the world . |
| 18 | The new offering will be the first open RISC-based in-store system from Nixdorf USA , which has Montgomery Ward as a customer and claims 10 of the top 20 supermarkets in the world . |
| 19 | What marketing zealot will be the first to package the ‘ chocroach ’ ( free range from the biggest London housing estates ) . |
| 20 | Your talk will be the first item on the agenda you need not stay for the rest of the meeting unless you want to . |
| 21 | Ms Noble 's talk will be the first item on the agenda and you can leave early if you wish to , though you are , of course , welcome to stay for the rest of the meeting . |
| 22 | In a foreword to the 1979 Conservative election manifesto , Mrs Thatcher suggested that the election might be the last chance voters had to reverse the extension of state power at the expense of the individual . |
| 23 | Mandatory antenatal screening for syphilis could be the first major antenatal intervention against STDs ; full integration of this policy into antenatal care could provide an avenue for research into pertinent questions raised in the recent WHO review and an opportunity to identify women who need evaluation for other STDs . |
| 24 | The earliest we could start work would be the 19th September , for which I would need to put out a call during August . |
| 25 | The Independent of April 8 noted that this Luxembourg meeting of the European Council would be the fourth special meeting in 18 months [ see pp. 37028 ; 37363-64 ; 37782-83 ] and detected " a subtle but important change in the character of the Community , away from supranational roots where the European Commission holds sway , towards a more intergovernmental future under the guiding hand of the European Council " . |
| 26 | Side bets were made that the Lady would be the next to leave the board . |
| 27 | The wood would be the first to burn but you would n't feel much . |
| 28 | The company in question would be the first to admit that the analysis was a pioneering effort and that the estimates obtained were , in some cases , quite crude , as the accounting system could not readily provide all the relevant data . |
| 29 | And if she wants a train set then her granny will be the first to help her set it up . |
| 30 | But Interior Secretary has pledged that preserving California 's desert will be the first land conservation goal of the administration . |