Example sentences of "[noun sg] [det] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were weaknesses — batteries were neither so good nor so light as they are today and in any case this was the first step . |
| 2 | That 's during the war yes and er , of course this is the first world war I were referring to and erm , the people appreciated this and we used to give it to them like you know . |
| 3 | United have been going well in recent weeks , but they really could do with another win at home this was the last 6 weeks ago against Cambridge United . |
| 4 | In seven years driving a cab this is the first time I 've been done for anything . |
| 5 | Going from there to , and that 's a sort of history of where things have happened over the previous four mon four months , to expectations about output this is the first survey since the recession began in which all regions , mainland regions of the U K say that they expect output to increase over the coming four months . |
| 6 | To our knowledge this is the first prospective study that has shown that bacterial pneumonia is associated with HIV seroconversion among intravenous drug misusers . |
| 7 | Numerous questions have been asked in the House about the police national computer , but to my knowledge this is the first opportunity we have had in recent times to discuss wider issues . |
| 8 | To our knowledge this is the first case of imported diphtheria acquired by a western tourist on a short trip to Russia , although each year over 400,000 Finnish citizens travel each year to Russia and about 200,000 Russians visit Finland . |
| 9 | Darlington Arts Centre THIS was the third time this season that jazz at the Arts Centre has clashed with a jazz concert elsewhere , this time with the Stan Tracey Octet in Gateshead . |
| 10 | In 30 years of visiting the city this is the first time that I have experienced this state of affairs . |
| 11 | The EF One Eleven has a good safety record — in its eleven year history this was the first crash in peacetime . |
| 12 | It is normally kept on static display at the National Railway Museum in York , but is on hire to the West Somerset this year This was the last steam locomotive built for British Railways before the completion of the changeover to diesel and electric traction . |
| 13 | He say : We would impress on the public this is the second attack … we would like them to come forward with whatever information they 've got . |
| 14 | Kenny Davern : Middlesbrough Marton Way Hotel THIS was the first date in Middlesbrough Jazz Society 's new season , a return visit by the American clarinettist Kenny Davern . |
| 15 | Erm but in the meantime those are the first essays I can er erm are you erm , working on that or thinking about that ? |
| 16 | IN fact this is the first version since the 31-year-old Karajan that has voices of the traditional dimensions for the principal roles , and each of the three singers offers a formidable performance . |
| 17 | With its efficient sights , this became so popular that it soon almost ousted the longbow ; in fact this was the last meeting at which the silver arrow was won by an archer using a longbow . |