Example sentences of "[noun sg] would be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He realised that the religion of a rival would be the last consideration on Jessica 's agenda . |
| 2 | The earliest we could start work would be the 19th September , for which I would need to put out a call during August . |
| 3 | 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 " . |
| 4 | Side bets were made that the Lady would be the next to leave the board . |
| 5 | The wood would be the first to burn but you would n't feel much . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd have thought that looking for a gas leak with a lighted match would be the last thing he would do . ’ |
| 8 | So they they do they test for the for the hill would be the first thing . |
| 9 | Meantime Ing C Olivetti & Co — which has an interest in the ARM RISC via its 80% holding in Acorn Computers Plc , is developing its own personal communicator , but is also looking at the AT&T Hobbit , and may join the alliance with Eo ; its own product would be the next generation of the 2.2lbs Quaderno portable , which uses the 16MHz 8086-compatible NEC Corp V30HL chip . |
| 10 | I knew one family where the husband hung himself facing the front door so that his body would be the first thing his wife would see as she came in . |
| 11 | There was only one peg that was ice-free and I predicted that if anything was caught at all that peg would be the last to produce . |
| 12 | Technical groups have reportedly advanced the shared SVR4-OSF/1 application programming interface to the draft stage — that effort will continue over ACE 's dead body — creating a workable application binary interface would be the next step . |
| 13 | For years those of us who have played a cat and mouse game with cagey manager Billy Bingham over team selections could always be sure that Donaghy 's name would be the first one down on the sheet . |
| 14 | I and my right hon. Friend would be the first to admit that the White Paper process is the beginning of a long road . |
| 15 | The Bolivians had planned that the king would be the first to be given a coca leaf as he toured Expo , which has pavilions from 112 nations . |
| 16 | Now normal , er now I mean , day would be the ninth of August , would n't it ? |
| 17 | Though they might have forgotten that the following day would be the sixth anniversary of their engagement , he with his prodigious memory had not . |
| 18 | The ailing US economy would be the first hurdle , with resentment that foreign firms have destroyed American employment prospects . |
| 19 | The probe would be the first US craft to visit Mars since 1976 . |
| 20 | I told her I was n't there , I 'd left , and I thought he 'd smash things up and my china cabinet would be the first . " |
| 21 | The committee chairman , Councillor Pat Fawcett , said eviction would be the last resort as it showed failure . |
| 22 | The Reporter would be the first person to whom any child referrals would be made . |
| 23 | Indeed , well before it assembled , the governments involved had been quite aware that quarrels over precedence would be the first obstacle to peace-making and by no means the least serious . |
| 24 | Matthew Blake was going to be so hopping mad that , the next time he saw her , making love would be the last thing on his mind ! |
| 25 | It is a vicious circle which takes some breaking , as many girls on Tour would be the first to admit . |
| 26 | Perhaps this operation would be the last , perhaps his Western masters would finally decide that the old workhorse had given his best and deserved to be put out in rich pastures . |
| 27 | Masklin would be the first to admit that he did n't understand about jets and engines and machines , so maybe that was why he did n't worry about travelling in them . |
| 28 | Masklin would be the first to admit that he was n't too familiar with forms of transport , but what they all seemed to have in common was a front , which was in front , and a back , which was n't . |
| 29 | Australia 's hand would be the first to shoot up with New Zealand not far behind , both of them , of course , recent victors over England . |
| 30 | This year 's air show would be the 18th to be staged at Mildenhall . |