Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He will recall that , when British Rail proposed that Waterloo should be the first channel tunnel station , not only did it say that one station was sufficient and that it did not need a second one but , in the case which it put to the House of Lords during the discussions , it said specifically that King 's Cross was not an appropriate location for a second station . |
| 2 | The aim is to target and then monitor reform-minded governments — Ecuador might be the first — and create ‘ islands of integrity ’ : countries whose officials abjure bribery in the hope of shaming others into doing the same . |
| 3 | On the day that the last of the articles appeared , the Zionist Federation staged a demonstration outside the London offices of The Times , some of their supporters holding placards which announced that the paper was ‘ a new Arab secret weapon ’ and that the PLO would be the next owner of The Times . |
| 4 | The small community at Grasmere would be the first to experience ‘ the milder day ’ which would eventually include the whole of mankind . |
| 5 | it 'll only be until I should think erm next Tuesday will be the last batch , cos we 've got these bank holidays fortunately in the , in the way where I T still work but we do n't and so they 're gon na fix , they 'll carry on fixing it over the weekend . |
| 6 | The word here — many talk but few are willing to be quoted — is that Nelson Mandela will be the last to go , and that he is working closely with the government in arranging a timetable for the releases . |
| 7 | Wilder will be the first black governor in American history and the union endorsed him believing that he will ensure fairer treatment at the hands of state officials . |
| 8 | The new products will still be available on other platforms — HP and DEC , for instance , are working with the company in other areas — but IBM UK and DG will be the first to offer commercial ports of Medley some time next year . |
| 9 | But from 1 January 1993 the three will join the UK 's fully fledged car company bosses ; the Marcos Mantara , Caterham K-series and Westfield ZEi will be the first ever kit cars to be sold fully built up , thanks to a helpful new bit of bureaucracy : Low Volume Type Approval . |
| 10 | Tony Wright will be the third captain in as many years . |
| 11 | And like Kim 'll be the first one to say she gave up after a few months |
| 12 | THE riots that rocked Oxford , Salford , Bristol and Blackburn could be the first of many if the Government continues with its uncaring policies , president Rodney Bickerstaffe told the conference . |
| 13 | President Patricio Aylwin Azócar was told by US President Bush on May 14 , during his first official visit to the USA since taking office in March 1990 , that Chile would be the next country with which the US would negotiate a free trade agreement , after the completion of talks between the USA , Mexico and Canada to establish a North American Free Trade Area ( NAFTA — see p. 38761 ) . |
| 14 | They will not win the World Cup , but going further than England would be the next best thing . |
| 15 | ‘ If I were on holiday , Nigel would be the first person I 'd contact when I got back . |
| 16 | Perhaps Buddha will be the last religious genius to be explained by Christianity . ’ |
| 17 | Coun Robinson could be the first civic leader in history to sack the chauffeur and arrive by No 11 bus . |
| 18 | A partial answer might be that he was confident at the time that Argentina would be the first country to exploit atomic energy for industrial purposes . |
| 19 | Then , she was sure , Harold would be the last thing she would think of as she drowned . |
| 20 | She knew that despite her fury , Carrie would be the first to offer help to Minnie if she needed it . |
| 21 | He 's impressed a number of Premier League managers but Venables will be the first to make a move . |
| 22 | The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year 's presidential contest , and the prospect of defeat in Yucatan seems to have rattled Mr Salinas 's government . |
| 23 | It 's no exaggeration to say that Kos will be THE next big place for young people . |
| 24 | Michael Jackson will be the first man on Mars , if he is n't already . |
| 25 | Owen McAuley will be the third Ulster driver in the British series . |
| 26 | The next release of Lanserver , due around September or October should be the last to incorporate work from IBM 's estranged partner according to Ray Buckland , the UK manager in charge of Lan Software and client-server systems . |
| 27 | The patronal festival of the parish church of St Peter of Tankersley should be the 29th June , but Tankersley Feast always took place during the second week of July . |
| 28 | DALIAN ATKINSON could be the next target as England manager Graham Taylor looks for a hit-man . |
| 29 | Lil would be the first to say — and Nick would back her up that I am never happier than when I 'm banging my head against a wall . |
| 30 | The members of the ‘ Maranyl ’ MIT would be the first to admit they 're not unique . |