Example sentences of "[vb mod] be the [num ord] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | British Telecom and the water authorities should be the first to be so referred . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | In order to ensure fair play in this situation , those who kept within the regulation in this matter must be the first to be given the option ( ability proven , of course ) of playing for England this winter and subsequently for at least two years . |
| 4 | With winter approaching fast , and no end to the war in sight , Jeff 's hoping it 'll be the first of many . |
| 5 | I know that this means that when the revolution comes I 'll be the first against the wall , but I like this . |
| 6 | It 'll be the first in the country to offer unbleached office paper . |
| 7 | ‘ And you imagine that I 'll be the next to be arrested ? |
| 8 | He 'll be the next in . |
| 9 | ‘ On Monday , that 'll be the sixth of June , ’ Otley said , ‘ and there 'll be another two days of the horse fair left to go . ’ |
| 10 | No I , I , but I 'm sure I 've got one more to pay but it 'll be the fifteenth of March that 'll be due . |
| 11 | It 'll be one of two days , it 'll be the fifteenth of June or the first of July . |
| 12 | The key thing appeared to be that Delander had fitted it with double wheel or duplex escapement — and it could be the first of the rare group of his clocks that include the feature . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , Seth Abraham , boss of big fight pay-masters Home Box Office , is due to fly into London to discuss terms for another contract with Lewis 's team , and a clash with Stewart in America could be the first of the new deal . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It could be the first of dozens of identical schools in Armenia , and the five million pound cost is being partly met by the British Armenia Appeal . |
| 18 | Reid has now persuaded one female to move without swallowing what could be the last of the species . |
| 19 | The court heard that Baillie had asked another man to hide the gun and warned him that he could be the next to be 'blown away' |
| 20 | ‘ We eat eggs all the time ; we 'd be the first to be affected . ’ |
| 21 | I always wanted the room at the top of the house so that , when the axe-wielding psycho came in , I 'd be the last to be killed . |
| 22 | I shot him in the back ’ Bailie asked Larkins to hide the gun and warned him that if anything happened to it , he 'd be the next to be ’ blown away ’ |
| 23 | Everybody get trouble sometime , and this may be the first for you — the first we hear about . |
| 24 | In what may be the first of several similar moves , Alpha Microsystems Inc , Santa Ana , is to acquire the assets of the hardware maintenance division of MGI Group International Inc , a Los Angeles-based Unix integrator with 294 local service contracts , adding some $1.2m to Alpha Micro 's nationwide annual service revenues ; the acquisition , whose terms were undisclosed , is expected to be completed later this month . |
| 25 | In what may be the first of several similar moves , Alpha Microsystems Inc has agreed to acquire the assets of the hardware maintenance division of MGI Group International , a Los Angeles-based Unix integrator with 294 local service contracts adding $1.2M to Alpha 's nationwide annual service revenues . |
| 26 | The report says that the Marshall Islanders are likely have to flee their homes within 30 years and that the islands may be the first of the world 's low-lying countries ( mostly Pacific islands ) to be inundated as sea levels rise . |
| 27 | Antigone may be the first of all political plays and is surely the greatest . |
| 28 | The next generation of anti-malarials may be the first to be developed with specific biochemical knowledge of how the malaria parasite can be attacked and killed once inside the body . |
| 29 | One view is that Frank Reed 's release , the second in a week , may be the last for some time . |
| 30 | But this year 's Popular Flying Association Rally may be the last to be held there . |