Example sentences of "it would be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's said that if the flame-retardant with which they 're treated could be bottled it 'd be the first guaranteed aphrodisiac . ’ |
| 2 | It 'd be the hundredth root . |
| 3 | He said it would be the first of a series of ventures which Gooding was discussing with Japanese companies , aimed at bringing research and technology to Britain rather than just final assembly of goods . |
| 4 | If the Californian clubs progress it would be the first World Series — which starts on 14 October — between the two cities facing each other across San Francisco Bay . |
| 5 | It would be the first major peacekeeping force deployed in the Western Hemisphere . |
| 6 | Indeed , if Portsmouth and Sunderland were to defy the odds and emerge victorious from today 's matches against Liverpool and Norwich , it would be the first time in the 120-year history of the tournament that two teams from the Second Division contested the final . |
| 7 | Looking at it and the bleak shore of Flotta beyond , the memories came flooding back : pink gins before Sunday lunch at twopence a throw ; dressing up as Tartars and Eskimos and Bedouins for Tribal parties ; cinema shows where the reels were laced up in the wrong order ; darts competitions in the wardroom flat ; early winter morning torpedo firings in the Flow , very dark and cold ; walks to Longhope for fresh eggs , or fishing for sea-trout in the bay ; piping the admiral as we passed the headquarters ship and eased our way down to Switha Gate bound for distant waters , the captain on the compass platform with cap at an angle , elbows on hips and gloved hands turned upwards , Spider beside him puffing smoke through a black holder and advising courses to steer ; and then , as the ship adjusted herself to the roll and rhythm of the sea , a last flashing message from the signal station at Hoxa Head ( now vandalized and abandoned ) , as it would be the first on our return , days or weeks later . |
| 8 | This was not the first purge it had masterminded ( though it would be the first of this scale ) ; the structure was in place for an invisible but comprehensive cleansing . |
| 9 | The airline had opened the route on the basis that it would be the first of many , but the British Government had failed to grant any more licenses . |
| 10 | In France it would be the first ever 8c+ . |
| 11 | Now in the period that I come into it would be the First World War , when we had er , of course in these days , the thing we always , to look at the motor trade then , it was a follow up from the carriage trade . |
| 12 | I 'll tell you something , if I it would be the first cruise liner I could find and I 'd be away and I |
| 13 | It would be the first time she had ever been with John to a place that was part of her own particular world , unless one counted the Ash Wednesday lunchtime service at her uncle 's church . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's because — it would be the first time ? ’ |
| 15 | It would be the first place his enemies would check . |
| 16 | If the ostriches were indeed infected with BSE by this route , it would be the first recorded case of the disease being transmitted from cattle to birds [ see Eds passim ] . |
| 17 | If both Graf and Agassi were to succumb to their injuries , it would be the first time in the Open era that both reigning singles champions have not returned to defend their titles . |
| 18 | It was the only sexual advance she had ever made to him and he knew it would be the last . |
| 19 | We never thought it would be the last time we saw him . ’ |
| 20 | I had a feeling it would be the last I heard of him . |
| 21 | It would be the last straw if her husband tried to get romantic at the wrong time of the month . |
| 22 | Hopefully it would be the last she saw of her lesbian lover . |
| 23 | If such a number did exist , it would be the last member of the series of cardinals arranged in the order of magnitude . |
| 24 | It had also occurred to him that if he wrote that report it would be the last thing he ever did in the Army . |
| 25 | It would be the last straw if the bird had been poisoned . |
| 26 | The overlap with the districts needs to be eradicated , it 's a black hole at the moment , every district can pass a its surplus on to another district , and indeed it would be the last district to prepare a district wide local plan that has to meet the residue of the Greater York requirement , it may maybe a good stimulus for the districts to get on with their local plans , but that 's not an planning way . |
| 27 | But he warned that buyers ' foreign-exchange hedging operations meant that it would be the fourth quarter of 1992 before the full impact came through in orders and deliveries . |
| 28 | Duncan had not returned Armstrong by six , so I presumed it would be the next morning . |
| 29 | In two days ' time ( 7th May ) , it would be the forty-fifth anniversary of the final German surrender in the Second World War though the cease-fire was not to take effect until midnight on 8th May . |
| 30 | ‘ I thought it would be the eighth round . |