Example sentences of "could be the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you live in London , yours could be the seventh pair of kidneys that your glass of water has passed through and chemicals used in farming today seep into the ground to pollute and contaminate the water . |
| 2 | Alysardi could be the second leg of a double for Alec Stewart , her trainer , and Michael Roberts , her jockey , who may earlier have won with ELEGANT RAINBOW ( nap 3.05 ) . |
| 3 | Next year 's French Grand Prix , scheduled to take place on July 4 exactly one week before the British race at Silverstone , could be the first casualty of the anti-smoking brigade 's war on tobacco sponsorship . |
| 4 | With the chip stripped of floating point processor , large caches and TurboChannel/EISA controller support , he says Terminal III could be the first AXP platform under $2,000 . |
| 5 | She subscribed to the journals Poétique and Tel Quel so that she could be the first person on the Trumpington Road to know the latest thoughts of Roland Barthes and Julia Kristeva . |
| 6 | The fisherman on the bank could be the first person to notice that fish were dying or other water creatures were being affected by the pollutant that had suddenly appeared . |
| 7 | Yes , it could be the first sentence of ten . |
| 8 | It could be the first sentence . |
| 9 | An RICS spokesman said : ‘ This could be the first signs of spring flowers in the beleaguered market and herald the return of confidence . |
| 10 | That could be the first cut in my opinion . |
| 11 | They just could be the first band in history to sell genuine English music to the Americans . |
| 12 | If they are favourable words , it could be the first write-up of many . |
| 13 | ‘ Simon de Montfort ’ could be the first lecture on the Friday morning , to be followed by ‘ The Battle of Evesham ’ , which promised to be quite enlightening . |
| 14 | Therefore the first cell division could be the first manifestation of the motivation of all living things , which was to become the enjoyment of life . |
| 15 | 1 What could be the first verse ? 2 What could be the last verse ? 3 What order do you think makes the best sense ? |
| 16 | If it succeeds , the seven-month old from Lennoxtown , Stirlingshire , could be the first baby of thousands to be saved . |
| 17 | ‘ If the Yellow Route is finally adopted for the A3 Hindhead bypass it could be the first step to bringing a lot of traffic and development to Farnham Lane ’ he said . |
| 18 | Liverpool City Council are planning to start a tournament in the winter which could be the first step of a journey up the British rankings right up to a match against number one players Jeremy Bates and Joe Durie . |
| 19 | The move is the result of mounting concern after The Northern Echo revealed that it was feared plans to allow districts to form powerful purchasing consortiums could be the first step towards full-scale merger . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ It looks as though this could be the first step towards merger . |
| 21 | To our knowledge this could be the first report of poisoning from sulphonylureas by inhalation . |
| 22 | This could be the first Gittel 's twin ! ’ |
| 23 | Provided he is not forced to drop them it may be that Gorbachev , ironically , could be the first world leader to actually reduce a country 's intelligence agencies on the grounds that there is less for them to do . |
| 24 | ‘ But this could be the last tour overseas that we sanction . |
| 25 | The report calls on boards to ‘ give precedence to substance over form' , in applying and interpreting the code , but it is doubtful whether companies realise that this could be the last chance for self-regulation . |
| 26 | Benazir Bhutto says that after the summer of turmoil in Pakistan , this could be the last chance for parliamentary democracy . |
| 27 | Lack of money means this could be the last Playday in Cheltenham . |
| 28 | The Archon 's speech could be the last breath of civilization and order . |
| 29 | Mr Kinnock came to Gloucestershire to see what could be the last housing development built by the Forest of Dean District Council . |
| 30 | Mr Hartley fears cutting the concession could be the last straw for some 80 farmers who keep 75,000 Herdwicks in the Lake District . |