Example sentences of "be [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are nineteenth century images of poverty , and they are in Britain today in nineteen ninety . |
| 2 | We are 17th and that is just not good enough . |
| 3 | The rest are second- third- or fourth-preference votes that have been allowed in the end to decide the issue between him and his chief rival , Bear . |
| 4 | Indeed , it might be argued that subsequent elite and pluralist theories are nineteenth- and twentieth-century reaction to this analysis . |
| 5 | Fulham have registered four victories and are second behind Ryedale York in the Second Division . |
| 6 | More plentiful are Second World War £1 notes going for £4 to £5 , while the rarer 10 shilling notes cost around £10 . |
| 7 | More plentiful are Second World War £1 notes going for £4 to £5 , while the rarer 10 shilling notes cost around £10 . |
| 8 | More plentiful are Second World War £1 notes going for £4 to £5 , while the rarer 10 shilling notes cost around £10 . |
| 9 | Benfica are second with Porto out in front on 47 points . |
| 10 | These are second order differential equations for the four metric functions . |
| 11 | Of the seats where the Liberal Democrats are second , there are 16 where Labour is a poor third and a switchover by the bulk of the Labour vote would give the Lib Dems victory . |
| 12 | In the eight in which they are second ( Edinburgh Central and South , Angus East , Banff , Fife NE , Renfrew West , Strathkelvin , and Tweeddale ) , their percentages are down as much as they are up . |
| 13 | ‘ Port Vale are Second Division , okay , but most of our lads have played League football and we do n't think they 're any better than us , ’ he said . |
| 14 | Only thoughts , actions , moves and attacks which have been practised until they are second nature will be available at a split second 's notice . |
| 15 | Projects that are second nature to Balfour Beatty — the major construction company within the BICC Group . |
| 16 | ‘ We are second from bottom and we need to get a result . |
| 17 | Ants make fearsome enemies , but as friends they are second to none . |
| 18 | The materials , whether wool or silk , are second to none , and it is not uncommon for a mixture of wools from different regions — each noted for specific qualities of softness , springiness of durability — to be employed in better quality items to ensure a perfect blend of all the characteristics necessary to produce the best rug-making material . |
| 19 | I find too that circumstances compel a socialist Council like Harlow to be constrained and constricted when building , there are too many laws and regulations which are based on the fact that , for instance , today 's government thinks that people who rent houses are second class citizens . |
| 20 | There are second chances to get one 's initial basic or general education , through everything from adult basic education classes through to GCSEs and A levels in further education colleges . |
| 21 | Second home owners have roused the ire of local inhabitants more than either commuters or retired newcomers , partly by the very fact that their houses are second homes and therefore considered to be needed less than the houses of other ex-urbanites . |
| 22 | There is a crude housing surplus of approximately 500000 dwellings over households , but many of these houses are second homes , or are unfit for occupation , or in areas of high unemployment , where workers have migrated to other parts of the country . |
| 23 | That compares with the rest of the water companies , we are second lowest . |
| 24 | ‘ Most of our customers are second time buyers who know what they want and expect to be able to just walk in and take it off the shelf like a can of beans , ’ he says . |
| 25 | ‘ Japanese hospitality and interest are second to none . ’ |
| 26 | Will my hon. Friend take time today to congratulate the doctors and staff at Ormskirk district general hospital who are second in the country in respect of their waiting list register , with 94 per cent . |
| 27 | Does the Minister agree that , as the Government have curbed night flights , refused planning permission for a heliport at Cannon Street in the City , stopped the Heathrow-Gatwick helicopter link and refused planning permission for a fifth terminal at Heathrow , they are second to none in protecting people from the blight and the curse of aircraft noise ? |
| 28 | We were the big trading nation , and even today we are the second largest by way of the percentage of GDP exported and imported — we are second only to West Germany . |
| 29 | As sources of essential sociable interaction and ‘ informal ’ support and care , these networks are second in importance only to the nuclear family . |
| 30 | Among the major research interests of members of staff of the department and IALS are second language acquisition with specific reference to recent developments in linguistic and psycholinguistic theory , language testing ( including computer-assisted techniques ) , literary stylistics ( in particular the discourse of prose fiction ) , pedagogical grammar , the sociolinguistics of bilingualism , the history of language teaching , English for specific purposes ( particularly medical English ) and language teaching materials ( e.g. for extensive reading in English as a second/foreign language ) . |