Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [is] [to-vb] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sensible compromise is to use the first method for longer photo-stories and to add a sticky label to the photograph giving outline details and the source and to use the second method for short captions . |
| 2 | A mnemonic for this phenomenon is to set the first and second fingers and thumb of the left hand at right angles to one another . |
| 3 | A simple proof is to cross the first fingers of your two hands , one at 30 inch range , the other at 15 inches . |
| 4 | With the spring clean now over , the new Government Chemist 's principal task is to spearhead the third phase of the business programme started by his predecessor Alex Williams . |
| 5 | A good way of gauging whether the dogs are owner or dog-attached in a two-dog environment is to take the second dog for a quick walk , leaving the first at home ; when you return , the first dog will almost certainly greet you first . |
| 6 | To return to the problem of how to continue the theme after the first phrase is formed : the simplest solution is to repeat the first phrase exactly as it is . |
| 7 | The new car is to mark the 30th anniversary of the MGB . |
| 8 | The tendency within more recent authority is to pitch the second part of the hurdle at varying levels depending upon the nature of the decision-maker in question . |
| 9 | Sun Alliance sold the majority of its 14.24% stake in Commercial Union for £280m and merged its Australian non-life operation with Royal Insurance 's to form the fourth largest general insurer in Australia . |
| 10 | His next target is to become the first player to reach 2,000 points for the Welsh All Blacks . |