Example sentences of "[prep] be [adj] [verb] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The development , first reported in The Scotsman three years ago , opens up the possibility of being able to treat the first signs of breast cancer when the chances of success are highest . |
| 2 | And the Reverend Armitage was reported to be obliged to leave the 11th green with lumbago while playing for Henley in its first match with Maidenhead . |
| 3 | You were looking at the beetle world in such a way as to be able to see the third dimension . |
| 4 | Unless you happen to be a keen follower of American football , you are more likely to be able to answer the first six questions than the last two . |
| 5 | I 've been lucky to be able to launch the first concept of dread disease insurance , in South Africa you might have heard about us . |