Example sentences of "[conj] it [is] a [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says that it 's a last resort … to protect other patients and staff . |
| 2 | I feel like it 's a second career . |
| 3 | If it is a first baby , then both mother and father are inexperienced and are learning how to cope with the demands of the new infant as well as with the disruption in their own lives . |
| 4 | The caller from the agency may plead and cajole you into agreeing to accept the job , especially if it is a last minute booking and they are desperate for someone . |
| 5 | Even if it 's a first marriage the husband 's side of the family would miss out altogether . |
| 6 | There is no evidence for this belief except one doubtful piece of hearsay ; but it is a first principle of modern reactions to Freud and psychoanalysis that facts count for nothing if the mythology is appealing enough . |
| 7 | But it is a first step towards better value for defence dollars and D-marks . |
| 8 | But it is a first charge on the estate . |