Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [num] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | De La Rue , the security printing and payments systems group , has become one of the first companies to announce results under FRS 3 . |
| 2 | Billy Hamilton , who retired from Rentokil several years ago , [ formerly working with Pest Control in Belfast and still collecting debts for the company ] has become one of the first people in Northern Ireland to be presented with a commemorative medal from the Soviet authorities . |
| 3 | Paul has become one of the first fans to have his room decorated with the wallpaper . |
| 4 | The Times obituary said ‘ By his death the veterinary world has lost one of the last of the band of pioneers who successfully converted veterinarianism into the great profession which is constantly advancing both in scientific knowledge and in public esteem . ’ |
| 5 | A team of 12 journalism students has launched one of the first independent radio stations ( Radio Tartu ) in the former Soviet republic of Estonia . |
| 6 | Yeah , he 's booked one of the thirteenth . |