Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb mod] [verb] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 To the question , therefore , which ought to hold the first rank , Raphael or Michelangelo , it must be answered , that if it is to be given to him who possessed a greater combination of the higher qualities of the art than any other man , there is no doubt but Raphael is the first .
2 In this current project , two studies are being carried out which should provide the next stage for following up the researchers ' first cohort of 1981 entrants .
3 Among the happiest band of travellers are 5,000 St Johnstone fans heading for the seaside and a match against Ayr United which will decide the First Division Championship .
4 In order to identify the ‘ critical ’ elements , the time-scale must indicate the earliest and latest finish dates and any functions which will trigger the next step ( see fig. p. 96 ) .
5 The following bridge carries the track which will form the first line of the Midland Metro , due to be opened next year .
6 The annual Nick Estcourt Award of £1000 , granted to small expeditions in pursuit of challenging mountain objectives , goes this year to the British Makrong Chhish expedition which will attempt the first ascent of the mountain .
7 The only other Mira stars which can reach the fourth magnitude are Chi Cygni , in the Swan , and R Hydræ , in the Watersnake .
8 Thus the number of vacant cells left which can accommodate the next molecule will be
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