Example sentences of "be the third [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , of course , she 'd seen him before ; he 'd been the third man on the commission that had interviewed her , the one who 'd sat next to the Cheka 's doctor and who 'd listened to her slurred responses without ever saying anything . |
| 2 | Coming on duty , on what must have been the third morning for our ‘ C ’ cases I met Sister Hancock coming unsteadily down from the theatre . |
| 3 | Denying entitlement to whole groups of the population has been the third aim , and this has been particularly noticeable in the case of young claimants . |
| 4 | Current models , launched in 1988 , are the third generation , slotting in between the sporty 3-Series and the luxurious 7-Series . |
| 5 | FIS races are the third tier of international competition , below the world cup and continental cups ( Europa and North American ) but they still count for world rankings , which are based on FIS points , and can therefore attract good quality fields when their dates do not clash with more important events . |
| 6 | We are the third item . |
| 7 | ‘ If the Liberals are the third party , ’ he asks , ‘ who is fire and theft ? ’ |
| 8 | But today the fittest populations in the technical sense of the term are the Third World . |
| 9 | Heading the alliance are the Third World Network , a network of non-governmental organisations , and the Washington-based Foundation on Economic Trends . |
| 10 | The cuts are the third time Shearson has laid off staff since the market crash of 1987 , and are the highest on Wall Street this year . |
| 11 | because we we 're the third party we 're not allowed to appeal against it |
| 12 | In less than a fortnight it will be the third anniversary of his death . |
| 13 | Owen McAuley will be the third Ulster driver in the British series . |
| 14 | He will be the third person to hold the job at the 53-year-old company , reportedly selected after a two-year process . |
| 15 | This will be the third year running in which the economy has hardly grown , or even shrank . |
| 16 | Post-war Vienna , rain-soaked cobbles , Orson Welles throwing a moody , Trevor Howard looking incredibly British — ah yes , this must be The Third Man . |
| 17 | Tony Wright will be the third captain in as many years . |
| 18 | She would be the third woman in Major 's Cabinet . |
| 19 | It would be the third time that he had taken part in the escape and evasion exercises of the Presidential Guard . |
| 20 | ‘ It will be the third time I 've been measured for a blazer — but I missed out on the last two ( matches ) , ’ Lane added . |
| 21 | No that 'll be the third time |
| 22 | More important may be the third reason — the poor trade union structure for agricultural workers . |
| 23 | It will be the third world title fight in the North-east in six months , following two IBF cruiserweight fights won by Glenn McCrory of Co Durham . |
| 24 | A ROYAL Ulster Constabulary officer killed by a single shot yesterday is believed to be the third victim of an IRA sniper using a fearsome long-range rifle . |
| 25 | So with a little adding up and subtracting you will see that there were five children in the family and I came in the middle , being the third child . |
| 26 | MALCOLM RIFKIND , Defence Secretary , is accused of being the third minister to sign the public immunity certificate . |
| 27 | Middlesbrough hope for a good crowd despite it being the third home game of the week . |
| 28 | A similar quest can be pursued for the first book with gilt lettering on the spine — generally accepted as being the third volume of a set of Byron published by Murray in 1832 . |
| 29 | The Royal Scots were the third infantry battalion in the Army to convert from the older FV 432 to Warrior . |
| 30 | Originally from Burtonon-Trent , his wife , Hilary , is from Saltburn where her father , Mr George Medd , and late mother , Joyce , were the third generation of Medd 's the bakers in the town . |