Example sentences of "[noun sg] as [pers pn] [be] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eastwards , Cliff Lane goes past the old school , the post office and a row of cottages to the cliff top , where it is demonstrated why Mappleton has recently achieved tremendous publicity as it is the next English village in danger of being swept into the North Sea . |
| 2 | An auspicious day in cutter history as it was the first instance of the reigning monarch travelling by revenue cutter . |
| 3 | The case made Scottish legal history as it was the first prosecution under Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 . |
| 4 | The case made Scottish legal history as it was the first prosecution brought under the new Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 . |
| 5 | Editor , — The prevalence study of Gilbert and colleagues , aimed at identifying the possible connection between toxoplasma seropositivity and ethnic group and place of birth of an antenatal population from west London , was of considerable value as it is the first study of its kind to be published . |