Example sentences of "not be [prep] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We agreed to have him for a fortnight but when the time came he refused to go , and would be with us yet if it had not been for the First World War and your father having to go … |
| 2 | Had it not been for the First World War I might have been sent to school in England , separated indefinitely from my parents , as was the fate of so many English children whose fathers served in India or elsewhere in the East . |
| 3 | Taking the early batches of eggs or fry away may interfere with the parents ' ability to raise later batches , so I leave a few batches with a new pair until they get the knack , which may not be at the first attempt . |
| 4 | If it does come , say the Swiss , it may not be until the second week in January . |
| 5 | Celibacy , originally a voluntary charism , became a requirement for ordination , although it would not be until the eleventh century that this law would be fully imposed on the Latin Church . |
| 6 | Even if fusion becomes an energy producer , realistic commercial production will not be until the mid-21st century , which is beyond the interest span of the average member of Congress . |
| 7 | Having obtained B , we now select a pivotal element in it for the next step ; the selection is arbitrary except that the element must be nonzero and must not be in the second row , which contains the unit . |
| 8 | They should not be in the first rank of share prices to be marked down , but would nevertheless be most unlikely to buck the market trend . |
| 9 | They should n't be in the third division . |
| 10 | The ATSR is proving to be a perceptive eye above the skies , but it wo n't be until the next century until scientists can fully analyse what weather and climate is in store for the generations to come . |