Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , some painkillers are ruled out ( such as epidural ) , because they take too long to administer and take effect , so your plans for your birth may have to be altered at the last minute . |
| 2 | The high level of technical ability of Roman engineers , together with the well-developed commercial economy , meant that major civil engineering schemes could also be undertaken for the first time in the landscape . |
| 3 | In the rather broader context of a graduated test scheme , evidence of mastery would be needed so that ( i ) a pupil 's achievements could be informatively reported ( e.g. for certification ) , and ( ii ) to indicate readiness for further learning to be undertaken at the next level of a scheme . |
| 4 | As Richard has said earlier , this is an area on which strategic work will be undertaken in the next couple of years or so . |
| 5 | of those employed in its industry would be sacked in the first year . |
| 6 | These will be explained in the next chapter . |
| 7 | First , as will be explained in the next chapter , we are not yet sure exactly which theory successfully combines general relativity and quantum mechanics , though we know quite a lot about the form such a theory must have . |
| 8 | Perhaps we are seeing , as an evolution ( the origins of which can be traced to the nineteenth century ) , the emergence of a genuine hybrid tribunal , in which case to suggest that this body is a further example of the use of judges for extrajudicial activities is only one way to describe it . |
| 9 | Their history will be traced in the next chapter . |
| 10 | Postmasters could , and did , ensure that priority was given to the letter advising of these developments which was intended for their own particular political friend in London , and that his enemies ' letters would be delayed until the next post . |
| 11 | The clear message from the budget was that the next general election should be delayed until the last minute , in June 1992 . |
| 12 | Problems should be referred in the first instance to the Supervisor . |
| 13 | The increased likelihood of referral occurred among both male and female patients in the two groups of practices , although female patients between the ages of 5–24 and 45–74 in fundholding practices were slightly less likely to be referred in the second phase of the study than in the first ( table IV ) . |
| 14 | The guide provides three simple checklists of what information should be given at the first appointment , during and at the end of the case . |
| 15 | Opposition to Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic grew in May , but an opposition boycott of elections to the republican and federal legislatures on May 31 allowed his Socialist Party of Serbia ( SPS ) to win 61 per cent of the vote and 73 seats in the new Chamber of Citizens [ full results will be given in the next News Digest ] . |
| 16 | One obvious aspect of this was the attention which continued to be given throughout the seventeenth century to the public entry of a newly arrived ambassador to the capital in which he was taking up his post . |
| 17 | The Council of Licensed Conveyancers and the Institute are likely to go for approval at an early date ; it is unlikely , however , that any approvals will be given before the second half of 1993 . |
| 18 | Porter might wish to question how such groups with non-related SBUs came to be formed in the first place . |
| 19 | Northumberland is to be examined in the fifth stage . |
| 20 | In one of the meditations on the Passion to be examined in the last part of the chapter Rolle vividly explores the nature of such a loss . |
| 21 | Nozick 's State is not neutral , and his principle ( principle 1 above ) is not a principle of neutrality , but it shares with the doctrine of neutrality an anti-perfectionist bias and will therefore be examined in the next chapter . |
| 22 | New positional fields are established after the main axis is set up — those that give rise to the limbs will be examined in the next chapter . |
| 23 | The Chinese approach to landscape , including the forces underlying their concept of dragons , will be examined in the next chapter , which may enable parallels to be drawn with British examples . |
| 24 | Whether , and how far , he changed in his later years must be examined in the next chapter . |
| 25 | The argument that public sector employment has expanded so much that it has absorbed too much labour and it has thus had an adverse effect on the national economy will be examined in the next chapter . |
| 26 | This issue of whether there is differential treatment accorded to working and middle-class crime and criminals will be examined in the next section of this chapter . |
| 27 | How much proof should be required will be examined in the next section . |
| 28 | She had a violent impulse to summon Murphy and go at once to Trelorne and find Michael Swinton , and so strong was this inclination and the need to explain to him that she was personally so very Lyddy before she realized that such an action was only a perfect sequel in childish impetuosity to her former one of agreeing to be painted in the first place . |
| 29 | The NI Clubs league programme will be completed over the next month and the Shield finals culminate on April 24 . |
| 30 | Should it be completed before the next election , the Labour Government will be in a position to examine the full costs of cancellation . |