Example sentences of "the [num ord] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The present duke has made some additions — as part of the pleaseure gardens , he 's added a maze , the second longest in the world — planted five years ago , it 's yet to grow to its full height of 5 or 6 feet . |
2 | Super Sally joined an exclusive club by becoming only the fifth British girl athlete to strike gold and only the second ever on the track , following Ann Packer in Tokyo 28 years ago . |
3 | Wales have arranged a friendly against World Cup qualifiers Costa Rica , the game , the first ever between the countries , will be played at Ninion Park at Cardiff at the end of May . |
4 | Gary Tritton , chief interest rate swap trader , had been watching the Bank of England 's £800m tap issue , the first ever in the middle of the night . |
5 | We are the second lowest area for population density in the UK and the 13th lowest in the EC . ’ |
6 | The well was completed flowing at 63mscfd and with a 2169m horizontal section — the longest horizontal section in the UKCS and the third longest in the world . |
7 | It concluded that Guatemala had the lowest ‘ physical quality of life index in Central America and the third lowest in the whole of Latin America after Haiti and Bolivia ’ . |