Example sentences of "is [conj] the [num] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's nice about Willy and Hugh is that the two main characters are , apparently , so different . |
| 2 | His only worry is that the 500 official tickets he will be getting will not be enough . |
| 3 | ‘ Not in any great sense of condemnation , but quite clearly the scriptural teaching is that the one safe situation is to have one partner , within the Christian view of marriage . ’ |
| 4 | But Coun Paul Harford , leader of the county council , said : ‘ What must be made clear to Mr Robb is that the five local authorities in Cleveland the county council , Hartlepool , Middlesbrough , Langbaurgh and Stockton have jointly commissioned the Institute of Local Government Studies to investigate the best options for local government structures within Cleveland for the future . |
| 5 | My suggestion is that the eight working-class women who say they ‘ like ’ or ‘ do n't mind ’ housework but show evidence of being dissatisfied with it , are in fact committing this contradiction because the speech mode they are used to makes the presentation of individual feelings difficult . |
| 6 | My only hesitation is whether the two middle bands are wide enough . |