Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not all alternatives are looked at , rather those most familiar to decision-makers or deviating least from existing practice are examined first , in order to cut down the information and transition costs associated with more radical changes . |
| 2 | Candidates who are admitted to study for the PhD , MLitt or MPhil are registered first under the designation of ‘ supervised postgraduate student ’ . |
| 3 | Waites envisages a new , government-funded , independent organisation which would be responsible for raising standards of food hygiene by publicity and by the training of food-handlers. 60,000 cases of food poisoning were reported last year , representing a threefold rise since 1980 . |
| 4 | THE smart navy uniform of the Alresford Quadrilateral Division of St. John Ambulance were exchanged last Saturday for clown costumes and brilliant wigs for the third annual bed-push to raise funds . |
| 5 | While FIFO corresponds most closely to the way in which firms actually use their inventories ( i.e. the oldest stock is used first ) and corresponds to the actual cost paid for inventories , it ignores the fact that to replace the inventories now costs a great deal more . |
| 6 | ‘ When club football is put first to the extent of having two mini sections to find the European Cup finalists , it is obvious that national sides must suffer as a result of the extra matches , ’ said Vogts . |
| 7 | Money paid by the defendant is appropriated first to reducing the principal debt and then towards the interest . |
| 8 | The movie is released next week by Warner and we have six £60 copies of it to give away . |
| 9 | Readers will therefore find it helpful if this chapter is read last . |
| 10 | Three children to raise , two moves in ten years and an OU degree on top TEN years ' study is rewarded next Saturday when Mrs Catherine Goode graduates from the Open University . |
| 11 | Perhaps the best way to approach the interview is to consider first what stage the research has reached . |
| 12 | The outer , harder sole is moulded first and the second , shock-absorbing layer is added to it . |
| 13 | The figure is described first , then , briefly , the method . |
| 14 | In Minimata mercury poisoning was diagnosed first in cats . |
| 15 | The original Community Care Support Force was formed last year to help both health and local authorities prepare for implementation . |
| 16 | Speed was required last night , and It 's Me won the £3,000 first prize by 0.98sec from Marie Edgar on Everest Sure Thing . |
| 17 | The closure was ordered last night after an engineer discovered one of two vertical pins holding up one of the bridge supports had developed a six inch crack . |
| 18 | The allegation was made last week by a company wanting to build drive-through fish and chip diners in the North-East . |
| 19 | Chain mail was made first by coiling links around a pole and then fully constructed by interlinking . |
| 20 | A SEARCH was continuing last night for a policeman missing since Friday , as fears mounted for his safety . |
| 21 | Uncertainty was sparked last week when concerns emerged about Steel Burrill Jones ' possible loss of an American account . |
| 22 | At one time Hakami was ranked 32nd in the world , and her 21-year-old opponent from Birmingham often looked out of her depth , especially in a 27-minute first set . |
| 23 | At one time Hakami was ranked 32nd in the world , and her 21-year-old opponent from Birmingham often looked out of her depth , especially in a 27-minute first set . |
| 24 | A letter from the Prime Minister outlining his record and his vision for the future was sent last week to the Labour leader of Darlington Council , Coun John Williams . |
| 25 | When the bid was launched last week , Mr Franklin faced some criticism from City commentators on both those counts . |
| 26 | This programme was recorded last Wednesday , April 1st , to be relayed today b . |
| 27 | In New York a fledgling needle-exchange programme was scrapped last February . |
| 28 | Notice in ( b ) pink was used first and then yellow and finally pale viridian . |
| 29 | A pilot study was undertaken first to identify and locate potential users who resided in the West Midlands and secondly to establish the employment and expenditure impacts of the Marina , Marina-related developments and of boat owners upon the local economy . |
| 30 | A river ran underneath the road there , and the car was lying next to the bridge wall , below the road . |