Example sentences of "[det] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Am I right in saying then i i is the first thing we need to agree on whether we 're gon na have a staff comment , and a pupil comment on there is tha , is that the first decision ? |
| 2 | tragic that 's a good word to start from it 's the first thing they 're gon na look at after the headline so it 's pretty important that that the first word , I think looting was an excellent choice here . |
| 3 | After that the First Lady started wanting to be a wife , mother and grandmother again . |
| 4 | Is that the first part was on last week ? |
| 5 | The other guideline which was issued was namely that of capital , where the a accepted the general guidelines which appeared in the county papers and as far as this Committee was concerned , would mean the general acceptance of all those items which appear in that the first year of that capital programme , subject to the proviso that the revenue contemplated and the benefits of the capital programme will be considered by Policy Panel in its forthcoming meeting . |
| 6 | ‘ I mean , when you were a moral tutor , was that the first line ? |
| 7 | And I dream of dying in a great tree … burning … is that the first forest ? ’ |
| 8 | Is that that the first book ? |
| 9 | It its a big task , em er the thing is that I think that that the first point of call is one is that we get the questionnaire out and see whether you know the one where can we can the questionnaires to all the neighbourhood watch is it , w w we prepare the questionnaire and we get on and send it out , right . |
| 10 | Was that the first hint , no more than a joke really , that they might stay at Wyvis Hall , that they might live there ? |
| 11 | So is that the first time you 've done that new , that song today |
| 12 | Is that the first time you 've done that song ? |
| 13 | However , as the contractor is free to time the work within the contract period it wold be illogical for the contractor to be able to claim the cost and time effects of an influence which might have caused further delay but did not in fact do so ; and in the situation described it is likely that the first cause rules . |
| 14 | Given the need for an extensive approach within the limitations noted above , and given that the first stage of the fieldwork demonstrated that heroin users generally confine themselves to specific networks , it was decided to use a ‘ network analysis ’ approach using the technique of snowball sampling , or chain referral ( Fraser and Hawkins 1984 , p. 82 ) . |
| 15 | Was that the next year ? |
| 16 | ‘ Is n't that the next question ? ’ |
| 17 | Is that the next bit ? |
| 18 | He also remembered that he 'd said he 'd ring Frances about the possibility of going down to Miles and Juliet 's on the Sunday , but decided to do that the next morning . |
| 19 | So , that the next meeting . |
| 20 | Is that the fourth week ? |
| 21 | After that the sixth seed lost only nine more points on serve while Bates , world No 102 , was broken three times . |
| 22 | After that the sixth seed lost only nine more points on serve while Bates , world No 102 , was broken three times . |
| 23 | Is that the last question ? |
| 24 | I thought the liberal democrats failed abysmally at that the last election . |
| 25 | ‘ Was that the last report of anybody seeing her ? ’ |
| 26 | Rain said : ‘ Was that the last time you saw that room ? ’ |
| 27 | But to find her meant giving him the slip , and she had n't been too successful at that the last time . |
| 28 | Is this the first half ? |
| 29 | John , what was discussed on this the first day ? |
| 30 | Is this the first part of the news or the second |