Example sentences of "[vb infin] the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In December 1963 it discussed whether or not it should contest the next local government elections but no decision was taken . |
| 32 | Soon he would smell the first sour tang of winter on the sea breezes . |
| 33 | Of the verderers he could see nothing , but so strong was his sense of present danger that Allen remained half-hidden watching until the sun came up over the forest and the wet rock slabs of the Waste shone like glass and he could feel the first faint warmth of the sun 's beams striking on his face . |
| 34 | It would n't last , because it never did , and the end of October might even bring the first tentative snows of winter — but until then people would continue to be caught out , and to shiver and sweat as a penance for their gullibility . |
| 35 | If the new arrangements are adequately funded and properly implemented , they will comprise the first major government initiative to foster care at home rather than in institutions . |
| 36 | We will give the first 100 people who apply a FREE copy of our broadsheet on " Pesticides : Waging War on our Countryside " . |
| 37 | So we can do the first two . |
| 38 | We can do the first two and then |
| 39 | Can we have a look at the ones underneath , in the orange block and will you do the first one Heather ? |
| 40 | Oh you 'd better do the last one Doctor |
| 41 | Can you do the next one James please , thank you . |
| 42 | please contact and then we can do the next few hundred |
| 43 | As part of this learning exercise , a team from Brunel University has been asked to monitor and evaluate the first six field sites . |
| 44 | I 'll just watch the last few laps . |
| 45 | However , it did mark the first major overhaul of the Treaties of Rome , it reformed EC institutions to some extent and it succeeded in keeping the members united . |
| 46 | The investigation is being led by Det Supt Eric John , and the murder inquiry will mark the third unsolved killing in the Lothians in the last five weeks . |
| 47 | The 1994 World Cup Finals in the United States will be staged at nine venues and will feature the first indoor stadium ever used in the tournament 's history , the Silverdome in Pontiac , Michigan . |
| 48 | Guy's/St Thomas 's Hospital could become the second major centre , although it faces competition from the Royal Brompton/Chelsea and Westminster for the provision of paediatric cardiac services , and from St George 's linked to the Royal Marsden ( Sutton ) for cancer services . |
| 49 | If Sinn Fein do not hold the vacant seat , the DUP will become the second largest party in the Guildhall with five representatives . |
| 50 | In January , after a three-year C$58 million expansion and renovation , the Art Gallery of Ontario ( AGO ) will become the seventh largest art museum in North America . |
| 51 | In New York , television computer projections suggested Mr David Dinkins , a Democrat , would become the first black mayor of the city , beating the Republican , Mr Rudolph Giuliani . |
| 52 | The announcement by Gray , 49 , caused widespread consternation amongst political commentators as his successful 12-year congressional career had led many to predict that he would become the first black Speaker of the House . |
| 53 | It is possible that by the mid-1990s — barring a few suburban services — Canada will become the first industrialised country to abolish passenger trains completely . |
| 54 | PETER SCHMEICHEL arrives in London for the first time this season convinced Manchester United can become the first Premier League champions . |
| 55 | Northamptonshire will become the first official touring team to play in South Africa when their pre-season tour starts in Natal on March 24 . |
| 56 | Deprived of the usual dash of digital and chemical additives , it could become the first easy-listening album for the post-E , no power generation . |
| 57 | A painting of a garden at Auvers-sur-Oise by Van Gogh , finished only days before he killed himself , will become the first historical monument to go under the hammer in France when it is sold at Drouot salerooms on 6 December by Paris auctioneer Maître Jean-Claude Binoche of the firm Binoche et Godeau . |
| 58 | LLANELLI will become the first Welsh club to earn match receipts of £100,000 when the Heineken League leaders take on champions Swansea today . |
| 59 | Sir : Just before John Paul II was elected there was speculation that Cardinal Hume could become the first non-Italian Pope for several centuries . |
| 60 | Although much has been made of the fact that Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott did n't become the first overseas player to represent the county , Indian batsman Sachin Tedulkar confirms a long term policy : overseas players are now welcome in Yorkshire cricket . |