Example sentences of "[vb -s] been the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ ICI has been the first in the field with major products , such as polyester fibre and polythene . |
| 2 | Although his party has been the first of the smaller satellite parties to adopt a more independent role , Mr Gerlach , aged 61 , clearly felt that he too may not survive the popular anger . |
| 3 | Although his party has been the first of the smaller satellite parties to adopt a more independent role , Mr Gerlach , aged 61 , clearly felt that he too may not survive the popular anger . |
| 4 | Although his party has been the first of the smaller satellite parties to adopt a more independent role , Mr Gerlach , aged 61 , clearly felt that he too may not be able to survive the revolutionary climate of popular anger . |
| 5 | But for Christians Sunday has been the first day of the week ever since the faith came into being . |
| 6 | The Lemonheads have been touring for about three months , first in America and now in Europe , and this has been the first real glitch they 've encountered . |
| 7 | Witness Poland , which has been the first to recover from three years of relentless slump . |
| 8 | iii ) The most recent pilot course has been the first Post-Graduate Diploma course in Interpreting Training Techniques , funded , like the other pilots , by the Nuffield Foundation and held at the Polytechnic of Central London in 1989 . |
| 9 | We pray for those who are sad because it has been the first Christmas without a loved one , and who grieve with their memories . |
| 10 | In five out of the last seven years the success rate for this type of appeal has been the first or second highest for all categories and almost one in every two appeals has been lost by local authorities . |
| 11 | While most interest has been attracted by the expensive buys , one of the cheapest lots on offer has been the first to grade . |
| 12 | This change has , however , been accompanied by a rise in home ownership and an explosion in house prices , which has been the second force at work affecting the distribution of wealth . |
| 13 | This has been the second most successful method of recruitment ; x new members were recruited by Head Office in 1992 . |
| 14 | This has been the second most successful method of recruitment . |
| 15 | Denying entitlement to whole groups of the population has been the third aim , and this has been particularly noticeable in the case of young claimants . |
| 16 | We 're passed that now we 're trying to give people more direction , get them involved er this is the first year we 've able to do it in a sense , properly cos it 's been the first year , with all due respect to all the work you 've done in the past , we 've got five year tutors . |
| 17 | Never been away , it 's been the last month |