Example sentences of "[noun] have the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sunderland has the fourth highest number of smoking related deaths in the U K. Low birth weights are more common . |
| 2 | Clacton has the third highest rate in Britain . |
| 3 | Wolverhampton has the fifth highest overheads of any education authority in England . |
| 4 | Richards Shipbuilders has the first four Gem-class minesweepers under construction in its East Anglian yards at Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft . |
| 5 | Mexico has the seventh largest oil and gas reserves in the world but the country 's comparatively recent admission to the hydrocarbon élite has proved a mixed blessing in the face of the fall in crude prices and a massive debt burden caused by extravagant , ill-managed and grandiose schemes to kick a Third World country into the twentieth century . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , figures out today show that the Thames Valley Police force has the second worst record in the country for solving crimes . |
| 7 | Surprisingly , Northern Ireland has the third highest death rate from skin cancer in the world . |
| 8 | The Scottish industry minister , Allan Stewart , said that the rise in the seasonally adjusted figure was the lowest since last March and Scotland had the third lowest unemployment rate of all UK regions . |
| 9 | A member of the public asked why Liphook had the second highest precept . |
| 10 | Bel-Korhadris had the second longest reign of any Phoenix King . |
| 11 | Considering Thistle have the second worse defence in the Premier Division , a shut-out has to be a plus . |
| 12 | Canada has the eighth largest coal resources in the world and the eighth largest gas reserves . |
| 13 | Paul Merton has the first post-modern catchphrase . |
| 14 | It will be recalled from discussion of Table 1 , Expenditure on libraries and computing , that Strathclyde had the second lowest expenditure per student on libraries in 1986-87 . |
| 15 | My constituency has the second highest unemployment in the United Kingdom . |
| 16 | A measure of the scheme 's effectiveness is that the United Kingdom has the fifth highest drug prices in Europe ( about where we should expect to be ) . |
| 17 | Excluding Belgium , the United Kingdom has the second lowest life expectancy for females in the Community , but as Table 3 demonstrates , the differences are small . |
| 18 | Botham had the first six wickets before Marshall and Baptiste held him up for while , Marshall being lucky not to be on the wrong end of a legendary catch when Don Topley , a groundstaff boy who went on to play for Essex , brilliantly caught him one-handed on the square leg boundary , only to put one foot over the rope . |
| 19 | Malaysia has the fourteenth largest gas reserves in the world at some 926 MTOE . |
| 20 | Egypt has the second largest population in Africa ( after Nigeria ) and in 1983 was the fourth largest oil producer . |
| 21 | It is claimed that Altrincham has the second highest capital income in the country . |
| 22 | In terms of per capita income Norway has the second highest standard of living in Europe . |
| 23 | Peru has the seventh largest tropical forest mass in the world . |
| 24 | Britain has the second highest percentage of tree damage after Czechoslovakia . |
| 25 | ‘ Britain has the second highest level of taxes on alcohol in the EC and many are suffering as a result , ’ she said . |
| 26 | The state had the third largest Congressional representation , and was expected to gain seats as a result of the reapportioning process due to follow the 1990 census . |
| 27 | Boccara/Boucherit of France had the next fastest time but they were seen to be wash hanging , not for the first time at this level , and a protest was upheld , posing the question why the umpires Riccardo Guala and Glyde Brytt had given white flags . |
| 28 | Cricket had the fourth largest aggregate audience on television in 1988 , according to the figures of AGB Sports Watch/ BARB , but over so many hours that its audience at any one time is insignificant . |
| 29 | Fish features strongly as nearby Newlyn has the third highest fish landings in England . |
| 30 | It is a good touch to have the first two cards the ones your ‘ opponent ’ turned over . |