Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tune into the harmony of your developing fragrance : Top Notes are the first scent you 'll smell , but these are volatile and do n't last . |
| 2 | Fortunately , for most of us , the business of dividing up an estate does not involve nearly as much emotional wear and tear , and material possessions are the last things on your mind when you lose someone you love . |
| 3 | Bottle tops , silver paper and tin cans are the last things you should throw away . |
| 4 | Michael Ainslie ( also an American ) , acknowledged that salaries are linked to an individual ( rather than departmental ) bonus scheme but denied that Mr Faxon 's new contracts are the first step towards individual commission-based salaries . |
| 5 | I tell him that in a depression , manners are the first casualties . |
| 6 | Dr Jaffery said that very few people in Delhi now wanted to study classical Persian , the language which , like French in Imperial Russia , had for centuries been the first tongue of every educated Delhi-wallah . |
| 7 | I mean , God 's sake , let them particularly journalists are the last people to insult |
| 8 | Grid Computers are the first company to produce a specially designed pen notebook portable computer . |
| 9 | Our teenagers are the first generation of young people to begin their sex lives under the shadow of AIDS . |
| 10 | And harder than the first months are the first weeks . |
| 11 | Senior consultants and local politicians fear plans to create powerful purchasing consortiums among the region 's 15 districts are the first step towards merger . |
| 12 | But if airships were the last word in luxury then the penultimate word belonged to the flying boat . |
| 13 | Bullock and Keith Davies of the opposing club Channels were the last duo left on the course in the afternoon singles . |
| 14 | The Royal Scots were the third infantry battalion in the Army to convert from the older FV 432 to Warrior . |
| 15 | This representative , beautifully chosen collection of Faure songs is the first issue to appear since her announcement , and it whets the appetite for many more . |
| 16 | The prison officer using his eyes and ears is the first security patrol . |
| 17 | ( Notice in our paraphrase that the key factor , phrase or words is the first thing we refer to . |
| 18 | ‘ Behind the books is the first place she 'll hunt . ’ |
| 19 | He had the shamelessly sensuous look of a man for whom being saved from his sins was the last thing on his mind . |
| 20 | A £6,000 fine for VAT arrears was the last straw . |
| 21 | Its essential elements are the first vote given to a constituency candidate , the second vote given to a party list , and that list itself . |
| 22 | These three periods are the second quarter of the eighteenth century , the two decades after the Napoleonic Wars , and the so-called Great Depression of the late Victorian period . |
| 23 | Cissé , who was also Kérékou 's soothsayer , and nine other defendants were the first members of the former regime to face criminal charges . |
| 24 | Said Ian : ‘ Tranmere Rovers were the last team that ever paid me to play . |
| 25 | 16 Squadron , operating Alouette III and Puma helicopters were the last residents . |
| 26 | The Cromwellian licensors were the last government controllers of the press in peacetime . |
| 27 | See what I 'm saying is the key task if you break it down is what are the key elements is the first way of identifying a trainee . |
| 28 | The City Zones is the first band with the Abergele-based Fast Tracks Records to achieve 2,000 sales . |
| 29 | Getting acceptance of the technical specification by these functions is the first hurdle for the project manager ; the process should be viewed as a form of insurance that the proposals are not going to give rise to problems in these areas , not as unwarranted interference with the job . |
| 30 | Licensed dealers are the last places on earth to serve as sanctuaries from such treatment . |