Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [verb] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 LOTHIAN schools may become the first in the country to introduce a blanket ban on staffroom smoking .
2 Lombard 's Pictures may lack the last degree of individual characterisation , but at budget price this version can be given a warm welcome .
3 The areas chosen are all areas where the bilateral relationship is strongly apparent , and where the impact of bilateral action upon third parties may provoke a third party response : treaty law , international judicial and arbitral procedure , and responsibility for an international wrong , with particular reference to armed conflict .
4 It had been hoped that the removal of exchange rate fluctuations between EC currencies would constitute the first stage toward monetary union , but the widespread acceptance of floating has made this aim more difficult to achieve , although the European Monetary System has had some success in this respect .
5 The finding of high plasma n3 polyunsaturated fatty acids concentrations would support the first part of this hypothesis ; that is , the increase in polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis .
6 Poor France , where the Kiwis will spend the next three weeks , are now likely to suffer the consequences of this improvement .
7 Information sessions will cover the first year of the pilot and one college 's experience of offering the additional assessment .
8 Some bedrooms can take a third or fourth bed .
9 Behind these three sets of arguments about the limits to law 's powers in dealing with family matters may lie a fourth argument about law itself .
10 Cylinder cleaners may have a fourth , and their filters are often more substantial .
11 Registered health visitors must have a first level qualification in order to undertake postbasic health visitor training .
12 Before going for their lunch the Physical Training Instructors must complete the last of their duties as ushers .
13 Across the river in the northern suburb detailed information is lacking , though the known finds would suggest a second century date for the earliest occupation .
14 Graduates from fixed wing models will find the first type the most natural way to go , but they can become dangerous if you get into trouble or become disorientated .
15 All accepted entries will be examined and the judges will award the first prize to the entrant they consider has shown the greatest skill and judgement in placing the eight letters in the order most likely to appeal to a typical IDEAL HOME reader .
16 Most parents can identify the first phase of interaction with their child , that is they can see what the child is doing that is irritating and they see how they react , but rarely do they then follow through the interaction to see what happens at the end .
17 European governments should postpone the next ‘ inter-governmental conference ’ until beyond 2000 .
18 Poly-unsaturated fats should constitute the next largest share of your fat intake , after mono-unsaturated fats .
19 ( I have since called to mind G. K. Chesterton 's remark in Heretics that ideas are dangerous and most dangerous to the man of no ideas : ‘ the man of no ideas will find the first idea fly to his head like wine to the head of a teetotaller . ’ )
20 When a set comes through , which may be anything from every five to every forty minutes , the more experienced surfers will take the second or third wave of the group since these are normally the biggest .
21 The Banks ' staff Relations Committee has advised that the Banks will implement the 3rd Phase of the P.E.S.P. Agreement with effect from 1st May , 1993 .
22 Smoke detectors may give the first alarm but detection is often by smell and by seeing smoke and flames .
23 Some stallion owners may want a second payment in October if the mare is definitely in foal .
24 The Americans , reluctant to be accused of seeking ‘ domination ’ , and cautious about giving the Europeans a ‘ blank cheque ’ for costly military assistance in future , insisted that the Europeans should take the first steps towards defending themselves .
25 According to early ethological studies , it seemed that the young of certain birds like ducks and chickens would follow the first moving object they met and form a lasting attachment to it ; also that this attachment could take place only within a sharply limited period early on in development , and that it would affect all subsequent relationships .
26 Viewers will see the first , pre-recorded , scenes , then a freezeframe that will ask them how they want the story to end .
27 When an azure-winged magpie is fooled into accepting a cuckoo 's eggs , the cuckoo chicks will take the first opportunity to push the magpie 's own eggs out of the nest .
28 Until 31 December individual investors can run the last tax year 's PEP maximum into this year 's quota , and commit up to £7,800 into shares and unit or investment trusts tax-free .
29 In other areas farmers can expect a second rate or near nonexistent service .
30 Auditors could become the next Institute grouping to form a faculty , if interest in the idea continues to grow .
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