Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [v-ing] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slavery is the key to unlocking the third chamber of Kane 's theorem about why blacks excel in sport : ‘ Of all the physical and psychological theories about the American black 's excellence in sport , none has proved more controversial than one of the least discussed : that slavery weeded out the weak ’ ( Kane , 1971 , p.80 ) . |
| 2 | The Americans and French both lay claim to staging the first automobile race . |
| 3 | Some felt he owed his life to spending the last ten months of the war in Stalag Luft 3 at Sagan near Breslau . |
| 4 | If you could see your way to writing the first chapters of an autobiography I would be honoured to read it and give you my thoughts on the subject . |
| 5 | The development of its taste for small water creatures as a main ingredient in its omnivorous diet may be similar to the trend that occurred in our own ancient ancestors during the intermediate stage on the way to becoming the first hunting primates . |
| 6 | With a major breakthrough in America beckoning , they look well on the way to becoming the first stadium techno band . |
| 7 | The anonymous writer of 1497 said that apart from London there were only two towns of importance in the country , Bristol and York , but in this he was misinformed , as it seems likely that Norwich , which had undoubtedly had a period of difficulties in the early fifteenth century , had begun to recover about 1465 or 1470 , and was on the way to becoming the second wealthiest city in the land , as it was in the 1520s . |
| 8 | ln ‘ A ’ Shop , Corporal Tait and his crew of two vehicle mechanics have been hard at work for three hours ; having inspected and confirmed that a new engine is needed , they are well on their way to having the first CV12 pack stripped apart . |
| 9 | CPRW 's contribution to marking the 50th anniversary of the UN |
| 10 | They may be intended to help people to be more aware of their own interests and abilities with a view to taking the first steps towards any of these possibilities . |
| 11 | An extensive seismic programme will begin in the second half of 1992 with a view to drilling the first exploration well in late 1993 . |