Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [pron] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's only our first wicket , ’ said the Butcher 's Assistant . |
| 2 | I still ca n't buy cos it 's only my first time bloody round ! |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm late for work and it 's only my second night . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It 's only my second day , ’ said Juliet , ‘ and I must dash . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It 's only your third day here ! ’ |
| 6 | It 's only his third run and he 's he 's in the most competitive two and a half mile chase in the year . |
| 7 | ‘ This is only their second time , ’ he replied . |
| 8 | Well , all I would say is that youca nt really be too critical of players in what is only their second match . |
| 9 | They 're precisely the kinda group to resurrect your faith in new and exciting music , and this is only their tenth gig after just six months together . |
| 10 | This is only her second film — her first , Rue Cases Nègres , was a stunning portrait of life in the sugar plantations of her native Martinique ( and would have been hard to beat as NI 's Film of the Year for 1983 if we 'd chosen one then ) . |
| 11 | Though 1991 is only his fifth year of road racing , Capirossi 's years on two wheels have been well documented by the Italian national press . |
| 12 | Now it is only his second touch of the ball , two minutes later it could have been two nil ; as Ian Beechey found Nigel Mott in space , he rounded the Rayner 's keeper , but Hanger Hines cleared it off the line . |
| 13 | PRESIDENT F W de Klerk 's decision to release Walter Sisulu and seven other long-detainees is only his first step along the road of political reform in South Africa — but an important one . |
| 14 | This is only his first week on food like this . |
| 15 | This is only my second season of fishing and I 'm learning all the time . |
| 16 | ‘ And this is only our second day , ’ Fernando laughed . |
| 17 | ‘ Of course you have n't — this is only your second day . |
| 18 | This afternoon I made what is perhaps my last visit to ‘ The Tip ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ This is obviously your first time here . |
| 20 | For example , the management of a retail chain specialising in inexpensive furniture might well decide that the goal of quality is not its first priority . |
| 21 | In particular these forecasts assume implicitly that individuals demanding HE will accept the best offer they receive even if the institution is not their first choice and would require them crossing the divide between the university and public sectors . |
| 22 | Ethnic minority groups for whom English is not their first language may find this very useful . |
| 23 | Often , people who hesitate to come into the world of education — perhaps because English is not their first language , because education has not been highlighted as important in their households or because they missed an opportunity earlier in life — can come into adult education , not necessarily taking vocational courses in the first instance , but going on to take such courses , which provide them with the training and self-assurance they need . |
| 24 | However the flavoured water is not our first priority . |
| 25 | If this is not your first name , then you may give the name by which you are normally called . |
| 26 | But as Kerly heads for retirement , team coach Norman Hughes said : ‘ I 'd like to think that this is not his last Olympics . |
| 27 | ‘ It is not my first romance . ’ |
| 28 | This is not my first question to TUMBLEWEED , but only because their punk credentials are such to make it pointless . |
| 29 | Choice of Stage II programmes is required of Stage I students by a common deadline date , week 7 of term 2 in what is normally their first year , so that student numbers on modules , and therefore resource requirements , for the following year can be forecast in advance . |
| 30 | The recent torrent of shocking crime has inured the senses to what is happening in Britain 's cities : the strongest emotion is often the most understandable — I hope it 's not me next time . |