Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [adv] the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 In the main part of the building the paintings are hung on the first and second floors .
2 You do n't , you got ta , you got ta past there and say go past there and say you 're going up the next time
3 I was gritting my teeth , thinking , ‘ Thank god we 're going down the 18th . ’
4 And without another word he left the table , went out of the kitchen , presumably through the scullery , and into the backyard ; and when the sound of the door shutting came to them , Mick turned with a laugh towards Joe , saying , ‘ I bet you 're wondering where the first part of grace before meals went . ’
5 ‘ I 'm tidying up the last ten years by releasing two compilation albums , ’ he says .
6 Therefore , if such a cynical interpretation of the motivation of those committed professionals who are carrying forward the first wave of trusts were to apply , it would be irrelevant because the resources are ring fenced by the region and the trusts would be at no disadvantage .
7 That cynical interpretation of the commitment of all those dedicated professionals who are carrying forward the first wave of trusts is so bitterly resented by the health service , which is why the Labour party has lost all credibility with the health professionals .
8 Eleven laboratories in eight countries are carrying out the first stage , synthesising new compounds for tests .
9 Embedded in his initial instructions to Joshua concerning the actions the people are to take on the seventh day we find the clause , ‘ … when they make a long blast with the ram 's horn ’ .
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