Example sentences of "be [pron] the [num ord] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Were you the first in the queue ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Were you the last through Customs ? ’ he demanded imperiously , a frown marring the smooth gold of his forehead . |
| 3 | I would not marry you now were you the last in the world , but by God I will take you , for you have tempted me sorely all these months , of set purpose . |
| 4 | Ah is it the first of the month ? |
| 5 | Is it the ninth of the fourth ? |
| 6 | Is it the ninth of the fourth ninety three today ? |
| 7 | For instance , is it the thirtieth of May today or the thirty-first ? |
| 8 | Is it the fourteenth of December you go to that party ? |
| 9 | For example if the next record is requested , is it the next at that level or at a parent level or at some other level ? |