Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv] of [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bulls argue there are increasing signs that America 's manufacturers may be pulling out of last year 's recession , when the whole economy kept growing only because of the dominant service industries . |
| 2 | ‘ The economy probably is better than it was a year ago , the computer retail business is strong and the general consumer electronics business at the present time seems to be running ahead of last year , ’ Roach said . |
| 3 | NORTHERN Ireland captain Alan McDonald breathed a sigh of relief today when it was revealed that he will not be ruled out of next week 's World Cup match against Latvia in Riga . |
| 4 | European cup holders Marseille could be thrown out of next seasons competition , because of their involvement in a bribery scandal . |
| 5 | But FIFA threatened that if he was not forced to back down , all five French clubs would be thrown out of next week 's European competitions , the national team would be barred from the 1994 World Cup finals and that France would no longer be able to host the 1998 finals . |