Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv prt] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you , I mean there 's no point they 'll be looking up the first word of each of these |
| 2 | That homework should last approximately half an hour or whatever it consists of , erm reading , written work , finishing off drawing research whatever that homework should be handed in the next day , form teachers to remind classes of this and to co-ordinate delivery of the books , papers etcetera to the member of teaching staff and that the non production of homework is to be the concern of the member of of teaching staff and not the form teacher , although regular non producers will be the concern of us all . |
| 3 | He 'll be breaking up the twentieth and how long you on holiday , fortnight ? |
| 4 | In the unpublished ‘ Epilogue ’ to that work , we learn that Shadowfax will be saved too , to be taken on the last ship from the Havens to Aman , simply because Gandalf could not bear the parting . |
| 5 | With at least six candidates — five Conservative and one Labour — now in the race to replace Mr Bernard Wetherill , intense behind-the-scenes soundings will be taken over the next week to try to reach a compromise . |
| 6 | If you have n't got one of these to hand , perhaps we could arrange for one to be taken over the next few months . |