Example sentences of "be [verb] the [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In conversations which involve speakers of both the first and second generations it is mainly the behaviour of the second generation speakers which is of interest , for it is these individuals who have " stylistic mobility " between London English and Creole and can be assumed to be using the two codes differentially ( though not necessarily consciously ) in a strategic way . |
| 2 | If you are properly set up under Windows then you should have the ANSI.SYS driver in your CONFIG.SYS file , if not then it may well be worth installing it unless you are driving an HP LaserJet in which case you 'll be using the Roman-8 character set ; the Roman-8 codes are 247 , 248 and 245 respectively . |
| 3 | Manchester has strong support , including that of Prime Minister John Major , but Sydney , Australia , remains favourite to be given the 2000 Games . |
| 4 | Manchester has strong support , including that of Prime Minister John Major , but Sydney , Australia , remains favourite to be given the 2000 Games . |
| 5 | South Africa should be given the 1995 World Cup without batting an eyelid . |
| 6 | Henry replied that John would be given the three castles of Chinon , Loudun and Mirebeau . |
| 7 | There remain to be considered the three species for which there is an apparent excess of isolated teeth . |
| 8 | HAVING finished second to France , and thereby won what the footballers used to call the Home International championship , Scotland can hardly be grudged the eight players they have in the British Isles task force for the invasion of New Zealand this summer under captain Gavin Hastings . |
| 9 | As he landed heavily on the linoleum , the doctor called to him : ‘ Tell her I 'll be paying the ten shillings or she wo n't come . ’ |
| 10 | The FRC had earlier announced that it would be releasing the three hostages in response to an appeal by the Libyan leader Col. Moamar al Kadhafi . |
| 11 | Another step toward better management would be to put the two channel controllers on to the board of management . |
| 12 | I do n't want to be called the 501 guy by any means , but it was fun . |
| 13 | The journal also publishes what might be called The Ten Commandments of New Humanity , though the magazine invites its readers to ‘ make up their own ’ if they prefer . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't think so , thank you , and of course I shall only be staying the one night , ’ she said very firmly . |
| 15 | The media reported that the delay had cost Raybestos £500,000 and that the losses of market possibilities due to the slow start-up meant that Raybestos would not immediately be providing the 110 jobs originally promised . |
| 16 | It was also to be assumed the four Orientals themselves would have to be faced , as they had no way of knowing that two of them were already dead , thanks to the actions of Sherman and the Prophet himself . |
| 17 | My companion 's eyes glittered impishly as he said we would be combining The Five Sisters with The Saddle and Sgurr na Sgine , hoping to be finished by 5 p.m . |
| 18 | Or may the most helpful interpretation be to align the two child care positions with opposing camps in the field of psychological explanation ? |
| 19 | One of our first priorities will be to get the 80 staff working in our stores nearby and see how soon we can find somewhere to re-establish business in north London . |
| 20 | A ‘ pact with the Soviet Union to defend democracy against fascism ’ sounded like a very different proposition from an ‘ alliance with Russia to sustain the British Empire against German imperialism ’ — however difficult it might be to distinguish the two things in practice . |