Example sentences of "be the [adj] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In March 1916 the Midland League programme was completed , and to fill the remaining weeks of what used to be the normal season a subsidiary tournament involving six clubs was organized , with Leeds City in the Northern Group of the Midland League . |
| 2 | But since gaps on the bench happen rarely , and since this will be the first chance a Democratic president has had to choose a justice since Lyndon Johnson was in the White House , the usual debate about likely replacements is under way . |
| 3 | It is believed to be the first time a developer has urged the Government to schedule an archaeological site . |
| 4 | If he wins , it will be the first time a black person has been elected to a US state governorship . |
| 5 | If confirmed , it will be the first time a black person has been elected to a US state governorship . |
| 6 | AI believes this may be the first time a poll has shown such opposition . |
| 7 | Even then this will be the first time a draft will have been presented to Council . |
| 8 | The Admiral can have the admiral 's cabin — it 'll be the first time an admiral has slept there . |
| 9 | ‘ I did wonder , ’ I said , ‘ but it wo n't be the first time the map 's been wrong . ’ |
| 10 | It will be the first time the leading graphics are available on the leading hardware platform . |
| 11 | The World Championship match will not be the first time the two players have contested a world title . |
| 12 | It 's thought to be the first time the species has been bred in captivity . |
| 13 | It 'll be the first time the race will be multi racial . |
| 14 | The date will be the first time the group 's new seven-track CD recording for which finished earlier this week will be on sale . |
| 15 | It will be the first time the programme has ever been done outside London , and the first time it has been done in front of an audience . |
| 16 | Apart from the shining neon power switch and the Slave function already discussed , the Behringer will sit quietly in your rack , floating in a sea of general blackness , and probably wo n't be the first thing a visitor to your studio comments upon . |
| 17 | Going to the toilet is an important part of the day 's activities , and is likely to be the first thing the patient does . |
| 18 | With no game this weekend the Manor Ground was closed for business … but the directors were working overtime in the boardroom … sorting through thirty applications for the manager 's job … they 've drawn up a shortlist … four men are being interviewed over the next couple of days … who are they … the club are keeping the names a secret … we reckon Chris Nicholl … the former Southampton manager is still in the running … so too is the former Sunderland and Bristol City chief Denis Smith … the fans favourite is Mark Lawrenson who was in charge of United for a short spell before he fell out with Maxwells and the fourth man … is a mystery … could be the dark horse the names of former England keeper Ray Clemence and one time Villa striker Peter Withe have been under discussion … all will be revealed later this week … |
| 19 | In a volatile market , an underwritten offer may be the only way a company can raise money . |
| 20 | It may be the only chance the ten year old child will have of leading a normal life . |
| 21 | Nebozízek seemed to be the only stop the funicular made before going on down to the bottom of the hill . |
| 22 | Despite this bad start , this was to be the only meeting the unit was to have with Müncheberg 's Messerschmitts , for their time in Sicily was almost at an end . |
| 23 | Hughes ' cityscape is as exciting for the children in her books as the bluebell woods and dingle dells of 50 years ago , and this optimism may be the greatest gift a modern writer can give young readers . |
| 24 | But its likely to be the last time a circus comes to the town … councillors have voted to ban performing animals from their land . |
| 25 | This turned out to be the last time The Committee saw a race course until this season and On The Other Hand then lost his form after his Leopardstown Chase win . |
| 26 | ‘ Ay , his birthday would ay be the same date every year ! ’ |
| 27 | for the sea to be judged to be the same colour the painter has to paint it different colours . |
| 28 | Its only legacy will be the widespread attraction the store held for millions of day-trippers who based a visit to Liverpool around a trip to Owen Owen 's . |
| 29 | That 's sticking a plaster on the cash haemorrhage of what will be the biggest sum a British Government has borrowed in a year . |
| 30 | A strip of turf between tapes and banners in the grounds of the Victoria Wells Hotel proved to be the kindest terrain the leaders had encountered in two hours . |