Example sentences of "[pers pn] was the third [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She was the third head of UNEP , after Maurice Strong ( 1972-75 ) and Tolba , who had served four consecutive terms in the post since 1976 .
2 She was the third woman to climb Everest , in October 1978 , and followed this achievement with an ascent of Nanga Parbat .
3 Tranmere now were not only confident but cocky , and as Spurs deteriorated into a formation as ragged as a returning Battle of Britain squadron it was the Third Division side who found space and time .
4 It was the third story in an evening bulletin , and the tone of the commentary implied the legitimacy of their struggle .
5 It was the third trip she had made that year , leaving husband , sons and job to visit her father .
6 It was the third hour of the night watch when the banquet ended .
7 It was the third hour of the night watch .
8 It was the third occasion on which Wingti had become Prime Minister .
9 It was the third part of the book that spoke about the danger of making changes ; in the summer of 1857 Part Three may have seemed less important than Part Two because the tsarist authorities had yet to give an unequivocal sign of their commitment to reform .
10 It was the third day that clinched it .
11 It was the third day after she had dressed , gone out , without wearing her underclothes , into her car , driving on the main road through Tadley , driving all the way to Kingsclere , knocking at the front door of the home of a woman who was almost a stranger , going into a house that she hardly knew .
12 It was the third day she had heard it .
13 It was the third day of the German assault .
14 It was the third day in July , page four , seven , three and then I had to find a word that I 'd never heard off before and put it up on the board .
15 It was the third year in succession that Jamie McLoughlin ( Ipswich Harriers and St. Joseph 's College ) had recorded a winning double in the 400 metres and 800 metres , his win in the latter being a close one over club-mate Chris Bailey .
16 It was the third raid the gang had made after hearing Miss Castle kept thousands in cash at her home in Trinity Road , Ware , Hertfordshire .
17 It was the third week of our third year in secondary school .
18 Even in that case it was the third complaint from a woman who had had her previous two met .
19 It was the third time in three weeks that such ugly scenes had been witnessed at London grounds .
20 It was the third time in eight games that the margin of victory had been just two runs .
21 It was the third time Hillman has been sent off in his career and having been suspended for 20 weeks for his last offence , can expect a lengthy suspension for his latest misdemeanour .
22 It was the third time the hospital had applied for a government grant for the unit .
23 It was the third time in recent years that a county match had been completed inside an August day at Old Trafford .
24 It was the third time he had proposed this .
25 As the shop manager pointed out , it was the third time that month she 'd been late for work , and if they had n't needed her to turn up on time , they would n't have hired her in the first place .
26 And it was not only because it was the third time I had heard precisely how that acrobatic quartet achieved congress .
27 After all , it was the third time the police had visited him in as many days .
28 It was the third time the boy had tried to get past him , and , as before , he seemed surprised by the old man 's quickness ; shocked that , whichever way he moved , Tuan Ti Fo was there , blocking his way .
29 It was the third time she had failed to agree with his criticism and offered a compensating compliment .
30 It was the third time .
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