Example sentences of "[pers pn] was the fourth [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was lucky , too , because I was the fourth child of four . |
| 2 | It was the fourth building in the area that the association considered for conversion and had studied in detail . |
| 3 | What we do is take the , the day of the week and the , the calendar date , it might be the say it was the fourth day of the week Thursday |
| 4 | Coastwatch co-ordinator Gareth Rees said it was the fourth year in succession that the survey had shown a deterioration and called on the government and regulatory bodies to act . |
| 5 | It was the fourth rise in German interest rates this year and the first time for several years that they have risen by a full percentage point . |
| 6 | But it was the fourth option which the Tories emphasized in their rhetoric . |
| 7 | It was the fourth time during the campaign that Mr Major had faced ordeal by egg . |
| 8 | It was the fourth time she had been badly hurt on duty . |
| 9 | It was the fourth time in five years she had been injured in the line of duty . |
| 10 | It was the fourth time in five years that Gotti , whose elegant sartorial taste had earned him the nickname " Dapper Don " , had been indicted . |
| 11 | It was the fourth disaster to hit the Philippines in 17 months and the most serious since 1976 . |
| 12 | He was the fourth member of the Royal Irish Regiment to be murdered since the amalgamation of the Ulster Defence Regiment and the Royal Irish Rangers last summer . |
| 13 | He was the fourth person to be convicted on charges arising from the scandal ; charges against eight others , including former Cabinet Secretary Takao Fujinami , remained outstanding . |
| 14 | He was the fourth employee of Magherafelt construction company Henry Brothers to be murdered for working on security force contracts since 1988 . |
| 15 | He was the fourth son of John Squibb ; his mother Anne was a sister of Sir Robert Seymour of Hanford . |