Example sentences of "be [adv] [v-ing] [art] third " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In the West we are constantly telling the Third World to save the rain forests — rather hypocritical considering we are not even prepared to replace the tree cover destroyed over the years in Essex . ’ |
| 2 | The Lords are now taking a third bite of the cherry . |
| 3 | CAC sees itself as part of the community of East Manchester and this is borne out by the fact that the company is now employing the third generation of workers from local families . |
| 4 | Dover is now proposing a third force that can genetically transform a species ; transforming not because of the external forces of selection or drift , but from within . |
| 5 | It has two manned platforms , with 200 men on each , in the North Sea and is currently building a third . |
| 6 | If it was still going the third centenary would be approaching quicker than flames on dry moorland . |
| 7 | Two years later he was again dismissing a third of his hands in a mid-winter lay-off . |