Example sentences of "[verb] [be] a [adj] [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since November 1990 he has been a special projects engineer . |
| 2 | She 'd even felt the odd pang of nostalgia for the old days when she 'd been a young wet-behind-the-ears singer , just beginning to make her way up the ladder . |
| 3 | Also bundled is an on-board Windows accelerator to boost performance . |
| 4 | But one thing I do find sadly lacking is a middle-of-the-range clothes shop . |
| 5 | The resulting film , Royal Family ( or ‘ Corgi and Beth ’ as it was nicknamed ) , in which , among other things , the Queen was shown cooking the steaks at a barbecue , was revolutionary in its revelations , and considered inside the Palace to have been a public relations triumph . |
| 6 | He predicted the Chancellor would ‘ throw a few million at the issue ’ in the Budget , whereas what was required was a new skills strategy . |
| 7 | In the process of losing his undisputed title to Bowe , on what one must say was an overwhelming points decision , Holyfield defined the qualities of a true champion . |