Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [be] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The knitting correspondent was taking a well-earned break from the strenuous world of woollens , courtesy of her travel editor . |
| 2 | Its looking good for both Swindon and Oxford , but down in the third division Hereford are having a tough old time … they 're just four points and four places off the bottom of the table … on Saturday they missed out at Lincoln … they lost two-nil |
| 3 | IAN WRIGHT was given a remarkable and timely vote of confidence last night by Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood . |
| 4 | CHAMPAGNE giant Moet et Chandon is suing a Japanese firm for allegedly selling bogus bottles of its bubbly . |
| 5 | Measurement of serum gastrin and pepsinogen concentrations is considered a diagnostic tool to indirectly assess these factors . |
| 6 | From 22 to 30 May , the Hellenic Art Galleries Association is holding a contemporary art fair entitled Art Athens 1 ‘ 93 in the Athens Exhibition Centre , a 3000 square-metre space . |
| 7 | The computer fraud is becoming a big business , yeah ? |
| 8 | Drink : Street smart to lure finer wine seekers : The off-licence chains are making a big effort to catch the up-market customer , says Anthony Rose |
| 9 | Computer Associates International Inc president Charles Wang and Sun Microsystems Inc president Scott McNealy are to make a joint announcement today ( Monday ) , and were keeping tight-lipped as we went to press . |
| 10 | Still , the car majors are playing a waiting game . |
| 11 | A useful method of detecting changes in the wind direction is to make a mental note of the point on the shore towards which you are sailing and use this as a reference point . |
| 12 | Warehouse worker Neil Tattersall was facing a miserable Yuletide after he split up with his girlfriend , who was also expecting his baby . |
| 13 | The new South East Arts Board is having a new logo and a leaflet highlighting areas of activities and endeavours . |
| 14 | Jeans-maker Levi Strauss is launching a national call-in campaign for its hot new 501 line , asking 501 wearers to ring up and describe in detail what they do in their jeans . |
| 15 | Miss K is doing a magnificent , demanding and difficult job , nursing her courageous mother , who is badly disabled . |
| 16 | The rosebud mouth was painted a glowing coral pink , an exotic contrast with her creamy olive skin , liquid dark eyes . |
| 17 | Concurrent with these military developments the British aircraft industry was waging a losing battle with the Americans for a large share of the civilian passenger and freight markets . |
| 18 | COSTS and labour shortages are forcing a growing number of companies to flee from London . |
| 19 | THE official launch of WINCH , the Wirral Initiative for Needy Children , at Tranmere Rovers Football Club was given a healthy start , thanks to £1,000 donation from BNFL . |
| 20 | An RAF Nimrod aircraft , eight lifeboats and local fishing vessels were making a massive sweep of almost 1,000 square miles of Cardigan Bay as the search resumed this morning . |
| 21 | Kylie Minogue is making a rare live appearance and performance down on the beach . |
| 22 | The usual method of taking the Bach Remedies is to put a few drops in a cup of springwater which is then sipped at intervals . |
| 23 | Hopes for a ‘ green lung ’ in the heart of the city are fading , particularly since the announcement that Mercedes Benz is to build a huge service centre on Potsdamer Platz , dashing hopes that it might be left as a park or rebuilt as the commercial hub of the city it was before the war . |
| 24 | An extensive automation programme is creating a single catalogue of the contents of all sections of the University Library in machine-readable form , which can be consulted from any terminal on the University 's academic computing network , as well as in the Library itself . |
| 25 | The Imperial Cancer Research Fund and the Cancer Research Campaign are conducting a joint study of the Bristol Cancer Help Centre , which offers a holistic programme — dietary advice and emotional counselling — to complement medical treatment . |
| 26 | National Savings Certificates are paying a miserable 7.5 per cent tax free and no one should be holding any certificates which have reached maturity as the rate paid under general extension terms is only 5.1 per cent . |
| 27 | The Arts Council is holding a special meeting in November to discuss the funding crisis ; it is thought that it might decide to cut the number of bodies receiving grant if more government money is not forthcoming . |
| 28 | Pointing out that the SLF believed the landlord/tenant sector to be an important part of the rural scene in Scotland , Mr Barlow said the quota question was posing a serious threat to that partnership . |
| 29 | THE International Stock Exchange is mounting a preliminary investigation into the steep rise in the share price of Pearl Group , the British life insurer , last Friday ahead of the announcement yesterday of a £1.1bn takeover bid for the group by Australian Mutual Provident , Australia 's largest life insurance group . |
| 30 | Gatting 's altercation with Shakoor Rana was to have a considerable effect on the West Indies Test rubber . |