Example sentences of "[noun] [is] a [det] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Glyncorrwg is a former coal mining village in south Wales . |
| 2 | His housemaster Lionel Weston is an former Englad scrum-half . |
| 3 | To one side of the square is the former railway station and the bridge over the gardens is a former railway bridge — Monte station was opened in 1894 , but the short-lived railway from Funchal closed in 1939 . |
| 4 | Horden is a former pit village , and proud of it , in East Durham . |
| 5 | Piper is a former ABA light-heavyweight champion and this is his 19th professional bout . |
| 6 | Their new leader is a former Sandinista supporter . |
| 7 | Peter Kennedy is a former music lecturer . |
| 8 | Finally , the site for the development is a former fertiliser plant , totally unsuitable for building houses . |
| 9 | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a latter day symptom that has affected keyboard operators and kite flyers alike . |
| 10 | In addition , vice captain Simon Quinn is a former Holywood player and Hiles believes that Stephen Brown will also play a key role in his team 's midfield . |
| 11 | Mr Lack is a former boat builder , skipper/examiner of the Ocean Youth Training ships . |
| 12 | Malcolm is a former ambulance driver and Joan is a nurse . |
| 13 | Alhaji Abbo is a former truck driver who has successfully developed a 3,000 hectare maize farm and oil extraction plant in northern Cameroun . |
| 14 | The tiny seaside resort of Widemouth Bay is a few minutes walk from our entrance . |
| 15 | Clarke is a former nightclub bouncer who joined the Foreign Legion in 1980 but went absent without leave just nine months later . |
| 16 | Committee chairman Alex Kitson is a former deputy general secretary of the transport and general workers ' union and now chairs Lothian Regional Transport . |
| 17 | Cooper Union is a few blocks west . |
| 18 | Mr Conjuanco is a former Marcos crony and head of the San Miguel brewery , the Philippines ' biggest company . |
| 19 | Kensington Palace is a few minutes walk through the park from Kensington High Street or Bayswater Road where buses and underground stations are located . |