Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] and [be] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They have now reached their full maturity and are a blaze of colour for most of the year . |
| 32 | The second fee is known as the initial contribution and is a payment towards the Solicitors ' Compensation Fund . |
| 33 | The difference in alteration between tissue type plasminogen activator antigen and activity , and urokinase type plasminogen activator antigen and activity in columnar epithelial carcinomas has been seen before in colonic neoplasia and is a consequence of the complex regulation mechanism of the activity of both proteases . |
| 34 | Delamotte belonged to that Society and was a member of the Society of Arts , and of the Society of Artists , having exhibited a number of architectural drawings at the Royal Academy . |
| 35 | These modern low-winged aircraft have an exceptional record of reliability , superb visibility and are a delight to fly . |
| 36 | He was , however , always keenly interested in industrial chemistry and was a founder member of the Society of Chemical Industry ( 1881 ) and its president ( 1885–6 ) . |
| 37 | Mr Gillespie would remain vice-chairman until his 65th birthday and be a director to the age of 75 . |
| 38 | The α subunit carries a binding site for cholinergic ligand and is a target for pathogenic autoantibodies in the neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis ( MG ) ( 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) . |
| 39 | The belief that the NKLP possessed little if any independence and was a vehicle for the implementation of Soviet foreign policy was held by most American officials , including George Kennan , and was illustrated in the reactions to the events of 25 June 1950 . |
| 40 | Of all lights in the room these make the biggest difference and are a blessing since you can plug them in and put them behind plants , or in corners , or behind large pieces of furniture to give a beautiful , dramatic accent light , creating mood and interest that could never be imagined by day . |
| 41 | I was seventeen , and most of the other students in my year had done military service and were a lot older . |
| 42 | He knows our manuscript room like the palm of his own hand and is a peritus , an expert in Arthurian life . ’ |
| 43 | Fitness was , as ever , a big problem and is a deficiency which will not be easily made up during the Championship . |
| 44 | The second pitch is often climbed as a single pitch and is a lot easier than it looks from the top . |
| 45 | Personally , I respect his view and at the same time am glad of his enthusiasm for church planting : ‘ I am convinced that Church Planting is a mark of vigorous and outgoing Christianity and is a sign of hope for the future ’ , he says . |
| 46 | The first is taken from Mark 's Gospel and involves the cure of a single leper ; the second is from his own source and is a story about ten lepers. –any scholars believe that the story of the ten lepers is a development of the miracle of the one leper . |
| 47 | The origins of trade unions are to be found at the beginning of the nineteenth century and are a response to the rapid process of industrialisation and the change and dislocation which this caused . |
| 48 | He is a keen footballer and is a member of the Douglas Reyburn Golf Club . |
| 49 | The Longhorn has a most amicable and docile nature and is a pleasure to keep as well as one of the most handsome breeds for a parkland setting . |
| 50 | A. M. Fairbairn , in addition to his own works , wrote two entries for the Cambridge Modern History and was a member of the first Council of the British Academy . |
| 51 | ( It led to the partial withdrawal of the present writer from my political party and was a factor in my decision in the following year to join with others in setting up a new political party , the British Ulster Dominion Party . ) |
| 52 | The colt is the only horse to have beaten the flying Arazi and is a stablemate of Tertian , the 6–1 favourite for the 2,000 Guineas on May 2 . |
| 53 | This time is also affected by their relative polarization and is a minimum when the approaching waves are colinear . |