Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and [be] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this conclusion would be quite misleading , since the pattern described is typical of all British sites and is a reflection of the coins circulating in Britain throughout its occupation by the Romans ( fig. 25 ) . |
| 2 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 3 | He 's been a hillwalker for 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 4 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 5 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 6 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 7 | It is open to additional carriers that meet criteria set by AT&T , which is particularly keen to win support from some Europeans and is no doubt knocking hard on the door of Unisource BV , the joint venture between Sweden 's Televerket and Koninklijke PTT Telecom Nederland NV , which so far has proved the most successful among such ventures — and already has loose links with both AT&T and Kokusai Denshin in Eastern Europe and points further east . |
| 8 | The individual is the provider of material and data , is sought after for this purpose , is the bearer of social forces and is the agent of society itself . |
| 9 | He is chairman of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers and is a member of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry . |
| 10 | The former Teesside and District Society for the Blind workshop has been empty for six years and is a magnet for vandals . |
| 11 | It represents the logical conclusion to preceding buildings and is the expression of national culture ; it stands for the essence of Muscovite Christianity in Russia and was the last great church of the movement in this architectural form . |
| 12 | God of all love , give vision to those dazzled by the bright lights of Christmas so that they see into the dark cribs beyond the packed inns and be the shepherd or the person of wisdom to those who have nothing to celebrate . |
| 13 | The first train at 0830 on December 22nd will celebrate the return of steam-hauled passenger trains after 32 years and is an addition especially for the enthusiasts . |
| 14 | This lexicon contains over 70,000 words and is a combination of the Text710 dictionary and words from the ( training ) LOB corpus . |
| 15 | The three-man team fly MIG 21 fighters and are the world 's only combat display outfit . |
| 16 | She added that the faun 's condition was good although ‘ it has been outside for 35 years and is a bit green . ’ |
| 17 | Of medium height and build , indeterminate age , he wore horn-rim glasses and was the man you passed in the street without noticing him . |
| 18 | The first is typically within the purview of the natural sciences and is the subject matter of agricultural engineers and soil scientists , while the second is within the social sciences and is studied by economists and sociologists . |
| 19 | He is married with three children and is a member of the Felixstowe Ferry golf club . |
| 20 | His Lithuania is personified by the characters in these photographs and is the myriad expressions of his fellow countrymen and women . |
| 21 | The Institute of Geological Sciences was formed by the incorporation of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and the Museum of Practical Geology with the Overseas Geological Surveys and is a constituent body of the Natural Environment Research Council . |
| 22 | This is the most important of the political rights and is the basis of women 's claims to equal citizenship with men . |
| 23 | This is possibly the most difficult of all skills and is a lifetime 's study . |
| 24 | He had visited many nations and was a Greek not only in language , but in soul . |
| 25 | Erm and in due course , they are hoping , that body is hoping to extend not just to independent schools but to all schools and be a design and technology education association for all schools . |
| 26 | c Applied to timber it is meant to keep fungi away by killing spores , but it remains active for many years and is a health hazard not only for people in their homes , but also for the workers who make it . |
| 27 | It should be apparent from this overview of some of the major elements of the planning system that it intrudes in many places and is a factor which has to be taken into account at every stage of considering what , if anything , should be done with land or buildings . |
| 28 | Illustrated with engravings of chemical apparatus , it went through many editions and is a landmark in the transformation of alchemy , with its strong mystical element , into chemistry as an exact science . |
| 29 | Once , at Milan airport , we were herded to the gate and corralled in an area almost big enough for half of us , then shifted to a bus with six seats and standing room for forty , in which the one hundred and twenty of us stood and waited for the idiot who always arrives twenty minutes late despite having been called ten times and being the subject of an Interpol missing persons search . |
| 30 | Monsieur de l'Orne , who was fashionable for 50 years and was the King 's first doctor , used to say , ‘ Why do fish live to such a great age ? |