Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and [be] a [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | The former Teesside and District Society for the Blind workshop has been empty for six years and is a magnet for vandals . |
| 4 | This lexicon contains over 70,000 words and is a combination of the Text710 dictionary and words from the ( training ) LOB corpus . |
| 5 | She added that the faun 's condition was good although ‘ it has been outside for 35 years and is a bit green . ’ |
| 6 | He is married with three children and is a member of the Felixstowe Ferry golf club . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | This is possibly the most difficult of all skills and is a lifetime 's study . |
| 9 | He had visited many nations and was a Greek not only in language , but in soul . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The peasants ' allotments were significantly smaller than those they had used before Emancipation ; the ‘ cut-offs ’ withheld by landlords were particularly large in the fertile black-earth regions and were a source of intense and lasting bitterness . |
| 15 | Like Venice , Torcello was originally built on several islands and was a city with canal networks connecting these . |
| 16 | This traditional French cookware is the choice of many professional cooks and is a range you will undoubtedly want to add to during its years of service . |
| 17 | He took a keen and sympathetic interest in the education of young engineers and was a member of the governing body of the Midland Institute at Derby . |
| 18 | The course lasts for two years and is a combination of taught lectures , tutorials and practical experience . |
| 19 | It makes a stronger seam of two panels and is a trademark of some of the best sewn , professionally-made kites . |
| 20 | He 's 25 , has already won two championships and is a winner . |
| 21 | Such screening ensures appropriate use of expensive medicines and is a model of the way in which any NHS development should be evaluated before being implemented . |
| 22 | He was an assessment commissioner for Westminster and Middlesex in 1649 and in the 1650s he held a number of minor central and local offices and was a commissioner of oyer and terminer . |
| 23 | It will be full of surprises and amazing special effects and is a treat not to be missed . |
| 24 | Fiona Lowe , 18 , from Inverness , won the silver medal in the British ladies junior championship biathlon last years and is a member of the full British ladies biathlon squad . |
| 25 | She will be opposed by Kenbu , who has been backed at long odds for the 1,000 Guineas and is a stablemate of the outstanding Arazi . |