Example sentences of "[pron] be [art] [adj] and [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Second , the division of labour which is the social and material basis of all organization , is itself a source of conflict , as the specific goals pursued by different sections and units frequently differ , though each presents its interests as being most compatible with those of the organization as a whole .
2 " You 're a dear and kind gentlemen , and I wish you were my father . "
3 Slowly people began to realise it was not a miracle after all , but the reward for an enormous amount of hard work , planning and discipline which ensured they were the fittest and best-prepared England team ever , ; a very professional approach which saw them practising endlessly ; high-class line and length bowling , backed up by excellent fielding , which had the West Indian batsmen constantly under pressure ; sound batsmanship to build on the bowlers ' successes ; and a crackling team spirit fostered by Gooch which one could not remember seeing in an England team in years .
4 You probably got some of the others , but it 's the red and amber that causes the problems is n't it ?
5 Senior political figures do not even acknowledge that torture exists , let alone accept that it is a widespread and routine event .
6 It is the technical and transportation problems of moving coal from Siberia where most of the reserves are to be found , to the main areas of use , which have and will restrict development .
7 It was a dour and racking prospect .
8 I handed over a coin : that meant I 'd only got two left , but it was the fattest and quickest-gobbled 10p I 've ever spent .
9 He said that in 1975 we had a referendum in which it was suggested that it was an economic and trade rather than a political matter .
10 It was an expensive and time consuming task to remove it .
11 But he was a warm and kind man .
12 He was a vegetarian and teetotaller and , in Hobbes 's view ( so Aubrey tells us ) , ‘ the sweetest-natured man in the world ’ .
13 Now a question of what are the industrial and employment needs of the Harrogate District ?
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