Example sentences of "[be] a [noun sg] of [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the past two years , there has been a settlement of travellers ' caravans in a parking area at the centre of Robton in Central Scotland . |
| 2 | The trust gets money and they pay their expenses and there have been a lot of lawyers ' expenses and the expenses of the Swiss foundation , which is also a beneficiary of this trust . |
| 3 | The divergencies are a consequence of voters ' use of their preferences and the geographical distribution of party support . |
| 4 | He thought it would certainly be a couple of days ' journey to the Fire Court — the giants would be sure to know , he said , because they had already sent emissaries with the marriage proposal . |
| 5 | Two questions you will constantly be asked are : What can be done with the old wreck ? and What will it cost and wo n't it be a waste of taxpayers ' money ? |
| 6 | Thus , the red tape that so often seems to characterize bureaucracies need not be a manifestation of bureaucrats ' love for due process . |
| 7 | They had gone to bed after enjoying those mountains of rice and bowls of curried concoctions , no doubt , that were a feature of expatriates ' meals in the east , when shouts and running feet stirred Bernard Callinan from his sleep . |
| 8 | Being an enabler of pupils ' learning is an unselfish task and " imaginative " teachers do not necessarily excel in qualities of humility and standing back and giving space to others . |
| 9 | There 's a list of girls ' names in here . |
| 10 | It 's a waste of taxpayers ' money . |
| 11 | I do not wish to carp but what this book lacks is a list of MPs ' secretaries together with their personal details , buttressed where necessary with photographs . |
| 12 | In this case , the accounts are addressed to the shareholders and the balance sheet is a statement of shareholders ' financial position while the income statement is the change in shareholders ' financial position . |
| 13 | In our terms , this book is an account of migrants ' moral careers , albeit careers constrained by the demands of a thriving capitalist economy . |
| 14 | This is an analysis of countries ' environmental characteristics , and the classification of countries as ‘ hot ’ , ‘ moderate ’ or ‘ cold ’ on the basis of these characteristics . |
| 15 | Lenihan , one of the outstanding lineout players in the Five Nations Championship , was a member of Lions ' touring parties in 1983 and 1989 without ever making a Test appearance . |
| 16 | Around the edge of each page , was a pattern of angels ' heads with blue wings . |
| 17 | Then there was a list of teachers ' names pinned on the school gate one morning , saying they had been marked out by the death squad . |
| 18 | Until mass production , the art of cider-making was a sideline of farmers ' wives . |