Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] be the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Upgrading the existing cable by means of a new 400,000-volt cable was the only way to ensure sufficient carrying capacity for supplies from the new Teesside Power station under construction at Wilton , those at Hartlepool and Blythe and exports from Scotland . |
| 2 | The probe for NP1450L RNA was the synthetic oligonucleotide 5'-GGTGGTTCCCATTCGCGCATCATAGATACC-3' , complementary to nucleotides 130 to 159 of ORF NP1450L . |
| 3 | Rubus corylifolia , Rosa tomentosa , Lonicera periclymaenum and Hedera helix are the only shrubs worth mentioning . |
| 4 | So far , ivy ( Hedera helix is the only species typical of the woodland ; ground flora gaps in the tree cover are occupied by false oatgrass ( Arrhenatherum elatius ) , hawkweed ( Hieracium umbellatum ) and thistles ( Cirsium arvense ) . |
| 5 | And er of course another a another er expression was the wee boch 'll come helshing down the street . |
| 6 | Using the theory that always borrow other people 's money , and you 'll spend other people 's money is the best way is n't it ? |
| 7 | He beat Tertian in the competitive Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte over course and distance , and his trainer , Ellie Lellouche , believes today 's trial is the ideal Newmarket preparation . |
| 8 | However , yesterday 's award is the first money the peer has received . |
| 9 | This year 's winner is the French gallerist Denise René , established in Paris since 1945 and a close contact of Dr Stünke 's since the Fifties . |
| 10 | The consideration relied on by the plaintiff 's counsel being the subsequent marriage of the plaintiff , I think the letter discloses no consideration . |
| 11 | The horse 's temperament is the inherited part of its personality . |
| 12 | Of particular relevance in BP 's case is the separate disclosure of profits and losses from sales of operations , and of fundamental restructuring costs , as exceptional items on the face of the profit and loss account . |
| 13 | Each side will probably already be covered under appropriate employers ' , occupiers ' and public liability policies , and , since the liability to be covered in each side 's case is the same type , the shift from one side to the other will not result in an overall increase of premiums . |
| 14 | Men and women 's skin are the same colour ; white is scarcely used , and red in a strictly limited way : for linear adjuncts like wreaths , for blood from wounds , and for inscriptions on the background . |
| 15 | The man 's skin was the matchless white of a person who preferred study to sport and shadow to sunlight . |
| 16 | Laura 's story was the major factor . |
| 17 | Fama 's lawyer complained that the length of his client 's sentence was the direct result of the racial elements of the case . |
| 18 | Mellor 's resignation was the final act in a drama running since July , when his romance with Antonia was exposed . |
| 19 | Mr La Malfa 's resignation was the biggest surprise of all , given his long crusade for moral reform . |
| 20 | Dotty Harmer 's cottage was the only house to be seen here , basking among the buttercups like a warmly golden cat . |
| 21 | Answer guide : Limitation of owner 's liability is the main point to be made here . |
| 22 | Rodrigo de Triano 's defeat was the only disappointment in an otherwise memorable day for owner Robert Sangster , who landed an 899–1 hat-trick in the last three races with Lost Reputation , River Defences — his Derby contender — and well-fancied Ecliptic , backed from 33–1 in the morning to 9–1 . |
| 23 | The principal beneficiary of the CEDA 's discomfiture was the fascist Falange . |
| 24 | The criteria used to judge the centre 's readiness are the same ones applied , under devolved responsibility from SCOTVEC , by Directors of Education to assess authority centres . |
| 25 | The most elegant of all man 's wear is the English summer blazer , now alas almost completely relegated to the period film and the jazz band . |
| 26 | But at the back of everyone 's mind is the coming battle for the site of the biggest project on the horizon , NET . |
| 27 | But the most chilling deduction from the fact of Bill Sweet 's murder was the immediate danger to Jacqui . |
| 28 | Puddephat 's murder was the last item in the bulletin . |
| 29 | Not surprisingly Edward was soon facing increasing demands to accept a number of reforming ordinances along with a commission to implement them ; predictably Gaveston 's exile was the key stipulation . |
| 30 | Cooper 's closure is the biggest nail yet in a well hammered coffin |