Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] be a [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My husband and I bought Millie as a companion for Mac , my Standard Poodle , and for my peace of mind , as my husband is a police officer who frequently works nights . |
| 2 | Then , since this did n't appear to be enough either he hurried on , ‘ Her nephew is a police cadet . |
| 3 | Mrs Shephard , 52 , a former inspector of schools and senior education officer , has always joked that nothing could have prepared her more for being thrown into the deep end than leaving Cromer , where her father was a cattle dealer , for St Hilda 's College , Oxford , where she read modern languages . |
| 4 | He preached the importance of youth ( ‘ Everyone over 25 should be shot ’ ) when he was himself about to enter his late twenties ; he said his band was a singles band with a short life span ( ‘ We 'll made four great records and retire ’ ) ; and he said Wedding Present songs and sets would always be very short ( sets now last an hour and songs like ‘ Take Me ’ , for over eight minutes ) . |
| 5 | His father was a police constable in the borough police at Helston , but the family emigrated to New Zealand , probably in 1872 , and settled at Timaru , South Island , where most of the settlers were of Cornish descent , and James Fitzsimmons set up as a blacksmith . |
| 6 | although his dad 's er , you know his dad 's a police surgeon ? |
| 7 | Compare the way that his brother may be part of the " given " starting situation , or part of the allegation in : ( 77 ) Wally says that his brother is an arms dealer Does this imply that there is a possible interpretation of ( 76 ) where red-haired is the " given " and her the item that is not solidly established ? |