Example sentences of "[ex0] be a [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Top of the range is the Eiger , quite a substantial jacket , and there 's a ladies ' model as well , the Electra . |
| 2 | Here there is a visitors ' centre from which there are guided walks in the summer and plenty of books on sale to help identify species . |
| 3 | The Royal Oak pub is popular for families as there is a childrens ' room and large gardens outside , with tables and chairs in summer . |
| 4 | In each of the three houses of Parliament there is a Ministers ' Council , each chamber having separate responsibility for the affairs of the population group it represents ( including housing , social welfare , health , education ) , while joint parliamentary responsibility is taken for " general " or national affairs ( including foreign policy , defence , finance , law and order ) , each of these functions at national level being reflected in a portfolio in the Cabinet itself . |
| 5 | In each of the three houses of Parliament there is a Ministers ' Council , each chamber having separate responsibility for the affairs of the population group it represents ( including housing , social welfare , health and education ) , while joint parliamentary responsibility is taken for " general " or national affairs ( including foreign policy , defence , finance and law and order ) , each of these functions at national level being reflected in a portfolio in the Cabinet itself . |
| 6 | The official receiver or trustee can agree costs though if there is a creditors ' committee , they can require the trustee to ask for any costs payable out of the estate to be taxed . |
| 7 | The new , uniform business rate generated similar outrage : nowhere was the anger better illustrated than in Bath , a city epitomising Thatcherite entrepreneurial success , where there was a shopkeepers ' strike in protest at the damage it was wreaking on their livelihoods . |
| 8 | When ‘ King John ’ Houlding , a self-made brewer and prominent local Tory , tried to use his position on the Everton board to jack up the rent paid to him by The club , There was a shareholders ' revolt and Houlding eventually left the club to form Liverpool FC . |
| 9 | More important , there was a miners ' strike which resulted in the three-day week , comprehensive power cuts and enormous disruption . |
| 10 | Adjoining were two sleeping compartments containing bedsteads , each with its own lavatory ; and at one end there was an attendants ' compartment with folding bed and facilities for serving light refreshments . |