Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Paul produced mince pies and in due course there was ham salad and Christmas cake . |
| 2 | At present , with Walker circulation flowing west to east at low level there is warm surface water in the eastern Pacific and cool surface water in the west . |
| 3 | Top-level meetings between US and European Community ( EC ) leaders at the end of April failed to resolve the disputes over agricultural exports which were blocking agreement on a " new world trade order " in the protracted Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
| 4 | By virtue of socialization in the ‘ best ’ private schools they are assured access to the approved universities which stamp them as potential cadres of the ruling class ( Kellner and Crowther-Hunt , 1980 ) . |
| 5 | In the life of a maturing Christian it is that space I give in quiet thought , reflection and meditation . |
| 6 | In some places and at different times there was some resistance , at Lincoln at the end of the fourteenth century and at Southampton , where the mayor from 1488 to 1491 made an unsuccessful attempt to preserve some semblance of democracy ( 77 , pp.259–61 ) . |
| 7 | At British Leyland there was open war between moderate shop stewards and militants . |
| 8 | Lastly , on systems with zone control , the problem may be caused by a faulty motorised valve which is isolating part of the system . |
| 9 | As fighting continued , thousands of refugees fled to Zagreb to escape from Serbian fighters who were seizing territory and advancing amid the supportive bombardment of the army . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , in the contemporary English village it is this feeling of having been ‘ taken over ’ by outsiders that usually prevails among the agricultural population and with it not only a sense of ‘ loss of community ’ , but an inevitable animus against the invasion of ‘ furriners ’ . |
| 11 | It 's not a towing bar it 's another boat . |
| 12 | Horses kept in isolation , often the fate of colts after weaning , frequently display the inappropriate behaviour and high anxiety which is demonstrated time and time again in laboratory animals reared in impoverished environments with reduced mental and sensory stimulation . |
| 13 | For the medieval period there is more information . |
| 14 | As a result of social investigation there was greater recognition than before of the causes of unemployment , in particular of the distinction between the chronic underemployment of the casual poor of big cities and the recurrent temporary unemployment of large numbers of superior workers in periods of depression . |
| 15 | At Old Trafford it is all football , whether they dominate with it , or hit teams on the break through the pace of wingers Lee Sharpe , Ryan Giggs and Andrei Kanchelskis . |
| 16 | Even the ruined library still contained many texts which were witnesses to a local tradition of artistic skill , showing a consuming interest in miraculous happenings and that curious mixture of vernacular and Latin literacy which were all characteristic of late Anglo-Saxon culture . |
| 17 | In windy conditions it is excellent practice in controlling the model even for the very experienced flyer . |
| 18 | In calm water there was little difference in the ride compared with a glassfibre boat . |
| 19 | Even in the controversial areas of defence and foreign policy there was little difference , since the National Party had performed an unexpected and unlikely volte face earlier in the year and had adopted Labour 's anti-nuclear policy which banned nuclear warships from New Zealand ports . |
| 20 | In old age there is another problem , in assessing the amount of deep slow wave sleep ( Stages 3 and 4 ) . |
| 21 | Well , I happen to know quite a lot of clever , amusing , wise , energetic old people who are excellent company and among whom are several of my friends . |
| 22 | If there is a single divide between the traditional world of printed information and the new electronic media it is this contrast between static and dynamic information . |
| 23 | To be fair to myself , ’ she added with a faint smile , ‘ if you will insist on looking like the original swinging teenager it 's small wonder that the thought of trusting you with a really ill man put the fear of God up me . ’ |
| 24 | There is an elegant lounge-bar , piano bar and a TV room and in high season there is occasional evening entertainment , sometimes in the panoramic roof garden bar . |
| 25 | You will find many old friends who are special Festival favourites . |
| 26 | That station is supposed to be haunted by old Garrity who was that porter there in the old days , and not many people go near it in daylight , never mind after dark . ’ |
| 27 | And even then with a top orchestra there is more work to be done . |
| 28 | It would be during this period that those first stirrings of mental activity in the mind of primitive man which were ruthless evolution , were having a profound effect on the development of his mind , long before he was able to give practical effect to them . |
| 29 | On the second floor it was all the scones and tea bread and currant bread and on the top floor it was all confectionery work and sponge making and what have you and pies . |
| 30 | Of course a spindle moulder can be set up to produce this type of moulding for long runs , but in the restoration of old furniture there is little call for such a machine . |