Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our roads are in a mess and anything that will speed up improving that situation I think is to be welcomed . |
| 2 | This is especially true if the stables are in a shed or barn . |
| 3 | Beautifully made and beautifully decorated , Kamares vessels are of a quality and refinement never again to be achieved in the Aegean world . |
| 4 | The usual practice in most offices is for a post-clerk or secretary to open all the incoming mail and to place it in the in-tray of the appropriate recipient . |
| 5 | Because most of the lawyers and judges are of an age where they 've considered , or are already , divorced . |
| 6 | The gypsies are without a homeland or a fixed seat of government — and they are falling victim to a strain of virulent nationalism which , since 1990 , has claimed dozens of lives and left hundreds homeless . |
| 7 | Her senses were in a whirl but she tried to hold on to her sanity . |
| 8 | When two psychologists are in a lift and a man gets into the lift and says hello , one Psychologist turns to another and asks , ‘ What do you think he meant by that ? ’ |
| 9 | Steamships were in a minority until about 1890 and in any case tended to take the shorter voyages . |
| 10 | According to an executive director of the Industrial Development Authority , Sean Donnelly , Irish processors are at a disadvantage as they are too far away from overseas retail outlets , especially the big supermarket chains in Britain , France , Germany and Italy . |
| 11 | The figures are from a report that the Association for the Conservation of Energy published last week . |
| 12 | — to explain the degree to which British contractors and consultants are at an advantage or disadvantage compared to the support services available to competitors ; |
| 13 | Having arrived in the dead quiet of the afternoon , I had the place to myself which was fortunate since all 30 prints were of a scale that demanded close contemplation . |
| 14 | Villagers were at a loss as to how to repair the frayed rope , or lanyard , as the flagpole is on the edge of the medieval church 's tower and is too dangerous to climb up to . |
| 15 | Entry to the major museums is around a fiver but worth it to see THAT painting , the Primavera by Botticelli and THE statue , Michaelangelo 's David . |
| 16 | The convergence of geopolitical events , of the consequences of the technology that has been fermenting in the post-war years , of new ideologies , of government processes are of a scale and significance unprecedented for half a century . |
| 17 | Golf clubs can rest assured that our members are of a standard as suggested by their handicap certificate and not being confronted with a ‘ worthless piece of paper . ’ |
| 18 | Most tone-units are of a type that we call simple , and the sort that we call compound are not discussed in this chapter . |
| 19 | An order or judgment determining that proceedings are at an end because of what is held to be a settlement is reasonably analogous and , adopting the pragmatic approach referred to for instance by Lord Denning M.R. in Salter Rex & Co. v. Ghosh [ 1971 ] 2 Q.B . |
| 20 | Only 63% of marriages were between a bachelor and spinster in 1989 , compared with 79% in 1971 . |
| 21 | ‘ In the States , most of the big races are over a mile or ten furlongs and it is becoming trickier by the season to be absolutely sure you have made the right decision . ’ |
| 22 | It is no wonder our railways are in a mess when they are burdoned by regulations to a far greater extent than any road operator . |
| 23 | The streets were in a dip and could n't easily be seen from the estate . |
| 24 | The clerk was regarded as ‘ first among equals ’ by the other chief officers , but the co-ordination of services was at a minimum and sometimes non-existent . |
| 25 | In the face of appalling shortages and rampant inflation after Japan 's surrender , food supplies were at a premium and those fortunate enough to control any of the scarce agricultural output were able to charge high prices . |
| 26 | But the whole drift of events was towards a widening and consolidation of the immunities claimed by diplomats in the performance of their duties . |