Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [prep] be a [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is not unknown for a suburban bureau to have a waiting list of potential volunteers , but in the main staff shortages appear to be a problem equally in suburban and inner-city areas . |
| 2 | Addictions appear to be a growth industry , particularly in America where the penchant for navel-gazing has no equal ; but whether we see branches of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous or Codependents Anonymous appearing in Edinburgh remains to be seen . |
| 3 | For both these reasons , therefore , one would expect the transactions demand to be a function of money incomes . |
| 4 | The benefits to flexibility and streamlining design development could be considerable if the trials prove to be a success . |
| 5 | It may not be too long before farm workers cease to be a majority of those engaged in farming . |
| 6 | Commissions continue to be a source of outside funding , with international projects undertaken in Africa , continental Europe , Hong Kong , Indonesia , New Zealand and Yemen . |
| 7 | Scones tend to be a bit dry |
| 8 | Four orphans vow to be a family , but come to break their promises . |
| 9 | These eddies seem to be a product of the upward convection in the troposphere , and their energy source is therefore that which drives this convection . |
| 10 | Things seem to be a bit more relaxed here compared with Sian , where we were shepherded around with great ceremony , had to make formal speeches etc. , and attracted crowds of astonished bystanders whenever we appeared in public . |
| 11 | As my Hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen , North ( Mr. Hughes ) capably said , a local authority does not have any such option because its dealings have to be a matter of public record . |
| 12 | In fact many of her visions seem to be a sort of sacred one-upmanship on St Bride , who also had visions of the Holy Family , but was not allowed to play nearly so intimate a role in its life as Margery . |
| 13 | yep it 's just that some of the cottages tend to be a bit smaller so that it might well be that we can get you something where there 's a perhaps ground floor extension or whatever okay . |
| 14 | Effec essentially supply we we 've got over s , over supply and that brings down agricultural prices , erm and so wor world prices tend to be a lot lower than they would would have been in the absence of support . |
| 15 | Once you 've left the Getting Started manual , screenshots seem to be a thing of the past and any semblance of logical order is forgotten . |
| 16 | For my benefit , and other young impatient artists everywhere , here 's hoping that journalists and art critics prove to be a bunch of gossiping Hilda Ogdens . |
| 17 | In fact , senior creditors give up even more in workouts than in chapter 11 deals , although the write-downs of their claims tend to be a lot less . |