Example sentences of "be [verb] a [adj] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been spending a few days ' holiday in Sicily , with her friends Penny and Devlin . |
| 2 | Reid will be attending a big jockeys ' meeting at York when whips will be among the subjects under discussion . |
| 3 | L Detachment was thus judged ready for operations , and to wind down were given a few days ' leave to be spent in Cairo . |
| 4 | Mrs Stringer , an active member of Teesside Pensioners Association , is attending a two-day Pensioners ' Parliament in Brussels , paid for by the European Parliament 's Socialist group of MPs . |
| 5 | We are proposing a European Residents ' Charter , guaranteeing equal rights and equal duties to every European resident . |
| 6 | He was given an immediate Critics ' Award and a seat at the back . |
| 7 | He was wearing an Ultimate Climbers ' Helmet and you will be glad to know that although the helmet sustained considerable damage , Stuart had no head injuries . |
| 8 | I phoned and the man that I needed to speak to was not there , he 'd been seconded to the Himalayas or something , he was only coming back erm , in the middle of January , I was in , erm , November or whatever it was , I was giving a few days ' grace , and then I was going to call . |