Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Results of one investigation suggested that first order births to very young women are disadvantaged by the women 's physiological immaturity and its effect upon the fetus . |
| 2 | There were 37 attempted and full burglaries and once more hi-fi and electrical equipment has been top of the burglars ' list . |
| 3 | Floy had been interested in the Gnomes ' sketches ; like Fenella , he found the Gnomes rather attractive , friendly people and he thought their designs were clever and subtle and beautifully drawn . |
| 4 | Animal welfare workers say they 're delighted with the judges 's decision . |
| 5 | I expect you 're busy with the ladies ' altar guild and the old people 's picnic . |
| 6 | Members of the Advisory Committee are drawn deliberately not only from those who have experience of the system , for example , former panel members , but also from people who have not previously been involved in the Children 's Hearing system at all . |
| 7 | Peter married a woman with two sons , aged non and 12. he had always been impressed by the boys ' good behaviour and had n't realised it was because their mother hits them whenever they do the slightest thing wrong . |
| 8 | The Russians have apparently been impressed by the cars ' reliablity . |
| 9 | Much will depend upon the degree to which divisional/ SBU ROI figures are important in the managers ' reward system . |
| 10 | Neither jet-lag nor anything going wrong has been evident at the tourists ' training , which has been comfortably the most impressive seen in Cardiff since … well , since the last time the All Blacks were there in 1980 . |
| 11 | Now can we look at his pay cos you all been busy on the directors ' pay and this chartered secretary is really important and so that he could be available on a Saturday afternoon if he was wanted . |
| 12 | Female influence was greatest in consumer decisions , and least in public affairs ( although , as in the above example of voting choices , the researchers say that the latter finding may be due to the men 's unwillingness to admit to having serious political discussions with women ) . |
| 13 | ( c ) The most efficient delivery arrangement will be direct from the builders ' merchant or manufacturer to an individual site , rather than to the builder 's store . |
| 14 | Kim suggested that he wished to hold an early meeting with Roh , but that this would be dependent upon the Premiers ' talks yielding " visible results " . |
| 15 | Gynaecologists , however , will be dismayed at the authors ' apparent lack of understanding of the management of a common medical complaint . |
| 16 | Analysis of ceramic material from a cremation and inhumation cemetery on the Isle of Wight revealed that cremation urns , which may also be early in the cemeteries ' histories , were made from local clay sources , whereas more unusual forms of pottery were made from sources foreign to the island and were found as grave-goods with inhumations ; they are types most commonly found in Kent . |
| 17 | However , this will not preclude other world faiths from that particular discrete area of the curriculum should their introduction be appropriate to the childrens ' experience or the particular theme , topic or unit of work being studied . |
| 18 | Building up parental confidence in these techniques can sometimes present a problem as they may be contradictory to the parents ' viewpoint . |
| 19 | Of course , what is really needed , and what would be better for the children 's education , would be either more nursery schools , or reception classes that have the right equipment and staff , and the ability to cope with the three and four-year-olds they are being handed so prematurely . |
| 20 | This can not be good for the employees ' self-esteem . |
| 21 | Flushed and triumphant after this orgy of extravagance , they left the store at last , keeping an eye on the time because Mabel must n't be late with the boys ' tea whatever happened and then they had a long , annoying wait at the bus-stop . |
| 22 | For instance , housing units should not only be available for the planners ' notion of the traditional nuclear family , but for a range of different relationships . |
| 23 | it may be one of the ways th that |
| 24 | ‘ It was the day before my estimated delivery date , which also happened to be one of the children 's birthdays and half-term holidays , so I was very busy . |
| 25 | Law and order should be one of the Tories ' strongest cards , but record crime figures have tarnished their record . |
| 26 | and all these teams have to be aware of the others ' needs . |
| 27 | But generally speaking the criteria they tended to use was , if if it was work that would normally be superannuable under the teachers ' scheme then that that was work that would affect re-employment earnings . |
| 28 | But we should not be surprised by the Tories ' attack on public services . |
| 29 | Erm talking about the various types of pension that are available under the teachers ' scheme . |
| 30 | Phrases such as ‘ the ‘ boyo' body-language kept breaking through ’ are reminiscent of the tabloids ' anti-Welsh campaign against Kinnock , and it is deplorable that a once-eminent socialist writer should use them . |