Example sentences of "be [prep] the [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Operational balances in the Bank of England are like the banks ' own current accounts and are used for clearing purposes . |
| 2 | Some will be to provoke interest and curiosity , others will be to reinforce learning , still others will be for extension work and most importantly some areas will be for the pupils ' own work which will serve as a major focus of attention . |
| 3 | The method of reporting findings will be of the students ' own choice . |
| 4 | Erm I support I V F treatment and I sympathize with the people that ca n't have children erm but my concern would be with the childrens ' right . |
| 5 | The company took the decision to restate the accounts , Mr Clements added , when it became clear that the delays and uncertainties involved would not be in the shareholders ' best interests . |
| 6 | The practice of stopping NSAIDs before investigation or starting H 2 antagonists for a clinical diagnosis of peptic ulceration seems to be in the patients ' best interests if a delay in endoscopy is unavoidable , but may lead to failure to find a definitive cause for the anaemia . |
| 7 | The Public Record Office has about 9,000 Nonconformist registers dating from 1775 , which were deposited when civil registration began ; these are on the Mormons ' International Genealogical Index microfiche , and of course other Nonconformist records have been deposited in local record offices . |
| 8 | The overgrown grass , hedges and piles of wood are a haven for mice , which are among the tawnies ' favourite food . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , when asked about the way the societies sold insurance , 49 per cent of customers said they trusted their society to sell them only those products and services which were in the customers ' best interests . |
| 10 | The appellants , suppliers of petrol to garage owners , entered into two agreements with the respondents in relation to two garages , M and C. The agreements were on the appellants ' standard forms . |
| 11 | There were no major artists on Virgin whose sensibilities were likely to be offended as there had been at the Pistols ' previous stopovers ; no American parent company to interfere . |
| 12 | The following is from the Guerrillas ' recent ‘ Letter to Uncle Sam and the News Media ’ : |
| 13 | Marie , who is in the Paras ' territorial battalion , is also the first woman to join the regiment 's elite Black Lanyards free fall parachute display team . |
| 14 | The second contribution is in the investigators ' particular focus on the manner in which young people 's social and personal environment influences their developing understanding of economic and political issues . |