Example sentences of "be [art] [adj] [noun] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Governments , politicians , departments or voting patterns have usually been the political scientists ' fodder . |
| 2 | He has been the national drivers ' champion , the first national driver to exceed a hundred miles an hour with a five hundred C C hydroplane on Lake Windermere , won the B class championships seven times , the C class champion six times , the D class three times and the F class once . |
| 3 | The groups involved in the initiatives are the National Farmers ' Union , Council for the Protection of Rural England , Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group , Royal Society for Nature Conservation-The Wildlife Trusts Partnership and the World Wide Fund for Nature . |
| 4 | After all , Papa was only just forty-one , and Mama was younger than that , and they were both so handsome that it was a wonder — or perhaps not — that they were so faithful to one another , so much so that it was almost a joke , Papa having been a great ladies ' man in his youth , she had discovered . |
| 5 | Coffin wondered if the inhabitants of Drake Towers , with their BMWs and Porsches , knew that the old Francis Drake Street had been a regular thieves ' kitchen . |
| 6 | It had been a nine days ' wonder , during which no charges had been brought , but Travis had told her to her face that he knew she had taken it . |
| 7 | POOR standards of schooling are a frequent employers ' complaint . |
| 8 | Dominating Glen Shiel is the Western Highlands , the steep , shapely mountains are a popular hillwalkers ' target — a long , demanding route , worthy of some respect . |
| 9 | Platies are an ideal beginners ' fish because they will stand poor water conditions — but no fish can survive poisoning caused by poor filtration . |
| 10 | Over time , the dominant influence on the nominal size of the government bond market will be the public authorities ' need to borrow and the means by which this need is met . |
| 11 | was proposed and duly elected to be the next Teachers ' Representative . |
| 12 | The motorhome will be the lucky winners ' base for the next two weeks , offering them freedom to go where they please to explore New Zealand 's unspoilt areas of breathtaking , natural beauty . |
| 13 | I mean , that must be a thousand pounds ' worth of air tickets . |
| 14 | She was sure the neighbourhood would initially be outraged at her living alone , despite the presence of more servants than she knew what to do with , but she was proof against their opinion and she would only be a nine days ' wonder in any case . |
| 15 | A major part of the financial restructuring will be a new players ' pool . |
| 16 | Just as he did this , the government had a change of heart and decided that there would after all be a Private Members ' ballot . |
| 17 | They also think Sparc 10 cloning may be a big boys ' game . |
| 18 | This was the first time that the government had confirmed that all votes would be of equal value ; de Klerk did not specify , however , whether there would be a common voters ' roll or separate rolls . |
| 19 | The suggested Fifth Man badly needs to be an up-and-coming forwards ' coach . |
| 20 | The Lions fell behind after 10 minutes before centre Jeremy Guscott had the distinction of being the first Lions ' scorer of the tour in the 24th minute . |
| 21 | Ferrari , in 1982 , were the first Constructors ' champions with a turbo car and within four years all manufacturers were running turbo-charged engines . |
| 22 | There were a few moments ' stalemate , then more petrol was thrown , this time into the warehouse , and two men with a bren gun were left to cover the building as Peter Young led his men on . |
| 23 | Is the Prime Ministers ' vision of a classless society possible with the monarchy in place ? |
| 24 | That is the employing organisations ' responsibility . |
| 25 | That forum , also established by the 1986 Education ( No. 2 ) Act , is the annual parents ' meeting ( APM ) . |
| 26 | The junior section of the Society is the Young Ornithologists ' Club , over 100,000 strong the biggest wildlife club for children in Europe . |
| 27 | It follows that it is the applied linguists ' task to facilitate mediation since their role precludes any direct engagement with this process on their own account . |
| 28 | I note that it is the Liberal Democrats ' policy to take power away from parents and governors and to give it to centralised bureaucrats , and that is precisely like the Labour party policy as in so many things . |
| 29 | The first bell you hear is the 30 seconds ' warning . |
| 30 | Er we 're going to continue our focus sponsorship on and corporate hospitality er we 're going to set up er a chairman and chief executives ' club which we er , we have now done being and that it 's the chief executives ' club , it 's their club , we facilitated , have er four or so er lunches er a year and a launch lunch for example we have as a keynote speaker . |