Example sentences of "be a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the past two years , there has been a settlement of travellers ' caravans in a parking area at the centre of Robton in Central Scotland . |
| 2 | The scheme has been a success for fund-holders ' own patients , but detrimental to the rest . |
| 3 | Officially known as the Place Du Caire , the Slaves ' Market has been a feature of Paris ' Le Sentier quarter for years . |
| 4 | The trust gets money and they pay their expenses and there have been a lot of lawyers ' expenses and the expenses of the Swiss foundation , which is also a beneficiary of this trust . |
| 5 | A Swansea visit to Twickenham would once have been a highlight of Harlequins ' season but an almost-empty HQ will be an eerie sort of place this afternoon and we may rest assured that the Quins players already have their attention on next Saturday 's First Division visit to Bedford . |
| 6 | The divergencies are a consequence of voters ' use of their preferences and the geographical distribution of party support . |
| 7 | It was agreed that there should be a Chief of Staffs ' meeting to discuss the matter and , on 8 May , by which time Alexander estimated that Tito had some 60,000 troops in Venezia Giulia , his Chief of Staff , General Morgan , flew to Belgrade to meet Tito . |
| 8 | He thought it would certainly be a couple of days ' journey to the Fire Court — the giants would be sure to know , he said , because they had already sent emissaries with the marriage proposal . |
| 9 | But enhanced National Savings rates will be a threat to societies ' cashflows and any upturn in the housing market will exacerbate it . |
| 10 | Two questions you will constantly be asked are : What can be done with the old wreck ? and What will it cost and wo n't it be a waste of taxpayers ' money ? |
| 11 | Thus , the red tape that so often seems to characterize bureaucracies need not be a manifestation of bureaucrats ' love for due process . |
| 12 | In the USA at least , there needs to be an improvement in scientists ' understandings of how to influence the allocation of funding for remedial measures or for further research ( see Kitsos and Ashe 1989 ) . |
| 13 | USL 's DCE for Unix SVR4 will be an extension of Siemens ' reference work that the pair will collaborate on to tighten up the integration . |
| 14 | They had gone to bed after enjoying those mountains of rice and bowls of curried concoctions , no doubt , that were a feature of expatriates ' meals in the east , when shouts and running feet stirred Bernard Callinan from his sleep . |
| 15 | Being an enabler of pupils ' learning is an unselfish task and " imaginative " teachers do not necessarily excel in qualities of humility and standing back and giving space to others . |
| 16 | There 's a list of girls ' names in here . |
| 17 | It 's a waste of taxpayers ' money . |
| 18 | But instead of despairing , Rocastle believes his omission is a sign of Leeds ' ability to retain the championship . |
| 19 | Returning to our earlier theme , we notice there is a tradeoff for shareholders ' representatives in employing a manager . |
| 20 | I do not wish to carp but what this book lacks is a list of MPs ' secretaries together with their personal details , buttressed where necessary with photographs . |
| 21 | Andermatt too is a place for travellers ' decisions : whether to return north back to Uri , or to choose one of the other three cardinal points of the compass for further travel . |
| 22 | In this case , the accounts are addressed to the shareholders and the balance sheet is a statement of shareholders ' financial position while the income statement is the change in shareholders ' financial position . |
| 23 | PSI , which is supported by the EPHOS guide to public procurement , is a reaction to end-users ' belief that too much time has been spent focusing on the protocol aspect of interoperability — in which users are n't at all interested . |
| 24 | In practice it is difficult to predict the precise amount by which money supply will expand if there is an increase in banks ' liquidity . |
| 25 | ‘ Madame Bovary , c'est moi ’ is an allusion to Cervantes ' reply when asked on his deathbed for the source of his famous hero . |
| 26 | There is an analogy between teachers ' in-service development and the mounting evidence that intervention in pupils ' careers which take place away from their school have limited value for either pupil rehabilitation or for changes in school ethos ( Topping 1983 ) . |
| 27 | In our terms , this book is an account of migrants ' moral careers , albeit careers constrained by the demands of a thriving capitalist economy . |
| 28 | This is an analysis of countries ' environmental characteristics , and the classification of countries as ‘ hot ’ , ‘ moderate ’ or ‘ cold ’ on the basis of these characteristics . |
| 29 | Lenihan , one of the outstanding lineout players in the Five Nations Championship , was a member of Lions ' touring parties in 1983 and 1989 without ever making a Test appearance . |
| 30 | Around the edge of each page , was a pattern of angels ' heads with blue wings . |