Example sentences of "the [noun pl] be a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The remarkably faithful matching of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to the shapes of the continents was a great boost to the theory of continental drift , which postulated that Africa and South America had originally formed a supercontinent , which subsequently split up , with the two parts moving away in opposite directions . |
| 2 | He takes on board that the time taken for this job was too long but insists that the only thing accompanying the forms was a handwritten note from you asking them to change 1600 — 1650 on SW143 and 1605 to 1655 on SW142 . |
| 3 | The Acts is a non-stop travelogue . |
| 4 | Tenants on the other hand believe that the Acts are a necessary protection against the exploitation of people who do not own the freehold or long leases of their homes . |
| 5 | Youth unemployment has since the mid-1970s been a central fact or a central fear of many young people , and has affected many others . |
| 6 | Resting on three stones above the flames was a large copper pan full of milk , which Sigarup stirred from time to time as it was boiling . |
| 7 | The main concrete result of the discussions was a preliminary agreement on chemical weapons . |
| 8 | The grand title of the seminar was ‘ Biodiversity and global change ’ , and the driving force behind the discussions was a shared recognition that the world 's natural resources and , more particularly , its complex global web of life , were being rapidly eroded . |
| 9 | The patterns are a recent innovation , probably inspired by the Japanese kata , although the Korean governing body states that they originate from ancient Korean martial skills . |
| 10 | The signs are a good thing because they remind drivers that they should always keep to the speed limit . |
| 11 | Helping residents or reminding them to go to and from the toilets is a daily part of your duties . |
| 12 | ‘ The Germans are a great people , a very great people ’ , declared de Gaulle at Stalingrad . |
| 13 | The Germans are a peaceful people , but they have a right to live , and to live as Germans , and they are convinced of the fact that they have a mission for all the nations of the earth ; if one hinders them from fulfilling their mission then they have the right to use force . |
| 14 | With the coins are a remarkable group of silver spoons in a variety of forms , some marked with the Christian Chi-ro symbol . |
| 15 | The quality of and information shown on the maps is a fitting tribute to his hours of work and recording and greatly valued in Manchester . |
| 16 | And the houses are a thousand pounds each . |
| 17 | Apparently the knights were a boorish lot , rude , foul-mouthed , always late for dinner , and showing no respect for their women . |
| 18 | I would agree with Mr that none of the proposals are a clear expression of local preference because none of them have actually been considered by the the local people within each of the districts . |
| 19 | Quite often submission to the Russians was a calculated act based on one or more of several considerations . |
| 20 | The central character in this story of the times is a seventeen-year-old runaway from New York City , who is taken by the whole current youth philosophy and ends up in California , where she tries to locate her brother who also headed for San Francisco . |
| 21 | Taken together , these data show that the effect of the mutations is a direct consequence of changed CytR-DNA interactions . |
| 22 | ‘ Breaching the rules is a bad thing , ’ says a current cabinet minister . |
| 23 | By any standards , the conifers are a great success . |
| 24 | Research shows that fire bells induce panic and confusion or , even worse , people ignore them and wait for the PA announcement to say that the bells were a false alarm and everybody can now go back to bed . |
| 25 | Fear of the authorities is a constant concern . |
| 26 | More important , if the trade unions negotiate important concessions with the board , the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Minister himself , will they be incorporated into the legislation before it is enacted , or will the meetings be a complete waste of time ? |
| 27 | A man with a clipboard told me that the cutting of the tenons is a dangerous practice . |
| 28 | The performers are a Czech band called Czecho-Mor … and they 've become regular visitors . |
| 29 | Today the inland Revenue said : Calling in the bailiffs is a serious step and one which we only take when absolutely necessary . |
| 30 | Whilst most of these areas are dealt with elsewhere , the GIS is a new item which will require considerable investment . |