Example sentences of "[be] an [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose you 're an expert document examiner outside the service and they call you for the defence . |
| 2 | ‘ You 're an expert sailor , and that 's good because it means you can take the twins to sea and keep them there until they 're damn well cured . |
| 3 | We 're an undercity gang , gor'it ? |
| 4 | ‘ You 're an Oxford graduate and a high flier . |
| 5 | For those not au fait with the aims of the Dick-Nixs , they 're an LA band whose purpose in life has been to see their namesake Tricky Dicky re-instated to his true position in life . |
| 6 | Well they 're an insurance company are n't they ? |
| 7 | ‘ We 're an ecology magazine , ’ said Lucy . |
| 8 | When you tell her you 're an estate agent , she tries to cover her contempt . |
| 9 | But you ca n't plan your day when you 're an RSPCA inspector . |
| 10 | I am an Oxford graduate . |
| 11 | My name is Sarina and I am an A-level student from Malaysia . |
| 12 | His tools are an Ordnance Survey map , a huntsman 's horn and whip . |
| 13 | Scand. paper that azides are an explosion hazard , the reduction step is not detailed quantitatively — passed for 18 hours , no flow rate suggested — and no suggestion made that the reaction should be checked for remaining azide before isolation of the amine . |
| 14 | If you are an event co-ordinator giving your personal direction , passing on your commitment and gut-level conviction is vital . |
| 15 | Royalties are an issue Echo has apparently not resolved . |
| 16 | But if you are an Arsenal fan … |
| 17 | ‘ You are an apprentice historian and therefore should know that it is only in this century that this attempt to sanitise death has stricken our race . |
| 18 | Acceptance houses are an elite sub-group of what are commonly called merchant banks . |
| 19 | In a number of ways they are an elite group who have reached the pinnacle of academic achievement by securing one of the scarce places in one of the 1,054 institutions of higher education . |
| 20 | Examples are an animal protein ( such as meat , fish , cheese , or egg ) contained within a cereal product , bread , as a sandwich ; breakfast cereal and milk ; pizza ( a flour base , the plant source of protein ) with meat or fish and cheese topping ; rice pudding ; cheese on toast . |
| 21 | In 1990 SUGAR BULLET ( pictured opposite ) are an Edinburgh trio fighting for their place on the post-revolutionary dancefloor . |
| 22 | Snotlings are an oddball troop type with more to recommend them than their profiles might suggest . |
| 23 | Big'uns do have to test as they are an Orc Mob . |
| 24 | If you are an England player you have to behave in a certain way . ’ |
| 25 | Digital overlay networks ( DONs ) are an emergency approach to upgrading business telecommunications . |
| 26 | Stellenbosch Farmers may sound like some sort of village team but they are an invitation XI , most of whom have played representative cricket in South Africa or abroad . |
| 27 | If bladder and testicles are found to be clear of disease , the most likely culprits are an adductor strain or osteitis pubis . |
| 28 | You are , if you are an adult passenger . |
| 29 | Workstation based publishing systems like Interleaf are an industry standard but offer very little more than the Macintosh in terms of actual capabilities . |
| 30 | It 's just going to be a great day for families , if you are an aircraft enthusiast , or a flying enthusiast a great fun day . |