Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | In and near Moscow are a number of other monasteries and churches built between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries , all of Byzantine character but displaying individually Russian features particularly in the domes and the stepped ogee , triangular and rounded shell formations ( called kokoshniki ) which topped the main building and acted as a base for the tower or cupola drums . |
2 | The current problems of Germany are an object lesson . |
3 | I know we are playing well and Sunderland are a bag of shite but its a cup match and we seem to be shit at cup matches . |
4 | Swindon are a crap 1st division side who should nt have been promoted even . |
5 | The roads to the south of Swindon are the responsibility of the local authority — Wiltshire county council . |
6 | Swindon are the form team . |
7 | Platforms such as CD-I and CDTV are a step in this direction . |
8 | Like I said at the beginning , Rickenbacker do n't churn designs out lightly ; the Atlantis and Excalibur are the result of careful consideration , and if you 're looking for a guitar that 's not only brimming with personality but is eminently playable in just about any style , I 'd suggest you check this one out , fast … |
9 | Widnes and Fulham are the season 's first winners of the Stones Bitter Team of the Month awards . |
10 | Nautical William are a pop band . |
11 | Nautical William are a band for the Nineties steeped in three decades of pop star culture : Sly Stone meets Marc Bolan in an Adam And The Ants video . |
12 | from Gladstone and Gannon , and er he gave an awful lot of people at the S U and at Alcuin J C R a lot of grief over the provost , who then wrote them a letter saying I , Jim am the fault of all this and just generally made the students look even dafter for |
13 | January to March are the skiing months with temperatures averaging around 25°F — but these days it 's wise to check for snow first ! |
14 | Keady are an amalgam of youth and experience and are taken to win — but Dungannon will press them hard . |
15 | Critics of the concept suggest that Yuppies are the figment of the imagination of media , agency and marketing people , looking at themselves in a mirror in their expensive homes in the capital city . |
16 | Dynamic , decisive , celebrating the market economy ( ‘ If the market demands change , all the obstacles people want to put up mean nothing , because whoever gets there first gets the business : it 's a very fast way of making things happen ’ ) , Hailes and Elkington are the antithesis of much that green has traditionally stood for . |
17 | England under Graham Taylor are a joke already so any further lines are welcome . |
18 | In terms of production Mexico and Venezuela are the energy giants of Latin America . |
19 | Ironically his former club are competing with Middlesbrough for a play-off place but there can be no doubt that , despite the Kevin Keegan and Denis Smith events of recent months that Middlesbrough are the team of the moment . |
20 | In Asia Minor are a number of Greek towns which became Romanised and where excavation has revealed sites and building . |
21 | Their manager , Marvin Rodriguez , promises a ‘ conservative game ’ in Italy , but Cayasso and Coronado are a couple of forwards to watch provided the defence can get the ball away . |
22 | So these ideas in Hobbes are an expression of a prevailing wave of thought , a wave which moves on through Gassendi and Locke . |
23 | The Foster 's World Club Challenge , attended by 30,786 , proved , however , two things other than that the competition deserves to continue : the best of Britain can live with the best of Australia ; and Widnes are a team of immense character . |
24 | Couzens , Smithard , Byrne , Oliver , Wharton and Tinkler are the youth team midfield . |
25 | The works of WordPerfect are no exception . |
26 | Randalstown are the side everyone tipped for league glory . |
27 | U2 are the world 's most successful social democrats , the perfect spokesmen for the Live Aid era . |
28 | Departures to Hungary are every week throughout the summer from Dover on Sunday mornings . |
29 | As far as PR 's concerned , the Newleys are the kiss of death . ’ |
30 | Also at Horstead Keynes are the carriage sheds where work is undertaken to restore coaching stock to working order . |