Example sentences of "[prep] be a [noun] ' " in BNC.
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1 | Dustin played a timid bank clerk who dreams of being a ladies ' man , although he does not seem to be short of girlfriends . |
2 | The Doctor marched towards a Georgian building which bore all the signs of being a sailors ' brothel . |
3 | There 's soon to be a beginners ' wall as well , but the most impressive construction is an immense leading wall built by DR Climbing Walls . |
4 | It happened to be a goods ' entrance , and as she pushed open the heavy doors and slipped inside the deafening noise hit her — of hammering and drilling and the drone of the hydraulic pumps that operated the floor levels together with the shouts of the men operating the overhead cranes . |
5 | Yes , training to be a factories ' inspector . |
6 | She pushed the papers back into the large Crockford and looked round the room , realising there ought to be a servants ' stair to the first floor continuing the one running from the ground floor to the basement . |
7 | Solaris 2.0 was only supposed to be a developers ' release in the first place . |