Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has been European golf 's generalissimo and it is appropriate that the decade opened to the sound of a Ballesteros devastation . |
| 2 | I am sorry Diana 's marriage has failed but she does n't know what a tragedy is . |
| 3 | It had been old Jan 's idea . |
| 4 | It made her feel that he did n't mind everyone knowing she was his girlfriend , and he was really sweet to her in bed , told her she had lovely hair and said she must never , ever cut it , it was so beautiful , and then he began to talk about Therese , saying how cruel it was that he had carried the company all these years and now , just because she was the Direktor 's favourite — he snorted at this point and said he really did believe Therese must have been old Franz 's mistress years ago in Vienna — he was being treated like a pariah , no consideration , everyone being rude and unkind to him , Therese allowed to do just what she liked on the stage even though she 'd been no-one before she came to Hochhauser . |
| 5 | That had been old Throgmorton 's idea . |
| 6 | I am afraid Nader 's wife and child have been kidnapped in England . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Ah , so you are this lady 's husband ! ’ |
| 8 | It may not have been this boy 's fault . ’ |
| 9 | According to Michael Heseltine , President of the Board of Trade : ‘ It has always been this Government 's policy to put current services into the private sector where this makes sense . |
| 10 | Chairman , it 's always been this Committee 's policy over the twenty years , the twenty odd years that I 've been here , back here ru runner , that erm , so far as the food side is concerned , er , we should be , our policy should be based on the information , the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth , and letting people make up their own minds . |
| 11 | Guatemala has been Central America 's sideshow . |
| 12 | The early redemption penalties are six months ' interest on the one-year deal ; four months on the two-year one ; and on the five-year loan , four months interest in years 2 , 3 and 4 and three months in year 5 . |
| 13 | We 're sure Moby 's behaviour is simply a phase . |
| 14 | She had immediately closed her mind to all thought , not even realising how tightly she had been gripping fitzAlan 's hand . |
| 15 | Other common areas of interest are black women 's sexuality , and , particularly relevant to white middle-class feminism , black women 's higher achievement motivation , and their lesser sex-role stereotyping . |
| 16 | The problem has not been Black people 's failure to report incidents , but police failure to act by providing support and protection to Black victims and taking action against perpetrators . |
| 17 | I am sure Strathclyde 's decision will embarrass Lothian , which is choosing incinerators which create toxic ash and contribute to greenhouse emissions . ’ |
| 18 | Changing tides and climate , new demands and general wear and tear are eroding Venices ' foundation . |
| 19 | masters ( now Mr. W. D. Beckwith , an Old Stopfordian , from School and Mr. W. J. Colclough from Stockport School and later to be that school 's historian ) . |
| 20 | A third party may of course make diplomatic representations or bring pressure to bear upon a State to perform what it perceives to be that State 's treaty obligations with another State , although such action is likely to be resented as unwarranted interference in external affairs . |
| 21 | ( This would be each individual 's share of the marginal costs . ) |
| 22 | If I wanted to make it rich I 'd be Private Eye 's libel lawyer . |
| 23 | The most critical period will be this winter 's round of wage negotiations . |
| 24 | The Farm seem to be this year 's Band You Love To Hate , but their version of ‘ Do n't You Want Me ? ’ is by no means the throwaway novelty it has been presented as being . |
| 25 | The bad winter weather with no guaranteed snow cover could prove to be this expansion 's downfall . |
| 26 | To be this man 's servant — what was there to be proud in that ? |
| 27 | If she dreamed of him again it would be this man 's face she would see . |
| 28 | ‘ If you do n't want it published , do n't let it happen ’ , has to be this month 's reminder . |
| 29 | All that , and more , including why I seem to be this month 's centre-fold in Police Gazette . ’ |
| 30 | Kohl , Mitterrand , Bush , whoever happens to be this week 's Italian or Japanese prime minister — it does n't matter , they hate 'em all . |