Example sentences of "[be] a [adj] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , Papa was only just forty-one , and Mama was younger than that , and they were both so handsome that it was a wonder — or perhaps not — that they were so faithful to one another , so much so that it was almost a joke , Papa having been a great ladies ' man in his youth , she had discovered . |
| 2 | Coffin wondered if the inhabitants of Drake Towers , with their BMWs and Porsches , knew that the old Francis Drake Street had been a regular thieves ' kitchen . |
| 3 | POOR standards of schooling are a frequent employers ' complaint . |
| 4 | Dominating Glen Shiel is the Western Highlands , the steep , shapely mountains are a popular hillwalkers ' target — a long , demanding route , worthy of some respect . |
| 5 | Platies are an ideal beginners ' fish because they will stand poor water conditions — but no fish can survive poisoning caused by poor filtration . |
| 6 | Doctor Who , though , was not going to be a straight children 's serial , since its main aim in life was to capture the family audience between Grandstand and Juke Box Jury . |
| 7 | A major part of the financial restructuring will be a new players ' pool . |
| 8 | Just as he did this , the government had a change of heart and decided that there would after all be a Private Members ' ballot . |
| 9 | They also think Sparc 10 cloning may be a big boys ' game . |
| 10 | Obviously it will not be a conventional women 's magazine . |
| 11 | ( But it may be a local children 's term for " climbing trees " ; check before judging . ) |
| 12 | This was the first time that the government had confirmed that all votes would be of equal value ; de Klerk did not specify , however , whether there would be a common voters ' roll or separate rolls . |
| 13 | The suggested Fifth Man badly needs to be an up-and-coming forwards ' coach . |
| 14 | Linda Wolfe is , apart from being a trained children 's nurse and midwife , a mother of three young children and two older step-children . |
| 15 | They used , they used to be about ten quid and you , we all thought it was really good value and went to all of them but erm they 've gone up to like eighteen pounds well that was the last one I went to last year so some of them are twenty two and I paid thirty for one of them but that was at the erm Savoy Hotel that little bluebird one , that 's a real debs ' ball . |
| 16 | And I said there 's a , there 's a new children 's ward will open at the Wandsbergh Hospital perhaps they would like something . |
| 17 | Anyway , I said I 'd make enquiries as to what was wanted and I said because there 's a new children 's ward will open at the hospital and perhaps they would . |
| 18 | It 's a other sites erm w would come into consideration at that at that time erm in the long term . |
| 19 | Here 's a quick consumers ' guide : |
| 20 | In Britain , it 's a white ravers ' thing , the subject of much piss-taking among the black rap hardcore . |
| 21 | Pyrenees is a mild cows ' milk cheese , usually in a distinctive thin black rind . |
| 22 | Generally she finds only support from male paddlers to her on the water though when there is a separate ladies ' event at a rodeo it is not always taken seriously . |
| 23 | Sadly , this uprating , like all the others announced by the Secretary of State , is a civil servants ' uprating — a shuffling of the pack . |
| 24 | In addition to this , there is a married couples 's allowance which is usually paid to the man in the first instance . |
| 25 | If you are following the recipe opposite for Pesto alla Genovese , do try to get some Pecorino to mix with the Parmesan — it is a sharp ewes ' milk cheese that really adds an extra bite to any pasta dish . |
| 26 | FIPRESCI is a world-wide critics ' organisation which includes most of the leading and distinguished writers on film among its members . |
| 27 | She is a Continental Airlines B747 first officer , based in Hawaii , with more than 20,000 hours . |
| 28 | There is a small officers ' annex in the village itself for me to be impotent at , and it is on this hygienic apartment that we increasingly depend . |
| 29 | Anthony Hutt 's Goa ( Scorpion , £9.95 ) is a useful travellers ' historical and architectural guide . |
| 30 | Lulu and the Flying Babies by Posy Simmonds MARY ROBSON ( mother of Leo , 4 ) Matilda by Roald Dahl ( Puffin , £3.50 ; Cape , £8.50 ) Winner of Children 's Book Of The Year award 1989 There 's no mystery why Roald Dahl is a best-selling children 's author . |