Example sentences of "[be] a [adj] [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Some people think we 're a black arts centre . |
| 2 | The children , however , were persistent and led the way round to the side of the building , stopping at what had probably been a small parcels office . |
| 3 | She 'd even felt the odd pang of nostalgia for the old days when she 'd been a young wet-behind-the-ears singer , just beginning to make her way up the ladder . |
| 4 | The resulting film , Royal Family ( or ‘ Corgi and Beth ’ as it was nicknamed ) , in which , among other things , the Queen was shown cooking the steaks at a barbecue , was revolutionary in its revelations , and considered inside the Palace to have been a public relations triumph . |
| 5 | Since November 1990 he has been a special projects engineer . |
| 6 | No , I do n't boil onions , I 'm not , I 've never been a big onions chap . |
| 7 | These cargo drops are a combined services affair . |
| 8 | A pair of pliers : Pliers are a real jack-of-all-trades tool — they 'll grip all sorts of things you may be trying to undo or tighten up , bend things like stiff wire or metal sheet , and crimp wires together if you 're doing any electrical work . |
| 9 | However , unless you are a professional personnel officer , one of the proofs of your success will be in the fact that you do not have to exercise your interviewing skill too often , because you consistently choose the right people for the right jobs and they are therefore happy to stay . |
| 10 | If you are a serious Windows user , you may prefer to wait and see how the Windows version of Dataease performs when it is released shortly . |
| 11 | ‘ We are a sophisticated savings club and monies received will peak at £60m this year . ’ |
| 12 | Seagal used to be a martial arts expert , so at least the stunts are worth watching , even if the principals are n't ( Seagal looks like Chuck Norris on Mogadon and LeBrock really should n't be wearing such a tight skirt ) . |
| 13 | It 's not for me to question orders , but I should have thought that running him to earth would be a simple police job . " |
| 14 | What I have n't done and I ought to because of the erm the way that this discussion has to unfold , I ought to say that pure few sentences about why should there be a strategic sites policy at all and erm I ought to put that on the record although it 's pretty well trailed in all the paper work . |
| 15 | I mean why should this be in there 'd be a strategic sites policy . |
| 16 | Producing equipment based on old licences from Alcatel NV , the firm used to be a major telecommunications supplier to the former Eastern bloc . |
| 17 | We do n't want you to be a graphic arts expert or a copy expert we have plenty of those back at head office |
| 18 | However , environments are usually so variable that even if the conditions are good where the animal is now , they probably will not be in a month 's time ; it may then be better to be a hundred miles south . |
| 19 | In sum , their duties probably varied from place to place and from time to time , although there was always likely to be a strong police element , especially in those areas on or near the frontiers where military government was paramount and where the natives enjoyed only limited autonomy . |
| 20 | The first race is off at 1.49 and the highlight of the afternoon 's 12-race programme looks to be a 631 metres handicap , when Eddie McDermott 's excellent stayer , Too Fast , will be off scratch , giving top-marker Lee Anns Tramp 12 metres start . |
| 21 | Many of Mr Bradfield 's arguments have a definite validity and certainly demonstrate that the bottom line in the p&l account , as it will be delineated by FRS 3 , will be a questionable earnings number : for example , if the profits and losses on the sale not only of assets but of businesses are included , it could hardly be anything else . |
| 22 | I can tell traders that there will be a big police presence . |
| 23 | I can tell traders that there will be a big police presence . |
| 24 | I 'd made a commitment to the Branch Secretaries and to the Representatives that there will be a full Representatives Conference of which those proposals will be debated and discussed . |
| 25 | Given current sources of electricity , there would be a severe emissions penalty from this supposedly clean fuel . " |
| 26 | I like to put the television on , as there 's usually a very good programme at twelve ten like there is supposedly Rainbow today , but there is n't , which I find very useful for my toddler while I 'm getting lunch for the baby , myself and her , so she can sit down for twenty minutes , there can be a few minutes peace , and there 's just you know it 's just not on . |
| 27 | They may be a branded goods company which does not have the strongest brands in the markets in which they operate . |
| 28 | Consequently , the Civil Justice Review recommended that there should be a single costs regime for High Court and County Court actions , except for county court actions below £3,000 , since in such smaller cases fixed costs should be attractive and there would be less desire to seek to take such actions in the High Court . |
| 29 | In order to achieve such a streamlined system , the Review also recommended that there should be a single costs regime for High Court and county court cases , subject to an exception for county court cases below £3,000 , that trial facilities should be improved at county courts , that remedies in county courts and the High Court should be harmonised , and that there should be a common core of procedural rules . |
| 30 | And later this year , Hewlett-Packard will ship a new client intended to be a universal Windows client . |