Example sentences of "[be] a [adj] [noun pl] [noun] " 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 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 .
19 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 .
20 I can tell traders that there will be a big police presence .
21 I can tell traders that there will be a big police presence .
22 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 .
23 Given current sources of electricity , there would be a severe emissions penalty from this supposedly clean fuel . "
24 They may be a branded goods company which does not have the strongest brands in the markets in which they operate .
25 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 .
26 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 .
27 And later this year , Hewlett-Packard will ship a new client intended to be a universal Windows client .
28 That , in itself , will be an important step forward , but perhaps even more important is the fact that , because of the change , there will for the first time be a proper appeals procedure for those who need help with care .
29 You were a real rabbit-in-the-headlights job . ’
30 In those early days we were a real sub-Faces band , all Gibson guitars and plonking bass lines .
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