Example sentences of "[noun prp] be a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The current problems of Germany are an object lesson . |
| 2 | Nautical William are a pop band . |
| 3 | She quoted an education lecturer , " if Risinghill were a country place , the natural conditions of rural life would throw the teacher into the community , but in London social conditions do not do this ; unless you see it as a need , you would go along quite happily thinking the community is not part of your job " ( Berg 1968:273 ) . |
| 4 | Frankie were a pop phenomenon just for their sales figures . |
| 5 | The Fawcetts were a fighting family , although neither George nor Sidney received a medal for valour between them — a clear injustice . |
| 6 | If APGPR were a satiety signal and the urine concentrations mirrored circulating blood concentrations , then the late appearance of APGPR in the circulation could explain the loss of appetite control in these morbidly obese patients . |
| 7 | We still thought the ATS were a wartime phenomenon . |
| 8 | Di Palframan is a freelance journalist |
| 9 | Johanna Dahn is a postgraduate student |
| 10 | Granger 's G-Sport is a spray-on water repellent for footwear and clothing , including Gore-Tex , in 200ml aerosols or 125ml nonaerosol sprays . |
| 11 | Yuri Borisov is a section head at the Academy of Science 's Institute of History . |
| 12 | LEEDS WATERFRONT is a Tourism Development Action Programme , building bridges across Leeds for Tourism and Leisure . |
| 13 | Stephen Buchmann is an adjunct professor of entomology at the University of Arizona , Tucson . |
| 14 | King & McGaw is a specialist poster publisher and distributor , as is Motif Editions , which I would strongly recommend for academic bookshops in university towns , since demand amongst first year students for Motif 's Escher posters and Salvador Dali prints never ceases to amaze me . |
| 15 | The from London Region , yes Shorrocks is a cowboy outfit . |
| 16 | Andy is a store detective at a major women 's clothes store in north London . |
| 17 | Andy is a hand puppet , and John 's favourite . |
| 18 | ‘ Do you believe Dr Oppenheimer is a security risk ? ’ |
| 19 | In fact Meadowell is an Elastoplast name like Sizewell , invented in the 1970s to disguise what was already a running sore . |
| 20 | ’ Mala love , ’ I said patiently , ’ Fraxilly is a faraway place of which we know little . |
| 21 | David is a gud man . |
| 22 | The appearance of the ‘ non-vessel operating common carrier ’ ( NVOCC ) in the United States is a post World War II development prompted by containerization and multi-modal transportation . |
| 23 | Wright is a shooting star again |
| 24 | Graham was supported by Manchester City boss Peter Reid who said : ‘ Wright 's a quality player , the sort of striker to keep you on your toes . ’ |
| 25 | French software house , Softeam SA , Montigny is putting its products on the American market : Objecteering is a CASE tool that automatically generates C++ applications from the company 's Class Relation object-oriented model . |
| 26 | MANCHESTER UNITED 'S Denis Irwin is a surprise inclusion in the 21-man Republic of Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifying tie against Spain in Seville on November 18 — thanks to a plea from Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson . |
| 27 | MANCHESTER United defender Denis Irwin is a surprise inclusion in Jack Charlton 's 21-man Republic of Ireland panel for the World Cup qualifying tie against Spain in Seville on November 18 thanks to a plea from Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson . |
| 28 | Alice in Wonderland is a text adventure game based on the very famous story 2f a young girl who finds herself in a strange land full of strange creatures and strange places . |
| 29 | ‘ Arc is a specialist tool , not for everyday use , which we have found particularly useful for regional mapping . |
| 30 | Liz Crossley is an artist living and working in Berlin |