Example sentences of "be a [noun pl] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Above all , we 're a punters ' band — we want people to come and enjoy themselves — it 's all about having fun , ’ said Slim . |
| 2 | The islands had always been a smugglers ' paradise , and had proved a perfect place to stockpile cocaine before running it across the narrow Straits of Florida to the waiting American markets . |
| 3 | By the sound of it , World War III was breaking out behind her and after the race there had been a stewards ' inquiry . |
| 4 | It 's always been a workers ' day and I hope it will remain so . |
| 5 | Finally , we thought it might have been a lovers ' quarrel , but now I 'm not sure … " |
| 6 | All over the Western world there were liberation movements and alternative life-styles — there had never been a kids ' crusade like it — and Hairy Back would n't let her stay out after eleven . |
| 7 | Since Columbus first called , almost 500 years ago , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has always been a sailors ' town . |
| 8 | Among these are a Women 's Institute , a village hall and institute and a Darby and Joan Club as well as Scouts , Guides , youth clubs and football clubs for the younger members of the community . |
| 9 | In the driest of summer days the bottom meadows are a ducks ' paradise . |
| 10 | Milton Goldman had been an actors ' agent for nearly 40 years . |
| 11 | Ferranti has had its problems in the past so has rarely been an investors ' favourite . |
| 12 | They know I 'm a players ' manager and will look after them . |
| 13 | Crews from all over the world were competing at Henley this weekend … for women rowers this is the big event of the year … but times are a changing … there 'll be a women 's single sculls at this years main Henley Regatta … they 've been there before in invitation races or coxing in men 's crews but competing in international competition is quite a breakthrough |
| 14 | The organization of women in the controlled zones varies considerably depending on the region : either one of the women 's organizations has taken on the task or there may be a women 's committee of the Popular Power Council . |
| 15 | If the conviction is upheld , the hotel queen 's new palace could be a women 's prison in Connecticut , about 20 miles from the $11 million mansion she refurbished at the taxpayers ' expense by charging repairs to her business . |
| 16 | So he is actually taking some action , and he will come back to us fairly soon he said erm about the result of his survey , whether or not there 'll be a residents ' scheme down there . |
| 17 | There 's soon to be a beginners ' wall as well , but the most impressive construction is an immense leading wall built by DR Climbing Walls . |
| 18 | It happened to be a goods ' entrance , and as she pushed open the heavy doors and slipped inside the deafening noise hit her — of hammering and drilling and the drone of the hydraulic pumps that operated the floor levels together with the shouts of the men operating the overhead cranes . |
| 19 | Though since , should he do nothing , then in the way of all these things the news would only be a nine-days ' wonder , she had other matters to concentrate on . |
| 20 | She pushed the papers back into the large Crockford and looked round the room , realising there ought to be a servants ' stair to the first floor continuing the one running from the ground floor to the basement . |
| 21 | Valerie Walker who selected the exhibition will conduct a guided tour of the major works next Saturday morning , and in the afternoon there will be a children 's painting and drawing workshop . |
| 22 | She would like to be a children 's nurse . |
| 23 | For most of its life , and certainly for its early years , it was either too outspoken to be a children 's show , but not high-brow enough to be considered as adult entertainment . |
| 24 | ‘ The problem was , as I saw it , that it had to be a children 's programme and still attract adults and teenagers . |
| 25 | Solaris 2.0 was only supposed to be a developers ' release in the first place . |
| 26 | Yes , training to be a factories ' inspector . |
| 27 | Dustin played a timid bank clerk who dreams of being a ladies ' man , although he does not seem to be short of girlfriends . |
| 28 | The Doctor marched towards a Georgian building which bore all the signs of being a sailors ' brothel . |
| 29 | It 's a women 's issue , not an animals ’ issue . ’ |
| 30 | She 's a women 's libber , if you do n't mind , a bloody Communist too , I should n't be surprised . |