Example sentences of "be the [adj] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Governments , politicians , departments or voting patterns have usually been the political scientists ' fodder . |
| 2 | But not four months , which has been the German authorities ' second-thought suggestion , arrived at without the benefit of further evidence — which , indeed , on the general admission of all parties , does not exist . |
| 3 | He has been the national drivers ' champion , the first national driver to exceed a hundred miles an hour with a five hundred C C hydroplane on Lake Windermere , won the B class championships seven times , the C class champion six times , the D class three times and the F class once . |
| 4 | The groups involved in the initiatives are the National Farmers ' Union , Council for the Protection of Rural England , Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group , Royal Society for Nature Conservation-The Wildlife Trusts Partnership and the World Wide Fund for Nature . |
| 5 | Central government , then , exercises considerable power , not only over the services it administers directly , such as social security , but also over those that are the local authorities ' own concern , such as education or personal social services . |
| 6 | We were — ’ I thought up a good lie quickly ; they 're the best ones ' — remembering all the times we had when we were students . |
| 7 | Given time , it may also be the sporting viewers ' . |
| 8 | They would be the paying customers ' first impression of Crystal Springs . |
| 9 | Over time , the dominant influence on the nominal size of the government bond market will be the public authorities ' need to borrow and the means by which this need is met . |
| 10 | was proposed and duly elected to be the next Teachers ' Representative . |
| 11 | Whoever it is will be the Social Democrats ' fifth candidate in 11 years . |
| 12 | The motorhome will be the lucky winners ' base for the next two weeks , offering them freedom to go where they please to explore New Zealand 's unspoilt areas of breathtaking , natural beauty . |
| 13 | This weekend 's referendum was supposed to be the Bosnian Serbs ' last word on the Vance-Owen peace plan , which has been rejected three times by their self-styled parliament . |
| 14 | The Lions fell behind after 10 minutes before centre Jeremy Guscott had the distinction of being the first Lions ' scorer of the tour in the 24th minute . |
| 15 | A variety of other publications were issued , the most complex being the re-launched Solicitors ' Regional Directories , in eight geographical volumes listing solicitors by category of work , and widely used by CABx and other agencies as a primary referral tool . |
| 16 | Ferrari , in 1982 , were the first Constructors ' champions with a turbo car and within four years all manufacturers were running turbo-charged engines . |
| 17 | Is the Prime Ministers ' vision of a classless society possible with the monarchy in place ? |
| 18 | That is the employing organisations ' responsibility . |
| 19 | That forum , also established by the 1986 Education ( No. 2 ) Act , is the annual parents ' meeting ( APM ) . |
| 20 | The junior section of the Society is the Young Ornithologists ' Club , over 100,000 strong the biggest wildlife club for children in Europe . |
| 21 | It follows that it is the applied linguists ' task to facilitate mediation since their role precludes any direct engagement with this process on their own account . |
| 22 | I note that it is the Liberal Democrats ' policy to take power away from parents and governors and to give it to centralised bureaucrats , and that is precisely like the Labour party policy as in so many things . |
| 23 | The first bell you hear is the 30 seconds ' warning . |
| 24 | Winning in the Nou Camp is the Portuguese champions ' only hope of reaching Wembley and their Swedish coach , Sven-Goran Eriksson , admits : ‘ We have to be exceptional in defence , totally committed to maximum discipline and concentration , and inspired in attack . ’ |
| 25 | Without any doubt the best modern film in this festival is the Coen Brothers ' ‘ Barton Fink ’ , winner of the Palme d'Or , Best Director , and Best Actor ( John Turturro ) awards at Cannes , the biggest clean sweep by a single film since ‘ La Bataille du Raille ’ in 1946 ! |
| 26 | Er we 're going to continue our focus sponsorship on and corporate hospitality er we 're going to set up er a chairman and chief executives ' club which we er , we have now done being and that it 's the chief executives ' club , it 's their club , we facilitated , have er four or so er lunches er a year and a launch lunch for example we have as a keynote speaker . |
| 27 | Now tha that 's the Good Neighbours ' officer . |
| 28 | ‘ But that 's the listed companies ' loss . ’ |
| 29 | But they will belong to the Sorcerers ’ Fellowship , and then there 's the Old Boys ' Academy of Wizardry — mind you , I like to go along to that myself . |
| 30 | Not that the eighties were without their problems : quite apart from the industrial recession of the early years , which affected all Railfreight 's bulk traffics to some degree or other , there was the historic miners ' strike of 1984–5 , taking heavy toll of steel as well as coal carryings . |