Example sentences of "be [verb] [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | : ’ Speaking in London almost a year after becoming Chairman of British Coal , Mr. Clarke said — What we are seeing is a sort of energy arms race , with attempts to justify it on the grounds of guaranteeing security , diversity and competition — but in reality , guaranteeing nothing but higher electricity prices , a rapid abandonment of other fuel reserves , and reliance on as yet unproven overseas resources . ' |
| 2 | His popularity , and the seriousness with which his views are treated is a measure of his achievement . |
| 3 | What had been recognized was a kind of mismatch between the very different elements in the work of services for families and children , and the unhelpfulness of the legalistic and adversarial approach to most of this work . |
| 4 | Whether the duty has been broken is a question of fact in each case . |
| 5 | The man , who has n't been named was a member of staff . |
| 6 | What we are seeking is a snapshot of the behaviour not an exhaustive record , although , since the method needs to be replicable some standards for recording must be set . |
| 7 | It is submitted that whether or not an entry has been made is a question of fact for the jury to decide . |
| 8 | ‘ The question as stated at the beginning of his argument by Mr. MacDermot was whether a tenant against whom a final order for possession has been made is a tenant within section 12(1) ( g ) . |
| 9 | What you 're getting is a representation of how the band feels at that time . |
| 10 | The play that they 're doing is a play called ‘ Nothing On ’ and has all the horrors you might think of a play with that title . |
| 11 | Right , so so what we 're doing is a noise test to super precision |
| 12 | The first exercise you 're doing is a bail application . |
| 13 | Now what we 're doing is a sort of historical sidestep . |
| 14 | What we are attempting is a hypothesis in which I answer for him , while you ask me questions . |
| 15 | Another example is the Social Charter , which we are told is a matter for European Community control because of its potential effects on the competitiveness of business . |
| 16 | Wild horses would scarcely drag this plan out of him at the hearings , even though all he had been shown was a wall map of Central America : nothing classified , no black programmes , no code words . |
| 17 | Just how many are helped is a question now being taken up by the Lawson Wilkins ; : Society a group of paediatric endocrinologists . |
| 18 | When the chemical reactions very often the two that are produced erm well usually , when you ca , come into reactions and materials that are produced are a mixture of both isomers . |
| 19 | ‘ To say you have to buy new shoes just because the high-tech elements are damaged is a lot of bull , ’ claims Vic Robinson of Cobblers Awl . |
| 20 | How those resources are apportioned is a matter for the council . |
| 21 | Erm , the kit that these boys are wearing is a number of years old , and therefore we are going to need think about replacing it at the end of this season . |
| 22 | What I am saying is a joke , you know , it 's not in very good taste is it ? |
| 23 | And I can believe there is a link between periods and self-esteem , because if people are saying periods are embarrassing or dirty or vile , then in a way they are saying being a woman is embarrassing or dirty or wile , and that 's bound to affect you . |
| 24 | How such systems are set is a matter for the hotelier . |
| 25 | ‘ What I 'm building is a reputation . |
| 26 | However , if a ‘ crash ’ occurs the worst that can be expected is a rebuke from the instructor . |
| 27 | The manner in which the point of law is to be decided is a matter for agreement between the parties and the expert . |
| 28 | Consideration of the key factors involved and judicious selection of the techniques to be used is a pre-requisite for cost effective improvement . |
| 29 | The example to be used is a variation of the example given in paragraph ( 5.1 c ) and Figure 8.2 ( a promotional Mix Model ) above . |
| 30 | Then er even one percent of nuclear weaponry that er could be used is a danger to world congregation and I fear very much er that unless there is some kind of a proper cast iron guarantee er with the successor to the Soviet Union er there 's going to be much er trouble especially if er there is an ethnic violence er erupting on the borders and again er Boris Yeltsin has said that er , er he is going to want to control er the position on the borders , well he may not get the agreement that he seeks , er one hopes that he will , but he , he may not . |