Example sentences of "be [art] [adj] [noun pl] ' " 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 | She thought : I am a few walls ' , stairways ' , rooms ' distance from him . |
| 8 | After all , Papa was only just forty-one , and Mama was younger than that , and they were both so handsome that it was a wonder — or perhaps not — that they were so faithful to one another , so much so that it was almost a joke , Papa having been a great ladies ' man in his youth , she had discovered . |
| 9 | Coffin wondered if the inhabitants of Drake Towers , with their BMWs and Porsches , knew that the old Francis Drake Street had been a regular thieves ' kitchen . |
| 10 | It had been a nine days ' wonder , during which no charges had been brought , but Travis had told her to her face that he knew she had taken it . |
| 11 | POOR standards of schooling are a frequent employers ' complaint . |
| 12 | Dominating Glen Shiel is the Western Highlands , the steep , shapely mountains are a popular hillwalkers ' target — a long , demanding route , worthy of some respect . |
| 13 | Platies are an ideal beginners ' fish because they will stand poor water conditions — but no fish can survive poisoning caused by poor filtration . |
| 14 | Given time , it may also be the sporting viewers ' . |
| 15 | They would be the paying customers ' first impression of Crystal Springs . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | was proposed and duly elected to be the next Teachers ' Representative . |
| 18 | Whoever it is will be the Social Democrats ' fifth candidate in 11 years . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I mean , that must be a thousand pounds ' worth of air tickets . |
| 21 | She was sure the neighbourhood would initially be outraged at her living alone , despite the presence of more servants than she knew what to do with , but she was proof against their opinion and she would only be a nine days ' wonder in any case . |
| 22 | A major part of the financial restructuring will be a new players ' pool . |
| 23 | Just as he did this , the government had a change of heart and decided that there would after all be a Private Members ' ballot . |
| 24 | They also think Sparc 10 cloning may be a big boys ' game . |
| 25 | This was the first time that the government had confirmed that all votes would be of equal value ; de Klerk did not specify , however , whether there would be a common voters ' roll or separate rolls . |
| 26 | The suggested Fifth Man badly needs to be an up-and-coming forwards ' coach . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Ferrari , in 1982 , were the first Constructors ' champions with a turbo car and within four years all manufacturers were running turbo-charged engines . |
| 30 | There were a few moments ' stalemate , then more petrol was thrown , this time into the warehouse , and two men with a bren gun were left to cover the building as Peter Young led his men on . |