Example sentences of "be [art] [adj] [noun pl] [unc] " 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 | Pochards are the diving ducks par excellence , diving frequently and swimming submerged . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | POOR standards of schooling are a frequent employers ' complaint . |
| 10 | Dominating Glen Shiel is the Western Highlands , the steep , shapely mountains are a popular hillwalkers ' target — a long , demanding route , worthy of some respect . |
| 11 | Platies are an ideal beginners ' fish because they will stand poor water conditions — but no fish can survive poisoning caused by poor filtration . |
| 12 | Given time , it may also be the sporting viewers ' . |
| 13 | They would be the paying customers ' first impression of Crystal Springs . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Whoever it is will be the Social Democrats ' fifth candidate in 11 years . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Doctor Who , though , was not going to be a straight children 's serial , since its main aim in life was to capture the family audience between Grandstand and Juke Box Jury . |
| 18 | A major part of the financial restructuring will be a new players ' pool . |
| 19 | Just as he did this , the government had a change of heart and decided that there would after all be a Private Members ' ballot . |
| 20 | They also think Sparc 10 cloning may be a big boys ' game . |
| 21 | Obviously it will not be a conventional women 's magazine . |
| 22 | ( But it may be a local children 's term for " climbing trees " ; check before judging . ) |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The suggested Fifth Man badly needs to be an up-and-coming forwards ' coach . |
| 25 | So there is a shortage of hard information in some areas , er , it is a changing situation , and it is one where the Committee is under very clear instruction to extend the alternative care options that it gives to clients , and therefore that again is a complexity in terms of your ability to ensure you 've got adequate funding and are directing it in the right areas in , in order to meet , not only the needs of people out there , but the changing needs and what is , Mike has already referred to as being the preferred solutions erm , many of which have not been available to people in the past . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | My Lord it is pleaded as being a matter of er common practice amongst solicitors in this kind of situation er for such advice to be given and my Lord er if you turn to the folio of their particulars erm which were given I think it 's the final book , what are called the voluntary further and better particulars which in fact were the final particulars er given towards the end of the bundle of documents . |
| 28 | Eh and perhaps were one of the major funders in the past I say General Portfolio until recently were the major funders er in the in the ninety ninety one but there 's been no company that 's been funding the theatre on a regular basis . |
| 29 | There were the traditional children 's sports and a number of sideshows ; no coconut shys , but an egg-throwing game which , traditionally , must have belonged to Easter celebrations . |
| 30 | There were no English children 's books in the house , and the boys did not shop on their own nor have regular pocket money . |