Example sentences of "to be a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well and he used to come regular every Friday afternoon , and he used to go the s a ch lower down you know , after you pass the police station on the left there , there used to be a butcher 's place there . |
| 2 | The ceremony was hosted by a couple dressed in matching velvet Babygros , his tipped off by a woolly bobble , hers with what appeared to be a cat 's tail . |
| 3 | It 's nice when you pick up a guitar , knowing it to be a company 's idea of what a first electric should be like , and finding that they 've got it just about right . |
| 4 | She had a voice and intonation exactly like those of the history mistress at Alice 's school , an elderly lady , rumoured to be a baronet 's sister . |
| 5 | A GIRL in Ilford was asked if she would like to be a Jehovah 's Witness . |
| 6 | At 5 p.m. a staff nurse joined Miss T. and her mother and Miss T. told the staff nurse that she did not want a blood transfusion , that she used to be a Jehovah 's Witness and that she still maintained some beliefs . |
| 7 | ( d ) As she discussed with her father when they were recently reconciled , she has ceased to be a Jehovah 's Witness . |
| 8 | He surrendered at New York 's John F Kennedy airport where his gun turned out to be a starter 's pistol that fired blanks . |
| 9 | He surrendered at New York 's John F Kennedy airport where his gun was found to be a starter 's pistol . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I never asked to be a witch 's daughter . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | This book is meant to be a layman 's guide to the evolution of the smaller English house . |
| 14 | whoever I mean it 's going to be a day 's job is n't it ? |
| 15 | Against all odds , too , smallholders persisted in trying to grow com , for ploughing and reaping , rather than minding sheep , was held to be a man 's proper work ; the argument that the cornfield was the nursery of archers , who still formed the backbone of English armies , looks like a rationalisation of this instinct . |
| 16 | Although there is no rhyme in the poem , the last words in every second line sound very like each other so that , while the poem can be simple enough to be a man 's thoughts , it also holds together well and sounds good . |
| 17 | ‘ God intended you to be a missionary 's wife , ’ he continued . |
| 18 | ‘ The whole thing could turn out to be a mare 's nest . ’ |
| 19 | –Whyever do n't you take her home with you to be a lady 's maid ! ’ |
| 20 | Jean , however , was a good plain Scottish New Zealander , born in Southland and ideally fit to be a farmer 's wife . |
| 21 | He explained he had met a woman who was ideally suited to be a farmer 's wife , who went to church regularly , who was honest , sensitive , intelligent , graceful , pure a snow , and extremely beautiful . |
| 22 | There seemed to be a child 's face looking in at the window . |
| 23 | One forgot in the early enthusiasm that the rotors had never been intended to be a ship 's prime movers , too much was expected of them . |
| 24 | Which member of the shadow cabinet used to be a ship 's steward ? |
| 25 | There was supposed to be a ship 's doctor aboard but no-one below decks had set eyes on him . |
| 26 | A bad press highlighted what were generally agreed to be a politician 's weak points ; a good press encouraged people to give politicians even higher ratings on their generally acknowledged strengths . |
| 27 | Nearly crash car again , as I pass what looks from the road like a progressive-minded chemist , but which turns out to be a printer 's shop . |
| 28 | ‘ This used to be a lord 's fishing lodge , ’ Mrs Knelle told me , with a slight laugh . |
| 29 | Thought to be a Risso 's dolphin , he would meet steamers with faithful regularity , joining and leaving at a particular spot , and then bow riding at speeds up to 15 knots and rubbing his body against the ship 's hull . |
| 30 | CHELSEA Clinton has had her first taste of what it is to be a president 's daughter . |