Example sentences of "is a [adj] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A popular style is a fantastic dragon 's head , with water flowing out of its mouth . |
| 2 | Pyrenees is a mild cows ' milk cheese , usually in a distinctive thin black rind . |
| 3 | If Let Us Compare Mythologies is a young man 's book , this is one ( though still of a young man , at 26 ) that offers poetic maturity , whose lyrics are charged with that mellow wistfulness , that trembling of angst , that vibration of incipient guilt and the plunging sensuality of a knowing , searching man ; a book whose range — for all that — is narrower than Let Us Compare Mythologies . |
| 4 | This is a young man 's court from this day on We 'll bid old ways and styles of talk begone ! |
| 5 | I 'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that this is a young man 's game . ’ |
| 6 | Perhaps the truth is that film-making is a young man 's game . |
| 7 | Qualifying is a young man 's job , it requires a huge burst of adrenalin ; also , except at Monaco , it is far less significant than it seems . |
| 8 | ‘ Soccer is a young man 's game and I do not intend to work 15 hours a day , seven days a week . ’ |
| 9 | Part of the essence of rock'n'roll is a young person 's thoughtful dismantling of archaic values , a completely natural function and yet , superficially a blindly rebellious one . |
| 10 | That is not so much a sign that molecular biology is a young person 's game , but rather a proof of how great a magnet for young people 's enthusiasm the structure of DNA has proved to be . |
| 11 | It is a young woman 's role , in her eyes , to play by society 's rules while not allowing them to define her . |
| 12 | Generally she finds only support from male paddlers to her on the water though when there is a separate ladies ' event at a rodeo it is not always taken seriously . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I feel lying and waiting is a poor man 's deal , and I feel hopelessly weighed down by your eyes of steel ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Well , I feel lying and waiting is a poor man 's deal , and I feel hopelessly weighed down by your eyes of steel ! ’ |
| 15 | Books for Giving is a present giver 's delight — a compilation of the best books for Christmas with more than 200 titles . |
| 16 | Sadly , this uprating , like all the others announced by the Secretary of State , is a civil servants ' uprating — a shuffling of the pack . |
| 17 | In addition to this , there is a married couples 's allowance which is usually paid to the man in the first instance . |
| 18 | There is a vacant night-porter 's job we might be able to fill on a temporary basis . |
| 19 | ‘ I require entertainment , and it is a good servant 's part to do the Master 's bidding . |
| 20 | The time-honoured foam filter is a good beginner 's choice , and an excellent back-up to other systems , especially as it can be matured ( build-up a working population of bacteria ) in the tank at the same time as other systems — then moved into action at the required time should a back-up or quarantine tank become necessary . |
| 21 | A bonus on this disc is a New Year 's Concert of Strauss waltzes in which Krauss was a master . |
| 22 | Seeing the Bolshoi Ballet in the great Bolshoi Theatre , performing one of Tchaikovsky 's greatest works , is a New Year 's Eve experience you 'll always remember . |
| 23 | There is a new year 's resolution which I hope you will all share with me — that we will not be discouraged by influences , such as the low oil price , which are outside our control . |
| 24 | My mother , ’ he smiled wryly , ‘ is a successful lawyer 's wife . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ This is a female friend 's father ? ’ |
| 26 | Is it within your power to draw the Prime Minister 's attention to the fact that his first responsibility is to the House of Commons , that there is a Prime Minister 's Question Time every Tuesday and Thursday and that we have a Foreign Secretary and a Secretary of State for Defence who are quite able to deal with international and defence commitments overseas ? |
| 27 | If you are following the recipe opposite for Pesto alla Genovese , do try to get some Pecorino to mix with the Parmesan — it is a sharp ewes ' milk cheese that really adds an extra bite to any pasta dish . |
| 28 | FIPRESCI is a world-wide critics ' organisation which includes most of the leading and distinguished writers on film among its members . |
| 29 | ( v ) Clergy — this is a veritable mare 's nest . |
| 30 | There is a small officers ' annex in the village itself for me to be impotent at , and it is on this hygienic apartment that we increasingly depend . |