Example sentences of "be a [adj] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , that must be a thousand pounds ' worth of air tickets . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | A major part of the financial restructuring will be a new players ' pool . |
| 4 | Just as he did this , the government had a change of heart and decided that there would after all be a Private Members ' ballot . |
| 5 | They also think Sparc 10 cloning may be a big boys ' game . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The suggested Fifth Man badly needs to be an up-and-coming forwards ' coach . |