Example sentences of "be [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And if we are delayed a week , that means a lot of gratis P.T. and a battle course , which is not a pleasing prospect … . |
2 | In the meantime he had been pursuing a policy of rationalizing the trade by buying patent and grain distillery businesses that were in difficulty , collaborating closely with the large blending houses . |
3 | ‘ This Government has been pursuing an energy strategy that was wrong in conception and incompetent in execution . ’ |
4 | The Soviets are building a total of six such pipelines , each one between 3000 and 4000 km long . |
5 | But that may not happen soon … so the Tajiks … with extraordinary commitment are building a school for their children … with their bare hands . |
6 | We are building a park on the land . |
7 | The contract provides marine crews , towing vessels and full catering services for a Dutch/American joint partnership of offshore construction contractors , Heerema and McDermott , who are building a jacket and topside modules for the new Goodwyn A platform for Woodside Offshore Petroleum Pty Ltd . |
8 | For the group of ardent rail enthusiasts are building a 46ft x 13ft replica of Biggleswade station , Bedfordshire . |
9 | The site was uncovered by Thames Water engineers , who are building a water treatment pipeline . |
10 | The site was uncovered by Thames Water engineers , who are building a water treatment pipeline . |
11 | The £1.7 million striker declared : ‘ We are building a squad , but to talk about winning titles at this stage is n't on . |
12 | Would you say that you are building a reputation in eccentric roles ? necessarily eccentric — that just sounds a gimmick . |
13 | MCDEVITT STREET Bovis are building a reputation in the healthcare sector , having recently won a US$30 million contract in their home town of Charlotte , North Carolina . |
14 | Unix System Laboratories Inc 's ex-director of strategic marketing Paul Calkin has surfaced as a principal in Systems & Software Integration & Distribution Inc where he and his staff are building a business consulting personal computer and low-end Unix companies on high-end strategic and sales issues . |
15 | ‘ We are building a team at Hillsborough which will be challenging for all the honours in the game . |
16 | We are building a $50-million isomerisation unit at our Castellon refinery to produce more unleaded motor spirit . |
17 | The Italians are building a series of barriers at its three inlets to protect the city during a storm . |
18 | If you are building a trailer , fit a suspension rated for a trailer heavier than the actual weight . |
19 | Distillers MG and AGA Gas are building an air separation plant near Sheffield . |
20 | If you are applying for planning permission yourself , include a letter stating the planning merits of your proposal and also any personal circumstances you think are relevant — for example , that you are building an extension for an elderly relative . |
21 | and she said oh , she said I 've been to see a friend |
22 | Never mind , she said to me this morning , she said I 've been to see a friend of yours , I said well who 's that ? |
23 | All of us that is except uncle Eugenio , who had never been to see a film , saying that it was a fraud , all illusion , and that when the lights went up and all the characters disappeared the screen was no more than a rag . |
24 | I suppose I had been given a sense of the evil of cinema by my strict Methodist grandparents , who were visibly shocked when once I confessed that I had been to see a film on Sunday . |
25 | " Have you been to see a doctor ? " |
26 | He had been to see a palmist and shown him her photo . |
27 | Puts them on notice that you 've been to see a solicitor . |
28 | They are opposing a bid by the Cotton Club to stay open until 2am . |
29 | They are opposing a bid by the Cotton Club to stay open until 2am . |
30 | EUROPE 'S two A-bomb powers , Britain and France , are opposing an attempt to change the way that the EEC handles its nuclear trade . |