Example sentences of "be a [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Above all , we 're a punters ' band — we want people to come and enjoy themselves — it 's all about having fun , ’ said Slim . |
| 2 | The islands had always been a smugglers ' paradise , and had proved a perfect place to stockpile cocaine before running it across the narrow Straits of Florida to the waiting American markets . |
| 3 | By the sound of it , World War III was breaking out behind her and after the race there had been a stewards ' inquiry . |
| 4 | It 's always been a workers ' day and I hope it will remain so . |
| 5 | Finally , we thought it might have been a lovers ' quarrel , but now I 'm not sure … " |
| 6 | All over the Western world there were liberation movements and alternative life-styles — there had never been a kids ' crusade like it — and Hairy Back would n't let her stay out after eleven . |
| 7 | Since Columbus first called , almost 500 years ago , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has always been a sailors ' town . |
| 8 | In the driest of summer days the bottom meadows are a ducks ' paradise . |
| 9 | Milton Goldman had been an actors ' agent for nearly 40 years . |
| 10 | Ferranti has had its problems in the past so has rarely been an investors ' favourite . |
| 11 | They know I 'm a players ' manager and will look after them . |
| 12 | So he is actually taking some action , and he will come back to us fairly soon he said erm about the result of his survey , whether or not there 'll be a residents ' scheme down there . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | A voluntary winding up may be a members ' winding up or a creditors ' winding up . |
| 16 | Though since , should he do nothing , then in the way of all these things the news would only be a nine-days ' wonder , she had other matters to concentrate on . |
| 17 | She pushed the papers back into the large Crockford and looked round the room , realising there ought to be a servants ' stair to the first floor continuing the one running from the ground floor to the basement . |
| 18 | Solaris 2.0 was only supposed to be a developers ' release in the first place . |
| 19 | Yes , training to be a factories ' inspector . |
| 20 | Dustin played a timid bank clerk who dreams of being a ladies ' man , although he does not seem to be short of girlfriends . |
| 21 | The Doctor marched towards a Georgian building which bore all the signs of being a sailors ' brothel . |
| 22 | Top of the range is the Eiger , quite a substantial jacket , and there 's a ladies ' model as well , the Electra . |
| 23 | It 's a childrens ' paradise ; all the fun of the fair and the rides are free . |
| 24 | Do n't be put off by Garbage Beach , by the way — it 's a surfers ' paradise . |
| 25 | The pilots used to say it 's a pilots ' plane — when you flew a Hurricane the pilot flew the plane , but when you flew a Spitfire , it flew itself . |
| 26 | THERE are always horses at Edelson House in Gainford if only because a part of the garden is a horses ' graveyard . |
| 27 | Eden Hall was extensively rebuilt in 1935 or thereabouts , and much of the original fabric removed at that time , today it is a girls ' school . |
| 28 | In her attempt to ascertain why anorexia nervosa is a girls ' rather than a boys ' disease , Selvini Palazzoli emphasises the manner in which the adolescent girl ‘ is exposed to lewd looks , subjected to menstruation , about to be penetrated in sexual embraces , to be invaded by the foetus , to be suckled by a child , etc . ’ |
| 29 | Here there is a visitors ' centre from which there are guided walks in the summer and plenty of books on sale to help identify species . |
| 30 | Now , it is a players ' market . |