Example sentences of "be an [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Milton Goldman had been an actors ' agent for nearly 40 years . |
| 2 | Ferranti has had its problems in the past so has rarely been an investors ' favourite . |
| 3 | Conservatives are foolishly lulling themselves with their own rhetoric if they think that the reformed Labour Party is an image-makers ' fantasy . |
| 4 | it is an artists ' book of the first order , the making of which has been managed from beginning to end by the artist herself , thereby satisfying her desire for creative control over every aspect of its production . |
| 5 | They are clearly determined not to be beguiled and are prepared to trade quickly at the first sign that sterling 's recent advantage is beginning to dissipate — although they are also finding that the money market is an ants ' nest where one man 's guess is as good as another . |
| 6 | An opera of violence that unfolds with a painfully slow gravitas , this is an outsiders ' ( Leone and Morricone , Europeans — the film was shot in Spain ) yearning fantasy of America before the forces of civilization ‘ spoiled ’ it . |
| 7 | Adjoining were two sleeping compartments containing bedsteads , each with its own lavatory ; and at one end there was an attendants ' compartment with folding bed and facilities for serving light refreshments . |