Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [be] the [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So taken with this image was former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that she let it be known throughout the realm that Marks & Spencer was the place she bought her underwear . |
| 2 | The novel 's third scene or zone is the city itself . |
| 3 | First , one thread running through them is that where A is the person who made the deposit but B is the person beneficially entitled to the deposit , B is the material person for the purposes of the protection scheme . |
| 4 | Chapman did n't want Oldham to know that Taylor was the man he was after in case they refused to part with him . |
| 5 | Lucas knew Lord Halifax from his university days and now wrote to tell him that Ramsey was the man whom the diocese wanted as its bishop , and hoped that Halifax would do what he could with Winston Churchill . |
| 6 | As his skipper celebrated his recall to the England squad , Gunners boss Graham said yesterday : ‘ I can tell you categorically from talking to the top managers that Adams is the player they 'd all want in their side . |
| 7 | It adds to the interest of the concern for preaching shown in this manuscript that Adalbert was the bishop whom Otto had in 960–1 sent to Princess Olga of Kiev . |
| 8 | It so happened that Hugh was the man who had been producing Tony Newley and he said to me after listening to those tracks that this was the most exciting thing to come into his room since Tony Newley which I thought was quite amazing since , some time later , David was quite infatuated with the work of Newley . |
| 9 | May the ‘ sales and recruitment ’ campaign amongst the clubs continue at full throttle — especially amongst the junior age groups , who voted with their TV ‘ on ’ switches that rugby is the game they like best . |
| 10 | ‘ But you are certain that Livesey was the person who gave you instructions ? ’ |
| 11 | This mass exodus is at least partly explained by the fact that St-Nom-La-Breteche is the course which will host the Girls ' European Junior Team championships from July 8–11 . |
| 12 | This shows the plebeians that Brutus is the man they need to lead them as all his speech is honest and spoke truths and did everything unselfishly , for other people — the crowd then go wild with enthusiasm for Brutus , and Brutus leaves them with Mark Antony , wrongly , asking the crowd to show respect for Caesar 's body and for Antony 's speech . |
| 13 | Leese believed that race was the factor which determined history and cultural achievement and that different types of men had fixed and immutable types of character and personality , exactly as with dogs . |
| 14 | People just said that Elsie was the woman who fell into the river and drowned . |
| 15 | Even Carmen knew that Shelley was the girl who loved Miguelito , and Shelley smiled and waved back , content for the fiction to be carried on . |
| 16 | That was how he worked , but in this case he could not free himself of the notion that although Francis was the victim he might not be the central figure . |
| 17 | ‘ I know exactly what I have to do and I also know that Nick is the man we all have to beat , ’ said Couples , as he contemplated a Christmas musing over the Masters . |
| 18 | A better balance than elsewhere between industry and agriculture was the advantage she derived from slower industrial growth ; she also owed to it some of her resilience and powers of recovery after two world wars . |
| 19 | If I ruled the world everyone would sing and shout , war and bombs are the things I would throw out . |
| 20 | Boys became men when they learnt the difference between a Médoc and a Côte de Nuits ( different shaped bottle ) ; and women became women of the world when they found out that , when in doubt , AC Sauvignon and Chardonnay were the wines they liked to drink . |
| 21 | The dogs warden who had originally transferred the dogs from Oxford to the police kennels confirmed that Robbie and Sophie were the dogs he had taken , and Mrs Sumner — breeder of the Sharmas ' dogs — stated that they were certainly not the dogs she had sold . |
| 22 | Dreary and dark 's the way we are going . |
| 23 | The higher altitudes , shorter growing season , poorer soils and topography are the factors which constrain the levels of production and systems possibilities relative to the lowlands . |
| 24 | One of the most admired features of the educational systems in France , Germany , and Denmark is the way they integrate a substantial proportion of what we would call ‘ general education ’ into their vocational programmes . |
| 25 | We all basically have flushes , sweats , depression and various other problems , but basically the ladies who present with flushes and sweats are the ladies who in fact get help for ladies who do n't present with flushes and sweats finish up as osteoporotic and they 're the ones we are very concerned about ! |
| 26 | And attitude is the thing which erm we look at quite closely , and I think you must consider your attitude . |
| 27 | Marjorie was astonished at how attached Bill became to Lizzie , as if Lizzie was the daughter they 'd longed for . |
| 28 | One of the foremost exponents of Hawaiian slack key guitar was the superb musician and singer Gabby Pahinui , and Gabby is the reason we 've been given this rare and welcome opportunity to speak to Ry Cooder . |
| 29 | Giles Estwick has got an airline to sponsor one of those international exchange schemes , and Flo is the jock we 're sending to this station in Hawaii for three weeks . |
| 30 | ‘ We are not sure whether Tim and Willie are the ones we would look to for Murrayfield , anyway , ’ Dwyer added . |