Example sentences of "[be] [prep] a [noun] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was reported , for instance , that of the nationally mixed marriages in Turkmenia from the 1920s to the 1970s , not a single one had been between a Turkmen girl and a Russian man . |
| 2 | Yet my life on the hills has been as a rock climber and someone who enjoys winter climbs on ice-covered crags . |
| 3 | But if you , if you 're in a draught Jenny or John , say so . |
| 4 | When you 're in a defence industry that is inevitable . |
| 5 | You have to go through a short course at the R A F College Cranwell and then once that that teaches you the R A F side of it makes you into an officer because at the end of the day you maybe there to do public relations but if the spaghetti hits the fan you 're an officer and you 're a combatant and you know you carry a gun around when you 're in a war zone and you know you 're expected to use it and if the senior officer of the unit next to you gets shot and you 're the most senior officer then you take over |
| 6 | No I think , all of a sudden you l you realize why you 're in a trade union and why you need the press and the media to help you , you know you ca n't just ignore them . |
| 7 | Ima okay , suppose you 're at a night club and suppose that you really like somebody you 've been dancing with . |
| 8 | Now how many of you here have been in situations where you 've been behind a pedal cyclist and you 've been tempted , I 'll not say you 've done it , but you 've been tempted to go past ? |
| 9 | We might have been in a shopping concourse and her cries some strange species of muzak : |
| 10 | Stephen Dent has been in a wheel chair since an accident seven years ago , which left him paralysed from the waist down . |
| 11 | Until now her knowledge had come from conversation and confidences and such ; she had never before been in a morning court and listened to the proceedings . |
| 12 | Erm , the erm , the erm , the erm , er , settlement of the anti tr civil anti trust law suit that was referred to in the statement was erm , costs of about six million dollars this year on a class action law suit which we have reached a tentative settlement on in the last few days and , in fact , there were some , there was about six to seven million dollars of additional provision made at the end of last year in the one time charges that we referred to at that time but could n't really identify with erm , lawyers breathing down your necks in the United States and er , this is a class action law suit , would have been in a Texas Court and erm , you know , the boiler plate language is that you want to get rid of the , you know , the expense and uncertainty of this type of litigation and if you think that what a Texas jury did to Texaco , it 's probably a prudent decision to close the matter off at this time . |
| 13 | The bones illustrated here are from a vole carcase and are extensively scored with tooth marks ( Fig. 1.3 A-C ) . |
| 14 | My Solos are in a 50% cotton and 50% polyester fabric , but Calange now use a microfibre called Sofitex for both garments . |
| 15 | None the less , we are in a consultation period and the Home Secretary will want to take account of all the points that are made to him . |
| 16 | If you are in a dealing situation and each deal made is a sound one then momentum may be enough . |
| 17 | We are in a people business and Hospitality will seek the views of the top people in the industry on a variety of issues — on legislation , management practices , the economy , tourism , education and welfare . |
| 18 | ‘ Then it might have been from a bank loan that Andrew raised privately . ’ |
| 19 | The Longhorn 's main role at present seems to be as a suckler dam or terminal sire and their popularity among commercial farmers is noticeably on the increase . |
| 20 | He may be like a banana tree or a coconut tree , half human in appearance , revolting in every way , but caring for him is still a woman 's duty if he 's her husband . |
| 21 | This might be via a dunk tank or entry port to an isolator or simply to a clean isolation room . |
| 22 | It may be with a contact poison that quickly enters a soft-bodied creature like a greenfly and kills on contact , a stomach poison that works through the digestive system , a neurotoxin that paralyses the nervous system , or an asphyxiant that enters through the creature 's respiratory system , or we could encourage a natural predator . |
| 23 | ( d ) Location of deeds Generally , these will be with a building society or bank or in a solicitor 's strongroom . |
| 24 | We will be including a sample copy and an order slip with the November mailing . |
| 25 | No one in the room is excluded , as they might be from a maths activity that some of them ca n't do ; or from a games session , where physical prowess is such an important factor . |
| 26 | It was most fortunate that a young Cambridge biologist called Mark Pryor was extricated by the powers that be from a searchlight unit and sent to Farnborough to take over this work . |
| 27 | This would pose a problem if natural illumination were used , as it would be in a field setting or greenhouse . |
| 28 | The deal is supposed to be in a part money and part swap deal bringing John Sheridan back to Elland Road . |
| 29 | Word was a year or two ago that the joints were popping with air-hostesses , models and career women : five minutes , a couple of lite beers , and you 'd be in a hotel room or service flat with some little darling doing the splits on your face . |
| 30 | Goods are bought in bulk ; and prices are often lower than they would be in a department store or High Street shop . |