Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] the [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kirk Douglas ' Colonel Dax is the focus sympathising with prole soldiers in the trenches but unable to reason with the aloof , detached aristocrats in high command . |
| 2 | The problem can be thought of as maximizing consumer surplus ( here total surplus minus resource costs ) arising from the set of products , subject to the breakeven constraint , i.e. choose y 1 to y n to maximize : subject to unc where R(Y) is the revenue accruing from sales of all the products and x is a variable of integration . |
| 3 | THE Highways in Larne was the venue packed to the seams with enthusiastic punters — they were not to be disappointed , yet another sensational semi-final . |
| 4 | Cameroun and South Korea are the teams to avoid from the fourth pool . |
| 5 | Cameroun and South Korea are the teams to avoid from the fourth pool . |
| 6 | March , April and May are the periods to watch for the sudden and the unexpected , although virtually every month contains a potential departure or arrival point , an ending or a beginning . |
| 7 | ‘ Deputies in Scotland are the tier to recruit from , so presumably that says something about what they did n't want , ’ said one rejected applicant . |
| 8 | Most satisfactory for Russia were the gains made at the expense of Turkey . |
| 9 | But what makes Queensrÿche is the humanity moulded with the electronics . |
| 10 | But what makes Queensrÿche is the humanity moulded with the electronics . |
| 11 | One of the issues that has been rather distorted in the debate over Howie is the need to look beyond crude distinctions between ‘ academic ’ and ‘ vocational ’ qualifications . |
| 12 | Next to Tuscany was the state led by Venice — the Venetian Republic — as near as anyone came to a democracy in the 16th century . |
| 13 | Herefordshire were the team to catch in the Eastern Division by winning their first two matches — just . |
| 14 | Dracula is the tale told in journals and letters of the vampire Hungarian , Count Dracula . |
| 15 | Thurston 's billiard saloon in London 's Leicester Square was the venue chosen by Decca for a new series of lunch-hour concerts on long-playing records , with personal appearances by the company 's famous artists . |
| 16 | Charles of Blois was the candidate favoured by Philip VI , and Edward accordingly supported Montfort , offering him not only military assistance but also the earldom of Richmond , with which the Breton ducal family had a connection going back to the Norman Conquest . |
| 17 | If the Spirit of Jesus is the gift bestowed on his followers , we shall expect to find the same characteristics marking authentic Christian life in the Spirit . |
| 18 | Gary Herman of the Muswell estate agents Tatlers is the man charged with the delicate task of selling the top flat at 23 Cranley Gardens — a cosy , one-bedroomed apartment with sloping ceilings and magnolia-painted plaster . |
| 19 | Dance of the Romarias : Romaria is the name given to people travelling to church festivals , often many miles across the island . |
| 20 | The Fohn is the name given to the south wind from the Mediterranean which , when it meets the Alps , precipitates much moisture on the southern aspects and brings dry warmth to areas immediately to the north of the Alps . |
| 21 | From Cape Town to Charing Cross , via Canberra was the route taken by Ellerman & Bucknall Services Manager , Brian Speck to get to the London Marathon on time . |
| 22 | The ARM RISC is the chip used by Apple Computer Inc in its Newton Personal Digital Assistant . |
| 23 | A further factor possibly bearing on the popularity of Hercules in Britain is the discovery made in 1857 at Willingham Fen . |
| 24 | It spurns modest restraint : Heisei is the name given to the reign of the current emperor , so Reform of Heisei means the reform of contemporary Japan . |
| 25 | ‘ No , no more than the real Feargal McMahon is the oaf sitting across me arguing himself into a corner . ’ |
| 26 | The congress at Rennes was the opening shot in the battle to succeed President Mitterrand . |
| 27 | Albert was the name given to this tank built in 1918 on the frame of an old 1885 tramcar which toured the town to raise funds for the war effort . |
| 28 | Danny McStay and Welland Chu are the researchers working on the project . |
| 29 | ( 'Kingdom of Heaven' is the term preferred by Matthew . |
| 30 | WaterAid is the charity supported by water and drainage departments from regional councils across Scotland . |