Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] be [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scot may be fourth victim of IRA sniper |
| 2 | Rebecca may be proud mother of the flawless Michael , and well-adjusted mother-out-law of delightful Noah , but some conversational terrain still needs mineswept . |
| 3 | Research has shown that so-called Machiavellians can be effective manipulators of other people . |
| 4 | Apple Computer Inc 's second batch of Newtons will be notebook-sized versions of the device which it expects to ship at about the same time as the small first model , according to MacWeek : the notebook will have a landscape-mode screen with a resolution of 640 by 480 pixels ; the notepad , in contrast , has a small portrait-mode screen ; Apple will also deliver its first PCMCIA slot in the Newton this summer , but a slot for the PowerBook laptops may be further away . |
| 5 | But cells expressing such TCR may be normal intermediates of αβ thymocyte differentiation , in analogy to the pre-B cells that expresses Ig- μ without any light chains on the surface . |
| 6 | George Green will be sixteen years of age next March . |
| 7 | ( The two men had been Sir Denys 's rivals for the top job in 1987 , and Mr Hampel will be chief executive of the rump ICI if the demerger goes ahead . ) |
| 8 | The territory was not densely settled and while emigrants to America might be loyal subjects of Charles II , in Virginia , or might be deeply distrustful of him on religious grounds , as in New England , they were not certainly united with one another . |
| 9 | By the time Paul becomes active , James may be official head of the Nazarean Party in Jerusalem ; but it is Simon Peter , whether by virtue of the mission entrusted to him by Jesus or by virtue of his own charisma , who wields the greatest influence and commands the most fervent allegiance . |
| 10 | In his new job Mr Riddell will be chief executive of the UK and European operations , which are about the same size as the whole group was when he left . |