Example sentences of "to [be] a [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is surprising that he attended Hall 's conclave as he had a well-known dislike of competitions , but it is less surprising that he was selected to be a judge in view of his connections with two of the other judges and the probability that he would not wish to enter the competition himself . |
| 2 | Other studies have also found a lower prevalence of high EE ( High Expressed Emotion in families is considered to be a factor in relapse of schizophrenia ) in Third World countries . |
| 3 | For instance past spending behaviour is always likely to be a factor in practice , with departments which have been reliable spenders more likely to be given funds than those who have been allocated money but not spent it . |
| 4 | The afternoon round is recorded hole by hole and seemed to be a battle of Braid 's prodigious length and power , against Jones ' precise iron play . |
| 5 | All forms of communication and travel arrangements are stressed now and , although there is bound to be a change of plan early on in the month , what is planned or agreed around the 10th ought to send you merrily on your way . |
| 6 | In making the decision the parents should bear in mind that once any kind of commitment to a religion is made , it is always more difficult for there to be a change of course , even when the commitment is made on behalf of the individual when a helpless baby . |
| 7 | In what appeared to be a change of approach by Spain , the Economy and Finance Minister , Carlos Solchaga , proposed to the meeting that the commencement of Stage 2 should be delayed until Jan. 1 , 1994 , and that the transition to Stage 3 should take five to six years . |
| 8 | This meant there was less likely to be a change of mind from the old lady or daughter . |
| 9 | If there is going to be a change of time signature prepare it by making a bridge passage , so that the new beat is clearly signalled and the transition is easy . |
| 10 | Nor is there likely to be a change in fashion which results in feet being accorded the same status , much in the way that bottoms were favoured in the ‘ sixties , crotches in the ‘ seventies and ankles or wasp waists in Victorian times . |
| 11 | 5.1 In considering the rate at which course proposals can be validated , the Advanced Courses Policy Sub-Committee recognised that there would have to be a range of validation models , each of which will be tailored to the course and the centre . |
| 12 | Under Options for Change we could see there was going to be a reduction in defence expenditure . |
| 13 | Napier also employed about 15,000 men in the Vulcan Forge between Washington Street and McAlpine Street , and extensive construction yards at Govan , but Parkhead Forge was to be a tumult of fire and heat for 100 years . |
| 14 | She was discovered to be a nurse by day and an escort girl by night . |
| 15 | There has to be a beginning of trust . |
| 16 | There would need to be a reorganisation of share capital , so that management 's shares entitle them exclusively to receive an in specie distribution of the shares in Target , following which their shares in the holding company would become worthless deferred shares ( which could then be bought in by the holding company for a nominal price ) . |
| 17 | The later thiazides have comparable activities , and have come to be a mainstay of therapy in mild hypertension , and important contributors in more severe conditions . |
| 18 | We had Paul Gascoigne pulling someone 's shorts down the other night , and that was deemed to be a prankster at work . |
| 19 | It 's going to be a service of thanksgiving for the work of the bee in the church on Sunday November 28 . |
| 20 | This seems to be a law of church planting : give and it will be given to you . |
| 21 | You would consider them to be a sign of weakness ! ’ |
| 22 | It seemed to be a sign of status . |
| 23 | Eyes : Rolling eyes that show the whites are often thought to be a sign of viciousness — in fact , they are an indication of wariness and suspicion , which is only occasionally accompanied by aggression . |
| 24 | It means that there has to be some violence used against the woman to overbear her will or that there has to be a threat of violence as a result of which her will is overborne . ’ |
| 25 | So when the Indians used the phrase ‘ passive resistance ’ in South Africa they were immediately considered to be a threat to person and property in the same way as the suffragettes were a threat . |
| 26 | The next summer he wrote from Bonn to his sister : " If you want to gain peace of mind and happiness , have faith ; if you want to be a disciple of truth , search . " |
| 27 | In assuming that it may be rational to be a sceptic about value alone , we had stopped at an uncomfortable halfway house between philosophy and common sense , between the pure thinker who doubts everything and the plain man who questions neither what he sees nor what he likes or dislikes . |
| 28 | I went into the bedroom where Alison was lying down in what seemed to be a state of shock . |
| 29 | From the upper echelons this seems to be a case for rationalisation but from below it seems that their raison d'être is being removed with the closure of schools , bus services , etc . |
| 30 | ( c ) For left arithmetic shift , when the sign bit is changed ; rounding errors in right arithmetic shift are not usually considered to be a case of overflow . |