Example sentences of "[prep] be [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Nayacakalou ( 1961 , p. 125 ) has said , ‘ the people in a village can not be bothered with neat pigeonholes — what they are concerned about are the exigencies of their daily lives ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ The experts I 'm talking about are the ex-members of various secret services and police forces . |
| 3 | The main points to think — about are the positioning of the boiler and hot water cylinder , the sizes and running of pipes , the types to be used and the avoidance of airlocks . |
| 4 | Could it be that the only people they really care about are the ones who can afford big cars and foreign holidays ? |
| 5 | What I am talking about are the contexts in which people have sexual relationships . |
| 6 | While it was the foetus or child en ventre sa mère who was injured , the damages sued for are the damages suffered by the plaintiff Ann since birth and which she will continue to suffer as a result of that injury . |
| 7 | All you have to pay for are the meals . |
| 8 | The idea is to spend a few days at a hotel and all you have to pay for are the meals and any extras , such as wine . |
| 9 | One of the most welcome sights around Hailing which we can thank the Romans for are the pheasants , it is reckoned they were first introduced by them and were quickly established here in Kent . |
| 10 | Other subtle , country hues to look out for are the Alabaster and Mushroom Duo Signature eyeshadow box in Estée Lauder 's 1990 make-up collection ; Shiseido 's Pearl and Onyx Triple System Eyeshadow shades from the Subtle Contrasts collection ; and for the eyelashes , Guerlain 's new treatment Starcils mascara in shades Brun and Noir . |
| 11 | What Fussell is looking for are the records of the little people , to discover what the war was like for them . |
| 12 | No , the only buggers Sam Snort has any time for are the boys down in the gay bars who have affectively tendered their resignation from the Snortian fields of romantic endeavour . |
| 13 | Newer cars to look for are the Citroen BX range , the Peugeot 205 and 309 GRTD , and , if your pocket runs to it , Renault 's smashing little Clio RN1.9D or Citroen 's brilliant ZX Reflex 1.9D . |
| 14 | WHAT TO LISTEN FOR Are the walls solid or can you hear the neighbours clearly through them ? |
| 15 | The areas through are the safe was only built fifteen years ago , right the way through . |
| 16 | Going into another troupe after being a Tiller would have been too much of a comedown . |
| 17 | Another goal by Newcastle completed Arsenal 's fall between the two stools of Cup and League , and gave United the distinction of being the first team to win a Cup final after being a goal down . |
| 18 | Leicester , in front of nearly 10,000 travelling fans , crumbled feebly 2–0 at play-off rivals Charlton , and Boro , managed by ex-Charlton boss Lennie Lawrence , triumphed 2–1 against Rovers after being a goal down . |
| 19 | Blackburn 's first win in eight matches , 2–1 over Millwall after being a goal down , kept them in the play-off hunt but a Swindon win at FA Cup finalists Sunderland tomorrow could see them right back in contention . |
| 20 | Do n't know why she 's got ta sort herself out after being a fortnight away with her husband . |
| 21 | Victims have said that it is a way of acknowledging that they are worth something — a common psychological problem after being a victim of a serious crime , is a feeling of worthlessness . |
| 22 | , Andrew Sydenham Farrar ( 1886–1978 ) , classical scholar , was born 27 August 1886 at 100 Gower Street , London , the eldest of the three sons ( there were no daughters ) of the Revd Dr James Gow , who , after being a fellow of Trinity College , Cambridge , was headmaster of Nottingham High School and later of Westminster School , and his wife Gertrude Sydenham Everett-Green . |
| 23 | He 's everything I wanted after being a gypsy for all those years in Europe . |
| 24 | Malcolm , incidentally , after being the man of the match in Trinidad , took 0 for 188 here , partly at least because he persisted in bowling short whereas before he had pitched the ball up . |
| 25 | After being the man who 'd sell his sister , he was about to become the man who 'd lost his wife . |
| 26 | Another worker — off sick after being the victim of a hit-and-run accident — was also made redundant by the bank , the NatWest , according to the main banking union . |
| 27 | I 've got it here in , in , in black and white , Mao said what we are after is the abolition of feudal ties , to get rid of feudalism . |
| 28 | The most sought after is the silver and golden holly , which is essential for making the most attractive wreaths . |
| 29 | The martel de fer was a type of mace used by both horse and foot soldiers , and was often carried by archers in preference to the sword . |
| 30 | What Lazarsfeld was after was a way of searching for patterns in data , patterns exhibited between variables , and patterns that , if confirmed regularly across studies , could stand as statements of empirical relationships between phenomena . |