Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This SSRP may be a member of a new class of transcription factors that utilize bent , unwound DNA structure as a basis for recognition and binding . |
| 2 | Dave Heath got the fourth … the Wildcats finally stirred thanks to a goal from Bryan Larkin … the Kings kept going though … they led by 10-1 in the third period before Swindon came back with four late goals … it finished 11 … 5 … with fists flying as tempers flared towards the end … the second leg in two weeks time at Swindon should be a scorcher |
| 3 | Brother Yeremi must be a hypocrite . |
| 4 | Whether an international organisation has personality vis a vis third States may be a question of acceptance and recognition by those States , these requirements being a necessary safeguard for them . |
| 5 | Sally-Anne thought that Dr Neil might be a man , and therefore to be hated , but he was a good and caring doctor , and really should n't be abusing himself with alcohol . |
| 6 | No cos Ta Linda 'll be a way behind then . |
| 7 | Meredith might be a virgin , but she knew when a man was aroused . |
| 8 | ‘ Fancy not even considering the idea that Meredith might be a woman 's name ! ’ |
| 9 | An expert on South African affairs says the charges against Mrs Mandela could be a problem for Nelson Mandela and the A N C. |
| 10 | In past years , Diana knew that Earl Spencer would be a shoulder to cry on and a loving counsellor . |
| 11 | On the strength of this exchange , Lewis realized that Havard would be a man who would enjoy meeting some of the people who had taken to dropping into his rooms at Magdalen on Thursday evenings . |
| 12 | But just as satisfying as compensation for Mrs. Morley would be a change in the law . |
| 13 | If size of following were proof of quality , then Glazunov would be a candidate for the title of greatest living artist : in Brezhnev 's time ( he was the premier 's favourite artist ) he ingratiated himself by playing on the sentimental Slavic strand in Soviet life with ‘ symphonic canvases [ which ] overflow with the dreams and feeling of the Russian people ’ . |
| 14 | Second , if Alice gave the hot water bottle to Bert as a present , then Bert would be a donnee and have no contract with anyone . |
| 15 | ‘ Gerry Taggart would be a rock in any team and as long as Tommy Wright is in goal we always feel we have a chance against any odds . |
| 16 | THOSE who believe that the 1994 World Cup finals in the United States will be a Mickey Mouse affair are quite right — Mickey , Pluto and friends will help turn World Cup ‘ 94 into a multi-million dollar extravaganza . |
| 17 | ‘ We fear nobody — but Arsenal will be a hell of a test for us . ’ |
| 18 | Also echoing Wright will be a rotunda open to the daylight at the top . |
| 19 | Their results and the data from the first stage will be used to test how far and in what way the experience of the NICs can be a model for their successors . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm rather tired these days , and Edward can be a bit overpowering , I find . ’ |
| 21 | In Gold 's favour are tactically minded anti-Tories , and the perception by some that local true-blue Irvine Patnick might be a twerp . |
| 22 | It is quite ironic that the most famous monument to Henry Pease should be a fountain , for he was one of the original shareholders in the Darlington Water Company responsible for providing the town with a mains supply in the early 1850s . |
| 23 | If it would be a decision not to offer it to a patient dependent on the NHS must be a decision about rationing of resources rather than about clinical need . |
| 24 | The new Ireland must be a society within which , subject only to public order , all cultural , political and religious beliefs can be freely expressed and practised . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Nisodemus might be a bit over-enthusiastic , ’ said Gurder , ‘ but his heart 's in the right place . ’ |
| 26 | First of May , if we get rid of the youngsters , first of May might be a bit of problem cos there 's |
| 27 | Robson said yesterday that he hoped Bull would be a foil for Lineker ; he also thought Lineker might be a foil for Bull . |
| 28 | ‘ I believe the appointment of a US special envoy to Northern Ireland could be a catalyst in the effort to secure a lasting peace , ’ Mr Clinton wrote . |
| 29 | WP I suppose Scotland could be a case in point , with the status given to writers such as Burns and MacDiarmid who are national as much as literary figures . |
| 30 | At the worst , if hard-liners were to come to power in Moscow , Ukraine could be a buffer for the young democracies of Eastern Europe . |