Example sentences of "the [noun sg] be [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The response is a naive one ; but perhaps what Gandhi wanted to convey in answer to this question was that his faith in the principle of non-violence and truth had not been shattered by the use of the atom bomb . |
| 2 | OFFER a plate of mushy peas to a Parisian and the response is a curt non merci . |
| 3 | Thereafter the reaction occurs obligingly every time they eat the food — but the response is a psychogenic one . |
| 4 | He may scorn , tease , insult or placate his stage wife and have appropriate feelings as he does so ( bearing in mind the necessary modification we have already admitted , but modified or not , the response is an emotional one ) . |
| 5 | She stroked behind a velvet ear ; the response was a loud purring . |
| 6 | The sticking-point was the continuing legacy of the Contagious Diseases Acts , and the wider fear that the profession was still sunk in ‘ blind materialism ’ . |
| 7 | The Park is a large area of open country with rocky outcrops , ancient buildings and a small river . |
| 8 | And if you are ever going to see one of the genuine though attested rarities among the local fauna , a bear , a lynx , or an eagle , the Park is the only place you might do so , though there are thought to be fewer than twenty bears still living in the Pyrenees , and only eight pairs of eagles . |
| 9 | The Park is an important recreational resource for both the people of Edinburgh and visitors to the city , and a survey was carried out of the types of use made of the Park , the perceptions of users and the impact such users have on the site . |
| 10 | The Park was a small thing below , and the Zoo an even smaller part of it . |
| 11 | At yesterday 's hearing Mr Robert McCartney , QC , who is representing the objectors , pointed out that the park was a unique combination of shoreline walks , a beach and wooded areas widely used by local people . |
| 12 | It can suggest lack of confidence in the opportunity and even worse the vendors and potential purchasers can assume we are suggesting the opportunity is a forced sale . |
| 13 | It is submitted that the views of Browne LJ in Littlewoods case are to be preferred and that the approach of the majority is an extreme example of the object and intent approach which should not be followed . |
| 14 | The concept of the majority is an important one in both British and Irish politics as already seen in Chapter 4 . |
| 15 | The Bundesrat is a federal organ passing laws and raising taxes centrally for the whole country ( Article 106 ) . |
| 16 | The stand is a machined steel column with telescopic height adjustment , the top is threaded to accept the banjo assembly , and tool rest from the lathe . |
| 17 | Besides being the only decent covered area at ‘ The Tip ’ , the stand was a local landmark , and although not in the same class perhaps as the Eiffel Tower , it was held in great affection by nearby residents . |
| 18 | The Sanhedrin was the official court of Jewish justice ( see chapter 1 ) . |
| 19 | There was also , at least initially , an understandable reluctance to pursue the matter by some members of the community because the tannery is a large employer in an area of consistently high unemployment . |
| 20 | The tender is undergoing some further work and the boiler is the final obstacle in this protracted restoration . |
| 21 | He declared that the boiler was a straightforward Stephenson saturated design which could n't really be improved . |
| 22 | The Remainder is the linguistic equivalent of the Freudian unconscious and , like the unconscious , it is not interested in rules . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , I 'll tell you what , the guitar 's a little bit more shallow when you 've got to sing and play some of this shit , and the new album 's got a lot of riffs , but I 'll rise to the occasion . |
| 24 | The dexter ( more important ) supporter of the shield is the white horse of Hanover , decorated with Royal oak leaves , a reminder of Charles II . |
| 25 | The calcium is a double positive . |
| 26 | Which is C A erm and carbonate is C O three C A C O now that 's a positive negative the calcium is a double positive double nega positive yeah . |
| 27 | According to one , the housewife is an oppressed worker : she slaves away in work that is degrading , unpleasant and essentially self-negating . |
| 28 | The link is a sticky red gum secreted by the mukula which coagulates quickly and is explicitly compared by the Ndembu to blood . |
| 29 | The link is the final section of what is , effectively , a dual carriageway from the Houses of Parliament via Canary Wharf to the A13 at Canning Town . |
| 30 | The link is the gentle and reflective art of fly fishing . |