Example sentences of "the [noun prp] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bentleys were the tenth set of prospective purchasers whom he had shown round the house . |
| 2 | Some of the culverts have been smashed by the passage of heavy-wheeled vehicles such as tractors and Land-rovers over the years , so that in places beyond Nun House Outrake after heavy rains the Ocky is a lagoon of peaty mud and you need the agility of a ballerina and the balance of a goat to skirt round it . |
| 3 | Some think the NME is the best because it has survived ; in truth it has survived because it is the best . |
| 4 | It 's part of the English culture of being obtuse , not fitting in with Europe and the rest of the world , the NME is an extension of that |
| 5 | The Wellington is a stylish licensed hotel whose satisfied guests continue to enjoy our fully inclusive terms for bed , breakfast and evening dinner throughout the year . |
| 6 | Although the S.M.R. is an ideal test bed , Nigel 's whistles travel further afield than Wales . |
| 7 | The Tuns was a good pub , but hardly a counselling centre . |
| 8 | One of the many attractive features of the Manor is the garden . |
| 9 | Not much to look at , because the front lawn and the drive to the Manor were a shambles . |
| 10 | Halling fell into this pattern , for after the Charter the Lord of the Manor was the Bishop of Rochester , for whom a bailiff or reeve controlled his lands . |
| 11 | The Manor was an important landmark during the annual and ancient custom called the ‘ perambulation of Purton ’ , during Rogation Tide in May , when a large procession , headed by the clergyman , would beat the bounds over a period of two days . |
| 12 | Within the Dakleton is a comprehensive radar/nav fit and the rear fuselage has been modified to take a battery of smoke canisters and flares , which can be ejected from a series of chutes in the under-fuselage . |
| 13 | Now the Wye 's the only major river in England where anyone can bring a boat and put it on the water without any form of licence . |
| 14 | The CGT was the major union confederation representing some 2,500,000 workers and 90 per cent of the country 's unions . |
| 15 | This is perhaps the right moment to lay to rest the myth that the loss of sovereignty involved in membership of the EEC is no different from that involved in membership of any international organisation ( Nato is the example most often quoted ) . |
| 16 | Established in 1845 , the EEC is the oldest church in Cameroon . |
| 17 | The major reason why Britain now has 40 per cent of all part-time jobs in the EEC is the structure of national insurance contributions which exempt both employers and employees from paying any contributions on earnings of less than £43 a week . |
| 18 | The third form of cash costs to Britain of her membership of the EEC is the direct payments she makes into the central budget . |
| 19 | In effect , it seemed that notice had been served that the EEC was a successful operation . |
| 20 | The third major institution of the EEC was the Parliamentary Assembly , which replaced the ECSC advisory body , though with the membership increased from 78 to 142 . |
| 21 | One problem raised by the creation of the EEC was the proliferation of institutions within the Europe of the Six . |
| 22 | One sign of the success of the EEC was the change it brought to British policy . |
| 23 | Selling into the Community from abroad is itself sufficient to establish jurisdiction over anti-competitive behaviour by a supplier.For example , in a recent series of cases concerning cartelisation of the markets for certain polyethylenes , the Commission fined companies which did not produce or have headquarters in the EEC on the basis that the EEC was an important market for them . |
| 24 | He found that the country districts of the Highlands were no better off and offered them libraries too . |
| 25 | The Lombards were a different matter , for they were a Christian state in Italy . |
| 26 | Elisabeth finished pouring and the activity took long enough for it to strike her that the Hulsbys were the sort of tourists who only appreciate sites for which postcards have been printed . |
| 27 | What makes things harder still for the Morleys is the fact they still do n't seem any nearer receiving compensation . |
| 28 | In front of the Temple was the court of the priests , to be entered only by the male priestly caste . |
| 29 | The Zike is a battery-powered bicycle which recharges itself when free-wheeling downhill . |
| 30 | The Lynx is the superior machine . |