Example sentences of "' [noun sg] [conj] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Director of Studies expressed an interest in how much three dimensional ( 3D ) work was included in pupils ' experience and was dissatisfied with what he was told . |
| 2 | Linfield 's £25 , bid for the player has been put to the Glens ' board but is certain to be rejected . |
| 3 | It 's one which is dear to botanist Timothy Williams ' heart and is the subject of Oxford Botanic garden 's display at this year 's Chelsea Show , despite some its members being less than sweet scented . |
| 4 | Welfare benefits currently form a higher proportion of many individuals ' income that was formerly the case , because of the rise in unemployment to levels unheard of since the 1930s , and because of the increase in the number of old people who are dependent upon state pensions . |
| 5 | There might be no ready and easy solution to the problems that taxi drivers face , but there are those , such as the Peace Train organisation , who have taken up the taxi drivers ' case and are concerned to alter public opinion and attitudes generally in Northern Ireland . |
| 6 | A member of 34 Signal Regiment which has its headquarters in Middlesbrough , he recently completed the Royal Signals detachment commanders ' course and is now actively involved in training combat linemen . |
| 7 | Fatty Harris , Rutshire 's club secretary , seconded for the day to do the commentary , had had rather too good a lunch in the Doggie Dins ' Tent and was waxing lyrical over the ancient names . |
| 8 | It is made with ewes ' milk and is left to ripen for three months in limestone caves . |
| 9 | And because also that it was er partly the , the directors ' money that was being poured into it at that time , we knew all these things , and they were expecting a , a return back from it . |
| 10 | Arizona , according to one columnist , E.J. Montini , ‘ is like the kid who stole his parents ' car and is out careering on to other people 's lawns , crashing into garbage cans and running red lights . ’ |
| 11 | The present book is the fruit of twenty years ' research and is an exhaustive catalogue of the families of silver makers who produced commemorative spoons for generations of prosperous West Country yeomen and their families , above all for births and christenings . |
| 12 | Richard Aitkenhead was head of the Guatemalan Managers ' Association and was connected with the PAN leadership . |
| 13 | Trade creditors , including Western Digital Corp , Seagate Technology Inc , Microsoft Corp , IBM Corp , Conner Peripherals Inc and Quantum Corp , have been operating as an unofficial creditors ' committee and are expected to become members of the Official Committee . |
| 14 | He remains a member of Henkel 's Shareholders ' Committee and is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Degussa . |
| 15 | They progressed along dark stone corridors , past various pantries and flights of steps , arriving eventually in what later turned out to have been the servants ' hall and was now superficially , and partially , converted for modern living . |
| 16 | The desire to ensure that the adult child retains an appropriate degree of independence can be particularly tricky in these circumstances , especially if she or he returns to live in the parents ' home and is dependent upon them for accommodation , child care , emotional support and possibly for money as well . |
| 17 | Skerne Park residents who were delighted when the traffic-slowing plans were approved are now worried by the bus companies ' attitude and are accusing them of putting profit before public service . |
| 18 | This might lead to the assumption that they are less sensitive to others ' misunderstanding than are adults . |
| 19 | Ross organized the patent distillers ' campaign and was largely responsible for their victory before the royal commission on whisky that reported in 1909 . |
| 20 | But hotting is n't ; apparently it 's considered joyriders ' slang that 's not yet used by the general public . |
| 21 | ( This is not the present ladies ' room but is believed to have been on the first floor of the main clubhouse where it was known to be in the 1940 's at least ) . |
| 22 | Davies , J. Parker , C. Poole , M. Phillips Price , George Strauss and B. Kiley had sent a letter to the Executive protesting against Cripps ' expulsion and were supported by a number of Parliamentary candidates . |
| 23 | If it ever gets them , it will probably be thanks to the Geographic Targeting Taskforce , a local activists ' group that is now beginning to make an impact on the area . |
| 24 | Before qualifying , Tony was involved in the Trainee Solicitors ' Group and is now involved in the National Committee of the Young Solicitors ' Group which he sees as an important role both socially and in terms of his work . |
| 25 | Walsh was ecstatic : now the paper was looking far beyond the Right-On supporters ' group and being told what he had always wanted to believe — there was a large group of solid working-class people fed up with the frivolity in the existing tabloids . |
| 26 | ‘ He 'd just tasted Mrs Venables ' cake and was cutting into Mrs Feather 's . |
| 27 | First degree courses are usually of three years ' duration but are , in many instances , extended to include periods of professional training ( in industry , commerce or the public service ) or time spent abroad . |
| 28 | The students , all Hindus from colleges of the neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana , had come to Patiala for a students ' festival and were sleeping in a dormitory when they were attacked yesterday . |
| 29 | Notes of the Qualified Teachers ' Meeting that was cancelled on Saturday , 9th January 1982 |
| 30 | MacBride was court-martialled after the rebels ' surrender and was sentenced to death . |