Example sentences of "[noun] be [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ But Cyril and Colin are both expert at holding pullers , ’ he added . |
| 32 | Arthropods are those animals with an external , usually ‘ chitinous ’ skeleton ( exoskeleton ) and have characteristic legs , feelers , etc. , with joints to give them flexibility ( arthropod is derived from the Greek for ‘ jointed leg ’ ) . |
| 33 | All the signs are that radio is an exciting prospect — the forthcoming deregulation of the industry with associated changes in costs , and an expected boom in advertising revenues , is finally making the City take notice . |
| 34 | Yet the signs are that industry largely turns a blind eye to what appears to a growing problem |
| 35 | Yet , the constitutional position of the monarchy escapes controversy , although the personalities of the Royal Family , their dress sense and leisure pursuits are all topics of debate . |
| 36 | The maintainers are those people whose job it is to make sure that the functionality , performance , documentation and quality of the software are appropriate to its purpose . |
| 37 | These operators are all college graduates with postgraduate qualifications in either maths or a similar subject . ’ |
| 38 | ‘ The Sons of Dives are another group . ’ |
| 39 | Bengal fish curry , Kadai chicken and Achar Gosht are all specialities . |
| 40 | ( Castes are another example of such closed status groups . ) |
| 41 | Running water from taps , plug holes and drains are all things to be explored , as are ditches , puddles , fish tanks and the pets ' water containers . |
| 42 | The captain , Igor Mironov , is a versatile back of remarkable ability , and the No.8 Alexander Tikhonov , the centre Igor Necheaev and the wing Vladimir Varapaev are all players of considerable class . |
| 43 | Piers Ottey , Catherine Somerville and Christopher Baker are all graduates and have each been painting for over 20 years . |
| 44 | There has of course been some criticism in the books of the decision in Stilk v. Myrick which is somewhat differently reported in the two sets of reports , but Campbell 's reports have the better reputation and what I have referred to as being the law on this point is referred to as ‘ the present ’ rule in Chitty on Contracts : see , also , Cheshire and Fifoot . |
| 45 | But the different ‘ policy groups ’ that have been identified as playing a part in policy-making and associated with specific interests and policy proposals are all bureaucrats — the military , industrial managers , agricultural experts , state officials , the economic bureaucracy , the party apparatus , police officials ( Brezezinski and Huntington 1964 ; Asparturian 1968 ; Skilling and Griffiths 1971 ; Schwartz and Keech 1968 ) . |
| 46 | Do n't get me wrong , I think the Mondays , Geldof and Yates are all twats , but your inability to get your tongue from between Ryder 's buttocks pisses me off . |
| 47 | Sales taxes are another form of indirect taxation popular in the South . |
| 48 | the spoolers are all women . |
| 49 | Afforestation and reforestation are both characteristic of modern forestry ( the former is the planting of forests on land previously unoccupied by trees while the latter involves the re-establishment of trees on formerly forested land that has been cleared ) . |
| 50 | It may be noted that the Legendre functions of the second kind are all singular when . |
| 51 | You will find out that sportsmanship , respect for your opponents and for the rules are all factors which will add to your enjoyment and sense of achievement when playing any sport . |
| 52 | Crimes are violations of legal rules ; legal rules are those rules that are defined and enforced by agencies of the state that have , ultimately , the authority to use coercion . |
| 53 | Nylon , polythene , alkathene and acrilan are all polymers formed from organic molecules . |
| 54 | The categorization of information , the naming of things which are alien to pre-existing frameworks , the fostering of ready-made opinions are all phenomena which might be presumed to occur in any son of social arrangement . |
| 55 | ‘ The Wedding Present are all university wallahs . |
| 56 | Owls are another group known under the title of birds of prey . |
| 57 | Street lighting and roads are another example , for although it is physically possible to exclude users unless they pay a charge , it is prohibitively expensive to do so , except for roads in great demand like motorways and major bridges . |
| 58 | The reception area has been given an open plan look , and located to the side of the banking are several desks which enable staff to have closer contact with their customers . |
| 59 | Refurbishment , maintenance and service work on existing lifts , rather than building new products are another way . |
| 60 | Among the worst rewards are some salary and wage systems . |