Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That s complete tosh . |
| 2 | Among them are outstanding objects from the Olmec , Aztec and Maya civilisations including a turquoise Aztec mosaic mask in the form of two intertwined rattlesnakes , painted codices from pre-Hispanic times , among them the Codex Zouche , stone architectural fragments from Mayan sites and jades from the Olmec period . |
| 3 | There are outstanding furnishings and sculptures by M. Schönherr , J. A. Quitainer and F. I. Weiss , and fine confessionals of 1765 by Prachner . |
| 4 | Paul Moriarty , Jonathan Griffiths and Ian Marlow in particular are outstanding players at the top of their form at the moment . ’ |
| 5 | Er they are outstanding matters which are to be dealt with . |
| 6 | Not all are outstanding golfers , but then 18-handicap Group Captain John Prideaux did n't become Secretary at Muirfield because of his own golfing skill . |
| 7 | The Law Society may refuse to cancel an RFL 's entry where there are outstanding complaints about the RFL concerning his or her professional conduct or where there are proceedings pending against him or her before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal . |
| 8 | Where previously REM have relied on their unique four-way telepathy to create their masterworks , ‘ Out Of Time ’ welcomes a string quartet into the picture and there are outstanding contributions from rapper KRS-1 and Kate Pierson of The B-52s . |
| 9 | Chapels may be eligible in their own right if they are outstanding buildings ( grade I or II* ) , or on townscape grounds if they are in conservation areas . |
| 10 | These excellent jogsuits are outstanding value for money at a greatly reduced price . |
| 11 | I think both he and Weatherall are outstanding prospects , but need an ‘ old head ’ to bring them on over the next couple of years ( pity about O'Leary ) . |
| 12 | Throughout Davies is responsive to the humour , the provocative argument and the emotion of the piece , and there are outstanding performances in the leading roles . |
| 13 | The Cardiff Bay development and the Ebbw Vale Garden Festival are outstanding examples , together with the Programme for the Valleys . |
| 14 | Hybrids between jack donkeys and mares , or stallions and she-asses , are outstanding subjects for research in reproductive biology — both animal and human |
| 15 | ‘ Nuts are awful bores … |
| 16 | The shadowy , half-apprehended faces of new deities float before my eyes , and I have wondered whether Apollo and Diana are not immortal presences wheresoever there are awful trees and alternating spaces of cool or sunlit lawn … . |
| 17 | Previously the longest period without a lost day accident at the site , where paint manufacturer started in 1990 , had been 372 days , achieved in 1989 . |
| 18 | On the basis of current figures , Wheeler has pointed out that there are 97 species of flowering plant for every botanist , but 425 species of insect for each entomologist . |
| 19 | At twilight it is most important to be kind to animals , to refrain from throwing anything on the ground , from riding either horse or camel over the desert , for you might injure a rising djinn and they are vengeful spirits . |
| 20 | Of their sweet deaths are sweetest odours made . |
| 21 | Beyond style there are profounder kinships . |
| 22 | There are hazel flecks in the blue eyes . |
| 23 | Most are aggregate studies , looking at the correlation over time or across space between levels of crime and unemployment . |
| 24 | Nor are subjective meanings or rational choices independent of public social rules for doing the right or rational thing . |
| 25 | Accruing depreciation , stock valuations , provisions for doubtful debts , etc. , are subjective judgements which make historic cost profit subjective . |
| 26 | It is said that there are surviving accounts of repair work done to the mill both in 1744–5 and 1751–3 . |
| 27 | History has brought them together as a phenomenon without compare , and it is Pakistan 's good fortune that they are surviving fitness scares long enough to bring many honours to their country . |
| 28 | Their tanks seem to be part of the framework of a ship ; there are meteorite impact scars on some of the surfaces . |
| 29 | In truth there are liquid acrylics of varying viscosity and therefore suitable for different uses , but the one thing which they all have in common is that they open up acrylic work to the whole field of design and illustration and offer other useful techniques for the fine artist . |
| 30 | Since banks ' balances with the Bank of England are liquid assets , credit will probably be created . |