Example sentences of "be [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each of these are arthropod vectored microorganisms that cause mammalian diseases . |
| 2 | At best , his figures are ornaments set against the splendours of Nature . |
| 3 | Among the best remembered are Anchors Aweigh ( 1945 ) , in which Gene Kelly as a sailor on leave in LA , teaches Jerry Mouse to dance ; Kelly again in the ‘ Sinbad The Sailor ’ segment of Invitation to the Dance , with music from Rimsky-Korsakov 's symphonic suite , Scheherazade ; and Mary Poppins ( 1964 ) , in which Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke encounter a variety of Disneyfied animals . |
| 4 | The organization of language precedes any message or reality , and indeed these are products constructed by the language system and not vice versa . |
| 5 | Contained within Janssen 's warehouse are products ranging from highly specialised organic compounds to analytical reagents , in sizes to suit research and development all the way through full-scale industrial production . |
| 6 | If by manufacture , are products produced from raw materials or by assembling purchased components ? |
| 7 | There are products to help with every activity — the local sporting goods store has specialized equipment not just for sports like hockey and baseball but even 80-dollar pants designed for walking . |
| 8 | But there are reasons to wonder , or even to suggest that the goal of International Relations should be understanding rather than explanation . |
| 9 | Though supporting evidence is scarce , there are reasons to argue that birth order has an independent effect on the chances of survival . |
| 10 | Having said this , there are reasons to suppose that labour supply would not be as responsive to tax changes as is , perhaps , expected . |
| 11 | As noted in the previous discussion , there are reasons to suppose that the difficulties of underdeveloped regions , peripheral regions and declining industries are likely to worsen , if only in the short term , as the many structural adjustments outlined above are induced by the creation of the SEM . |
| 12 | If there are reasons to indicate that the child has visual defects , more detailed and sophisticated tests will be undertaken by an ophthalmologist to whom the child will be referred . |
| 13 | The time limit for appeal can only be extended under this section if the reasons stated by the board for its decision are reasons requested in terms of s.18(2) . |
| 14 | The construction does not , I think , accomplish this , and there are reasons to believe that it can not be successfully carried out . |
| 15 | There are reasons to believe that the association may be a primary affect of drug treatment , which could mediate some of the pathological changes associated with NSAID use rather than a secondary consequence of these changes . |
| 16 | There are reasons showing that it is better to require that the tax due shall be paid either in quarterly or in monthly payments . |
| 17 | But there are reasons to think that the Next Steps programme may create problems of political accountability . |
| 18 | If you extend that to other divisions , I mean , there are forms circulating |
| 19 | The most important expectations surrounding social roles are not just statements about what actually happens — about what a person will do , out of habit and so on — but are norms outlining things which a person occupying his or her status is obliged to do . |
| 20 | For example , in all societies , there are norms governing dress . |
| 21 | Bonds are investments issued by governments or companies who wish to borrow money . |
| 22 | Examples of such exactions are overtolls paid to the keepers of toll-bridges and turnpikes , excessive fees demanded by sheriffs , pound-keepers , etc . |
| 23 | Examples of such exactions are overtolls paid to the keepers of toll-bridges and turnpikes , excessive fees demanded by sheriffs , pound-keepers , etc . |
| 24 | Avoid using strong styling waxes as these are moisture based and can cause reds to fade . |
| 25 | Writing and directing films are skills acquired over time , time invested by few of these artists and dealers . |
| 26 | She had other daughters in the town but she always wanted me and if ever she wanted anything to do with her papers and books and financial things , she used to ask my husband to go in , you see the day after we got there she brought us a huge dish like that with mushrooms which er grew f er well there are houses built there now but er at that time they had a big meadow there sort of a copse er in it with a bunch of trees and you see and all these mushrooms grew , you see , and they were , you know , they 're nice you see . |
| 27 | What are houses going for in the old Yorkshire way ? |
| 28 | Agriculture tied cottages are houses provided by farmers as part of their workers ' terms of employment . |
| 29 | Erm , there 's also been progress made on , erm , army redundancies . |
| 30 | Sometimes I wish we did , but our school , in fact , is open five/six days a week and very often there are activities going on well into the evening . |