Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't miss this great opportunity to look out for are swallowtail butterflies , hawker dragonflies and spectacular orchids on a natural history ramble around Blue Marshes National Nature Reserve in the Broads . |
| 2 | Some of the costs are met by head office — it gets all of the revenue because we sell in this country — but in the case of France where we have a separate legal entity , what we 're after is contribution statements by unit of accommodation for the UK revenues , and one or two other costs with those French locally incurred expenses . |
| 3 | Without consulting Ann , he announced that the boy was to be named after is grandfather Tristram Pascoe ; and having taken that decision he went off down to the harbour to see if Gristy was back from the fishing and to crow over winning the wager . |
| 4 | ‘ While I support the building of am ambulance station at Whitehill , I feel that urgent consideration must be given to an emergency unit close by , ’ he said . |
| 5 | no I just left it cos it might , I do n't know it might of been side B , I think it was , side B was |
| 6 | The board master performs this service on a voluntary basis and the prerequisite of being board master is knowing the fishing thoroughly ; because he has to tell new guests where to go , how to get there , which path to take , which bog to avoid , where not to fall in — so he really must know what he is talking about . |
| 7 | The first was that they were legally members of the National Church by virtue of being Crown Subjects ; this was nonsense of course as the tolerance introduced after the ‘ Glorious Revolution ’ recognized Dissenters ' right to exist , even if it were a restricted right . |
| 8 | The concept of a failure rate of over 25% in the First Division has raised objections from those who understand that an omelette can not be made without first breaking some eggs but would rather not run the risk of being dairy produce . |
| 9 | News Reporter of the Year was Anthony Coppin of the West Lancashire Evening Gazette and the honour of being feature Writer of the Year was shared by Peter Richardson of the Lancashire Evening Post and Diane Robinson of the Manchester Evening News . |
| 10 | When all who direct , manage , control , teach , undertake research , plan and administer are ‘ bureaucrats ’ in the sense of being state functionaries , it is difficult to identify the class element in what is a large and heterogeneous stratum containing different and conflicting interests , such as those between the party and the scientific and technical intelligentsia , or the higher levels of state administration and the management of economic institutions . |
| 11 | Queen in her own right , yes ; but only of that junior partner , while being fêted and ultimately enjoying the pleasures of being queen consort of the senior . |
| 12 | At Headingley the man so often accused of being Test cricket 's hottest firebrand found himself hailed by referee Clyde Walcott for his peace-making whenever there was a flare-up involving his players . |
| 13 | Secret processes of manufacture provide obvious examples , but innumerable other pieces of information are capable of being business secrets , though the secrecy of some information may only be short lived . |
| 14 | Otherwise nothing was changed as a result of being world champion , absolutely nothing … |
| 15 | By doing this , I think players would think twice before pulling out of Tour Events as it could mean the difference of being world number one and world number two , which I believe means a great deal more to them than they would like to admit . |
| 16 | Doctor editor Helena Sturridge said : ‘ GPs have had enough of being punch bags and are no longer willing to remain lumbered with patients who attack them . ’ |
| 17 | One of the bonuses of being Magazine Editor is that you get a three minute Pastoral visit once a month . |
| 18 | The word consultant lends itself to a very wide interpretation and many food service operators , and particularly hotel operators , believe they are all capable of being food service consultants . |
| 19 | Tito had in fact already issued orders that persons suspected of being war criminals should be tried by military courts [ KPs 89 and 105 ] . |
| 20 | Surprisingly , despite being mountain villages , both have a wonderful array of elegant shops that will keep any browser amused for hours on end . |
| 21 | Erm and this man said , you know what we are very aware of is trial balance sheets you have , she needs to know the exact format . |
| 22 | He gained a lot of brownie points , for example , when the company announced its record interim losses of £45.1m and then revealed plans to sell off the majority of is leisure division . |
| 23 | Ten million children with be AIDS orphans by the year 2000 . |
| 24 | The system set up by the National Insurance Act 1911 was continued under the subsequent amending legislation , but the benefits dealt with were insurance benefits and provided no help for the uninsured . |
| 25 | For example , the Kenyan scholar Ali Mazrui has written that the reason why the Swahili word for a newspaper is gazeti is merely that the first papers that East Africans came into contact with were government gazettes . |
| 26 | The only people they were not popular with were studio production crews . |
| 27 | These mothers may seek maturity through maternity , but that 's not the same as domesticity — they are n't into being earth mothers , mega-chefs or craftswomen . |
| 28 | Since then , Austin has done virtually every job connected with swimming , including being centenary president of the A.S.A. and a national selector for many years . |
| 29 | That 's the trouble with being car drivers is n't it ? |
| 30 | With being bush things you mean ? |