Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This means that at the moment it is being used closest to the hook , where presentation and visibility are vital factors and , because it is so different to nylon , many users have problems knotting it .
2 you know that is the , erm two or three things there , you 're working by yourself in your , your personal preparation prepa preparation are crucial parts , erm , if any of the people were thinking of going to erm , erm , a college , erm , the same sort of thing will arise and I suppose the big difference for if you do n't have lessons then I think I 'm right in saying you do n't necessarily have to go in , I do n't know whether that still applies , erm , you would be expected of course to erm , erm , to turn up at school here , erm , now there are advantages and disadvantages , you may feel that you prefer , knowing on your own what you 're like , you 'll prefer erm some fairly rigid rules , erm , because if there were n't rules you might think you 'd take advantage of us
3 The peat and silt are rich soils on which farmers obtain high yields without using as much expensive artificial fertiliser as elsewhere .
4 Fossil Typhis are frequent fossils in the Eocene rocks of Europe .
5 Proposals to introduce mandatory re-entry programmes for nurses and health visitors linked to periodic relicensing are one way of maintaining a safe level of practice , and a logical step forward in promoting the importance of maintaining such safety .
6 It has been estimated that 65 per cent of the deals are spot and the remainder are forward deals .
7 Apart from the ‘ flying ’ siddhi , the remainder are psychic gifts and we shall be looking at this area in the next two chapters .
8 The primary sources of campaign funding are Political Action Committees ( PACs ) .
9 This and the following chapter of Hymenoptera defence are much-needed surveys of the recent , complex analyses of defensive chemicals and their origins .
10 The Medical Research Council and National Radiological Protection Board are both contenders .
11 Also on board are another ex-gunman and an army deserter and , when the trawler breaks down , a plan is forged to rob a bank .
12 ‘ Five out of six people on the Greater Glasgow health board are card-carrying members of the Tory party .
13 Inside the case are two sets of possible mountings for the Spectrum 's PCB but only one clears the keyboard so that was easy to solve .
14 Just as the trauma in the first five years of life of a child is forgotten , but appears later in the symptoms of neurotic illness , so the trauma of parricide has been forgotten , but makes its appearance in symptoms which in this case are religious actions and beliefs .
15 In neither case are these agreements directly part of the text of the Treaty and therefore of the constitutional law recognised by the Court of Justice .
16 Both the Forum for Citizens ' Television and the Japan Lutheran Hour are corporate members of WACC .
17 ‘ What should be priorities in any preschool provision are good quality talk and good quality play , ’ he says .
18 Health needs and health care provision are fundamental matters in all societies and an interest in community needs often uncovers some health issues .
19 Falling into this category are such items as farm buildings ( including farmsteads ) , replacement items such as fences , and machinery/equipment purchases .
20 Also included in this category are local authority byelaws .
21 The weapons in the fight are phenotypic effects , initially direct chemical effects in cells but eventually feathers and fangs and even more remote effects .
22 Until this month , I thought that all anyone needs to know besides budget are such things as preferred processor ( a 486DX ) , speed ( at least 33MHz ) , hard disk size ( as big as the bucks allow ) , monitor type ( ditto ) and a familiar brand need which would be there forever to honour a warranty .
23 This letter is incomplete in the Darlington collection , but it obviously contained much of use to Bartram whose draft reply ( in the Library of the American Philosophical Society ) dated February 1759 stated that had the postage been three times more he would not have missed it .
24 The manager and chairman are such strangers to national television that probably less than 10 per cent of football fans would be able to name them , let alone recognise them .
25 For the Holy Spirit and hope are two sides of the same coin ; respectively the objective and the subjective modes in which the future is made real to us in the present .
26 Poverty and the absence of hope are real causes for anti-social behaviour .
27 Polyester and polyurethane are quick-drying paints and it 's surprising to learn that bodies can be buffed only hours after their final coating .
28 At its heart are 36 retorts where the gas was made .
29 His mind and heart are burnt-over ground .
30 A mutual friend revealed last night : ‘ Pammy Jane is very popular and she and the prince are close friends .
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