Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Glues have improved since then , but the bows now coming to the fore are compound ones with wheels and pulleys and complex sights . |
| 2 | Many of the features of the Modular Course which present difficulties for monitoring are design features of the Course . |
| 3 | In division we have a dividend N and a divisor D , and require a quotient Q and remainder R such that The divisor , quotient , and remainder are n bits long , and the dividend is 2n bits long . |
| 4 | Among the board are Mr. L. Clark ( Countryside Commission ) who lives at Godalming . |
| 5 | Also on the board are David George , formerly of Manns & Norwich , and former Watney Truman tied trade director Chris Pitt . |
| 6 | Two new faces on the Board are Maureen Ronan as finance Officer and Colette Morrison as Equality Officer . |
| 7 | Apart from very old and antique items , the only contemporary rugs to fall into this category are masterworkshop rugs , and possible a handful of the very finest items produced by a few " high category " groups . |
| 8 | Since the Centre abounds in wildlife , the only dogs allowed beyond the car park are guide dogs . |
| 9 | Examples of specified locations for the gold badge are Glogwyn Du'r Arddu , Gogarth and Lliwedd ( Wales ) ; Esk Buttress ( Lakes ) ; Gaping Ghyll ( Yorkshire ) and such gems as the North West Face of Sgurr a'Mhadaidh , Skye and Carn Dearg on Ben Nevis . |
| 10 | Collectivism would eventually lead to totalitarianism — fascism and communism are collectivist ideologies — but it would also surface in the bureaucratic thinking of Western governments and multinational corporations . |
| 11 | At the lowest level are mantle rocks such as serpentinite and harzburgite . |
| 12 | All the records in that chart are pogo classics , and will get you jumping around like a lunatic , but do n't forget Britain 's finest purveyors of the pogo : Galliano . |
| 13 | Previous recipients of the award are Lord Houghton of Sowerby PC CH , Ruth Harrison OBE and Eileen Bezet . |
| 14 | Items supplied as standard with every computer are Microsoft WinWindows 3.1 , DOS 5.0 , a Microsoft mouse , mouse mat , keyboard and a 14″ SVGA non-interlaced low-radiation monitor . |
| 15 | But among the oldies who have given the project their support are Malcolm McLaren and Elvis Costello , which suggests that the ENO is looking for something a little off the beaten operatic track , not to say strange and unusual . |
| 16 | The great majority are riverbank sites , and there is no clear difference between early and middle Saxon sites in terms of this variable ( Figure 2.11 ) . |
| 17 | The majority are erosion surfaces , and in detail the landscape is usually attributable to a combination of forms derived from present and recently past climates . |
| 18 | ‘ The idea of believing that all cyclist are handbag snatchers is ludicrous . |
| 19 | And at two strategic points along each side of the punt are metal tubes into which can be slid umbrella poles or bank-sticks . |
| 20 | The only other people in the cinema are Jim Reid and his girlfriend . |
| 21 | His invoker had of course been Joshua Godolphin , and he 'd commanded Dowd to serve his line until the end of time . |
| 22 | Those who passed the course are Robert Longmuir , Marilyn Cleland , David McMenemy , Aileen Young , Kate Connell , Ivy Thompson , Betty McGill , Sandy McGregor and Alan Ferguson . |
| 23 | It follows that the money supply should not be regarded as part of NW since by far its largest component are bank deposits , a magnitude technically referred to as ‘ inside money ’ : the assets of depositors are matched by the liabilities of bank creditors . |
| 24 | Among those taking part are Paul Wright ( Hull ) , the World Masters 50m breaststroke champion and Pam Lester ( York ) , the former Olympic swimmer . |
| 25 | Taking part are Alex Katz , Robert Greene , Nan Goldin , Billy Sullivan and others . |
| 26 | Among the prominent GP sailors who have already indicated their intention of taking part are Richard Estaugh and Simon Relph from England , both past world champions . |
| 27 | Taking part are Northern Ireland , England A , England B , Scotland , Wales and the Loxbridge team which comprises the pick of London , Oxford and Cambridge universities . |
| 28 | Other Somervillians who were selected to play for the University are Judith Buttigeig ( cricket ) , Mary Haslop ( fencing ) Jane Greenall ( football ) , Rose George and Ruth Roboski ( hockey ) , Katherine Walters ( netball ) and Anna Turner ( lacrosse ) . |
| 29 | AMONG the first to receive honorary degrees awarded by Staffordshire University are Sir Arthur Bryan and Susie Cooper . |
| 30 | Other winners guaranteed to have you reeling in admiration are Bandley Hill play centre at Stevenage , Herts , and Milton Keynes magistrates ' court . |