Example sentences of "[be] the [noun sg] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More significant has been the comeback this season of guide Ivano Ghirardini . |
| 2 | In previous years the competition cakes had been auctioned off to benefit the Belltower Restoration Fund — and that had been the intention this year , too — but there would be no bidders , now . |
| 3 | Bright florals are the rage this season so you 'll need a subtle shade of tights to complement rather than overpower your outfits . |
| 4 | But a fantastic aspect to Mars in Cancer shows that you are the instigator this time , and you have the ability to melt someone 's heart — or break the ice , at the very least . |
| 5 | Mr Dickinson said : ‘ From what I understand what has happened is that last year the county championships were held the week after the Spring Bank Holiday and some counties have automatically presumed that this would be the case this year Cleveland and Northumberland included . |
| 6 | And it 'll be the boy this time . ’ |
| 7 | Already a fashion favourite , you can bet it 'll be the rage this summer , too . |
| 8 | Examples of the former — recombining existing elements — would be the way this eclecticism in 1960s rock came into being in the first place , formed as it was from disparate sources , including many elements from bourgeois ‘ art music ’ ; or the way rhythmic techniques derived from working-class black American music were combined with other elements in 1920s dance music to signify a kind of safe but exotic , hedonist escapism for a broad grouping of classes in Britain . |
| 9 | Perhaps this is only a witty pleasantry ; it may also be the delight this woman takes in her young friend 's success . |
| 10 | So what d' ya reckon mm , it gon na be the fashion this year ? |
| 11 | He 's crazy about football and hopes to be the captain this year . |
| 12 | I thought I was supposed to be the victim this morning . |
| 13 | ‘ This will be the boost this region is badly in need of , ’ he said . |
| 14 | It seems to be the effect this place has had on me . |
| 15 | And how is the court this month ? |
| 16 | COURAGE is the keyword this weekend , even among the nit-pickers who may have noted that the league sponsors ' official directory lists today 's third series of matches as having been played in midweek on 4 October . |
| 17 | Let's say say for argument that this is the moon this sphere . |
| 18 | A project leader is appointed from the most appropriate department ; if a new product is the objective this leader will probably come from the associated department . |
| 19 | It has been many years since the proud Fruithill Park outfit languished in the bottom half of the division after only three games , which is the case this season . |
| 20 | This is the question this paper seeks to investigate . |
| 21 | That is the question this chapter leaves us , and it is the question that it left those who first heard the larger narrative being read . |
| 22 | He is the person this story is mainly about . |
| 23 | One measure designed to counter this is the introduction this year of just one school-leaving date — the end of June . |
| 24 | However , handling the whole track as a single block would prevent rapid transfer of individual records from the embedded overflow area during direct access reference , which is the reason this method is often not adopted ( but see the section on software packages , p. 264 ) . |
| 25 | Layering is the key this season ; freedom to create an individual look with your own combinations of fabrics , shapes and colours , with tone-on-tone neutrals complementing both formal and casual winter outfits perfectly . |
| 26 | ‘ Now then , Taylor , what 's the damage this time ? ’ the Duke would ask and on being told he would briskly reply ‘ Cheque in post tomorrow . |
| 27 | ‘ By the way , sir , what 's the password this time ? ’ asked Charlie . |
| 28 | Now okay you know the , you know the one person you ca n't do anything for but it 's the way this lass looked you know and then about a week after that I 'm in Princes Street and I always try and er you know buy the , the Issues |
| 29 | Oh , it 's the elite this time , the IXth Legion lot in their natty mini-skirts and jangling horse brasses . |
| 30 | Well , what 's the trouble this time ? ’ |