Example sentences of "[be] an [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Soviets said to Greenspan , ‘ Look , you 're an expert in currency matters , and would n't it be interesting for us to chat about these things ? ’ |
| 2 | I remember thinking all numbers look the same , none of them mean anything on their own , but when you string them together they have a sort of magic to them , they 're an incantation like witches sing when they circle round the cauldron cackling . |
| 3 | Sir William Ross , you 're an MP for East Londonderry . |
| 4 | Very near the beginning Maggie gave a wee tip , do n't say you 're a representative say you 're an employee of Friends Provident , it makes life easier . |
| 5 | I know that you 're an historian by profession . |
| 6 | The process of Recovery is not one of the galaxy 's most fascinating spectacles , but if you 're an off-worlder on Vadinamia you have to be there . |
| 7 | ‘ I am an expert on women 's hands . |
| 8 | Then he fell silent , as if he was thinking of some way to turn this promise into a purpose , and he added , in the barest of trembled whispers , ‘ As I am an eagle of Wrath do I promise it . |
| 9 | I am an ex-employee of Sainsbury 's Westgate , Oxford , and I am organising a reunion for former employees . |
| 10 | I can say that reasonable safely and I can apologize to those people who put their hands up , by saying that I too am c am an accountant by background , and it 's fairly brave of me to admit that in front of so many I T people . |
| 11 | I am an advocate of layering — building up protection and warmth in several thin layers , which can then be varied to ensure optimum comfort for the conditions . |
| 12 | The photographs are an act of reclamation of a kind of urban territory that long ago stopped being landscape . |
| 13 | G. The coasts are an attraction for tourists , particularly as access becomes easier by car and motorcoach . |
| 14 | Some focus on a particular joint-venture subsidiary company ; some involve the sharing of research and development ; some are an alliance of production capacity with marketing strength ; some involve putting a foreign product under a domestic label ; some alliances are intended to promote a new standard or form of compatibility ( and to defeat a rival standard ) . |
| 15 | ‘ You are an expert on wives of course , ’ she responded tartly . |
| 16 | B. The managers consider that the ports are an advantage for transport . |
| 17 | In general GC sites which are preceded by G or followed by C ( such as GGCT/AGCC , GGCA/TGCC , and GGCG/CGCC ) exhibit dissociation times which are an order of magnitude faster than those from sequences such as AGCA/TGCT . |
| 18 | The extent to which particular old people can control their behaviour and to which certain actions are an expression of hostility is problematic . |
| 19 | Now the row over whether the photos are an invasion of privacy is gathering pace . |
| 20 | The ‘ finished ’ sentences with which they are implicitly contrasted are an artefact of writing . |
| 21 | Although there are other possible sources , it is most likely that these lines are an echo of Pope 's comments on Martha Blount 's celibacy : |
| 22 | These stripes are an example of noise , which can be defined as random or systematic effects superimposed upon the image due to the characteristics of the imaging system and the electronic circuits used in storing , transmitting , recording or copying the image . |
| 23 | In the preceding ‘ organisation chain' B and C might pool their authority to make a decision affecting their common area of work , or affecting subordinates D , E and F , instead of referring their problem to A. Management conferences are an example of attempts to exchange ideas and reach collective decisions on the basis of pooled authority . |
| 24 | The prime site out of the above-mentioned locations is , in my experience , London , and the worst the railway stations , but there are far better places than even the City of London and I have been made aware that the airports are an example of sites that fall into this category . |
| 25 | we are joint we are an equal with Christ , a joint with him , |
| 26 | We all know that the privatised monopolies have become virtually unaccountable and are an embarrassment to Ministers , who try to put a bold front on enormous salary increases . |
| 27 | Keady are an amalgam of youth and experience and are taken to win — but Dungannon will press them hard . |
| 28 | But the finer details concerning the interaction between specific varieties of vine and particular types of soil are an area of knowledge which is still in need of serious research . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , Ian , ’ he said , stroking the beard as if it were a favourite pet that had curled up on his chin , ‘ I think we have established incontrovertibly that you are an eidetiker of sorts . |
| 30 | The tools , it says , are an outgrowth of DEC 's VAX Environment Software Translator ( VEST ) programme . |