Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the remainder are in the 40–70 range , with the highest grades reaching almost average mental ability . |
| 2 | … The proceedings in the present case are for the direct purpose of handing the appellant over so that he may be dealt with on these charges . |
| 3 | The 275 acres of pasture are of the best and surround the house on all sides , undulating towards distant hills — and to Dublin airport only half-an-hour away . |
| 4 | Turn-taking and interaction are among the first communicative skills . |
| 5 | Beck 's analysis of this complex project and of the various influences at play are among the finest pages in the book . |
| 6 | Many of the matters which are discussed within this framework are of the greatest importance for social anthropology . |
| 7 | Movements of base level are of the utmost importance in understanding landforms in most parts of the world , for the earth 's surface is in an unstable period of its history . |
| 8 | But although there are hundreds of freshwater lochs in Shetland , the majority are on the acidic peatlands and do not produce enough underwater vegetation to satisfy the needs of big grazing birds like swans . |
| 9 | Accounts survive from over 50 collieries within this period , the earliest series dates from the mid-fifteenth century but the great majority are from the seventeenth century . |
| 10 | The majority are from the surrounding small towns and villages , but some exhibitors come from as far afield as Lincolnshire . |
| 11 | For many young blacks , the only jobs that offer a secure future and steady income are in the armed forces . |
| 12 | The parents of otaku are from the Sixties generation , very democratic and tolerant . |
| 13 | Readers with even rudimentary medical knowledge will be aware that swollen joints , clenching hands and itching or scaling skin are among the baleful symptoms of advanced psoriatic arthropophy . |
| 14 | An emerging key group of provides in this field are from the private sector . |
| 15 | The most prospective areas for Pennine-style mineralisation are in the concealed carbonate shelf adjacent to listric faults such as the area to the north-east of the Gainsborough Basin . |
| 16 | Those very nice men from the Automobile Association are among the top Yuletide earners — their average £30 a day will quadruple to £120 . |
| 17 | United have the smallest squad in professional football … just 16 players … they 're all free transfers … but the good news is that the club are in the black … they 've money in the bank and rarin to go |
| 18 | I suspect that the Opposition are in the same muddle on this as on every other issue — including taxation , over the past three weeks . |
| 19 | The bed and bedhead are from the same era and are made of brass . |
| 20 | In sections 6.2 and 6.3 it was established that time-dependent potential differences across the secondary and primary windings of a unity-coupled , lossless transformer are in the same ratio as the turns ratio between these windings . |
| 21 | It makes a triangle with Beta and 16 Libræ ( 4.5 ) ; using × 7 , Delta and Beta are in the same field , but Beta and 16 are not . |
| 22 | All the tone controls on this preamp are of the active variety , which offer a more discernible tonal colouring than their passive cousins . |
| 23 | There will be both American and Japanese ranges in the Starfield line and the two guitars we have for review are from the latter source . |
| 24 | This forms the bulk of the College budget , which can be supplemented by income generated by additional courses provided to meet specific demands , which in effect are outside the statutory requirements . |
| 25 | This means that many of the decisions which ultimately affect UK industry are outside the direct control of the UK government and in many areas of trade , negotiations are carried out on our behalf by the EC as a whole . |
| 26 | Unbalancing the opponent 1 : the attacker and defender are in the left stance . |
| 27 | In the early spring , stalks of rhubarb are about the only fresh , home-grown fruit available — although it is technically a vegetable . |
| 28 | ‘ Attention to personal appearance and hygiene are of the utmost importance to a receptionist . ’ |
| 29 | Why , in other words , should perception be of the perceived object rather than any other object in the causal chain further back in the causal chain ; why every perception should not be of the Big Bang that started off the Universe . |
| 30 | Boar 's head and jugged hare were among the contemporary dishes served in front of the company 's original 18th-century shop front in Cornhill , which now stands in the museum . |