Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NOT even the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen are immune from political correctness . |
| 2 | The works of Beethoven and Bach are full of similar constructions , and it is remarkable how certain basic rhythmic cells ( such as or ) are used over and over again in their music . |
| 3 | Marx and Engels were interested in primitive cultures because they wanted to construct a general history and theory of society in order to explain the coming to be of capitalism . |
| 4 | Like chancroid , LGV is common in tropical and sub-tropical climates and uncommon in temperate ones , such cases as are seen being imported into this country . |
| 5 | As a policy of institutional innovation , based on national provision and designed to promote a single subject , the creation of the RMCs is unique in British further education . |
| 6 | Because DRP is under-represented in amplified cDNA libraries , we constructed an unamplified library using messenger RNA extracted from the human glioma cell line IN157 , in which DRP is abundantly expressed in the absence of dystrophin . |
| 7 | I am not trying to say that Dr Scott is typical of general practitioners — in some ways his willingness to bare his soul makes him unique . |
| 8 | Wright 's yellow on white upholstery — wool carpet and mercerised cotton , rayon and cotton chenille — was made by Loja Saarinen , head of the weaving workshop at the Cranbrook Academy of Art , Detroit . |
| 9 | Tennis : Graf is upset by nervous second |
| 10 | The range of RCDs from PowerBreaker is available from high street stores and DIY Superstores . |
| 11 | Adopting a Child : a practical guide for people interested in adoption ( 1984 ) published by BAAF is useful for adoptive parents . |
| 12 | Chartering in Mexico is fraught with legal problems for the organisations that set up there . |
| 13 | ( This meant that till Philip II 's time Macedon was short of good harbours . ) |
| 14 | Ceauşescu was fond of repeating , ‘ History has kept not what was consumed [ by the people ] , but what was accumulated . ’ |
| 15 | As with security and intelligence organizations in other countries , the KGB was involved in widespread operations abroad , but a major part of its concern was with Soviet citizens themselves . |
| 16 | Like many children , David was fond of sugary foods and liked ice-cream , orange squash , chocolate and crisps . |
| 17 | Before separation , what was to be the U.S.A. was close against southern Europe and northern Africa , and it is only the Gulf Stream that makes our Labradorian latitudes bearable . |
| 18 | By the spring of 1527 , Henry had convinced himself that his marriage to Catherine of Aragon was contrary to divine law and canonically invalid , and had resolved to put Catherine aside and to marry Anne Boleyn . |
| 19 | As I mentioned in the Sunday Times article , Pomiane was fond of hot beetroot , and used it often , mixing vinegar and cream with it , a very un-French combination , and by no means the only one of his unconventional suggestions in the domain of vegetable cookery to arouse the scorn of reactionaries . |
| 20 | In terms of gas concentrations and what comes down in the rain , rural parts of central and eastern England are similar to northern Germany . |
| 21 | Using anti-friction materials developed for space , excavators can be made to work at very low temperatures without lubrication , while materials developed for Buran are ideal for artificial limbs and , in particular , hip joints . |
| 22 | The registers in Scotland and Northern Ireland are open for public inspection . |
| 23 | Chronicle writings bear out the validity of this comment , for many of them are strongly patriotic , sometimes , as in the case of the Gesta Henrici Quinti , combining patriotism with exhortation : ‘ Our England ( Anglia nostra ) has reason to rejoice and reason to grieve ’ ( at the victory of Agincourt and at the destruction and death of Christians ) , ‘ Let our England be zealous in pleasing God unceasingly . ’ |
| 24 | There was some kind of festa that day , for the narrow streets and the Corillo were dense with merry throngs of students and the tuna was playing in the Plaza Mayor . |
| 25 | Instead , we speculate that the DNA-PK and CKII both phosphorylate Ser-249 in vivo , but do so when c-Jun is present in different subcellular locations . |
| 26 | But Mr Matochkin is wary of excessive German influence . |
| 27 | Ned Halley is wary of youthful charms , thirsty for champers and enamoured of El Vino . |
| 28 | Batty could fill in Fairclough 's role … but for specific games we might have to leave one of the midfielders out , as Fairclough is superb with specific man-marking jobs . |
| 29 | Fairclough is excellent at man-man marking . |
| 30 | The Heart of England is rich in Industrial Heritage . |