Example sentences of "the [noun sg] be the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The sticking-point was the continuing legacy of the Contagious Diseases Acts , and the wider fear that the profession was still sunk in ‘ blind materialism ’ . |
2 | And if you are ever going to see one of the genuine though attested rarities among the local fauna , a bear , a lynx , or an eagle , the Park is the only place you might do so , though there are thought to be fewer than twenty bears still living in the Pyrenees , and only eight pairs of eagles . |
3 | The Sanhedrin was the highest court of Jewish law . |
4 | The origin of the Sanhedrin was the seventy men Moses appointed to assist him in judging the people of Israel . |
5 | The Sanhedrin was the official court of Jewish justice ( see chapter 1 ) . |
6 | The mala is the 14th of the 71 mammals unique to Australia to have died out since European colonization . |
7 | The tender is undergoing some further work and the boiler is the final obstacle in this protracted restoration . |
8 | The Remainder is the linguistic equivalent of the Freudian unconscious and , like the unconscious , it is not interested in rules . |
9 | The dexter ( more important ) supporter of the shield is the white horse of Hanover , decorated with Royal oak leaves , a reminder of Charles II . |
10 | The link is the final section of what is , effectively , a dual carriageway from the Houses of Parliament via Canary Wharf to the A13 at Canning Town . |
11 | The link is the gentle and reflective art of fly fishing . |
12 | The immediate cause of the split was the constitutional changes taking place in the Labour Party ; it was not that the Gang of Four and their sympathizers objected to reforms which improved internal party democracy , but they opposed the particular type of reform which was designed to strengthen the position of Left-wing elements in the Labour movement . |
13 | When Cristofori built his pianos of the 1720s , the harpsichord and the clavichord were the usual stringed keyboard instruments . |
14 | The handwriting is the same as that note on the desk asking your husband to collect Loredana from school . ’ |
15 | The reason for the change is the huge increase in the output of children 's books — in 1970 just over 2,000 titles were published , last year just over 7,000 — and the organisers have now decided that a new method of selection should be put in place . |
16 | I think the GP is the best individual to give it , even with the risk of developing ventricular fibrillation . |
17 | this meant that the mercury was the first newspaper to be published outside those places . |
18 | It says avoidance of the substance causing the allergy is the first line of treatment followed by drugs , where possible , to relieve symptoms and by desensitisation in a few selected cases . |
19 | First , the Adagietto is the shortest of any Mahler symphonic movement . |
20 | The natural plaster was exactly the same colour as the pink in the brick , while the yellow in the brick was the same colour as the Rayburn , so it all started to pull together . |
21 | The bike is the first mass-produced bicycle to boast full front and rear suspension . |
22 | After being whacked six nil at Crewe Hereford needed a pick me up … the tonic was the first goal against Colchester an absolute gem … |
23 | The retailer is the vital link between your aquarium and the fish you buy . |
24 | The last decade of the struggle was the 1680s and the period is known as ‘ The Killing Times ’ . |
25 | L. Khabarin , B. Mamyrin and V. Yudenich had discovered in 1978 that when they heated several metals to drive out helium trapped within , the gases were almost entirely helium-3 rather than helium-4 ; normally helium-4 is much more abundant , the helium-3 being the rare form . |
26 | The lieutenant was the first to reach the wire but was immediately ‘ it by several bullets , and there were only two men ahead of me at the time . |
27 | Athletic 's national director of coaching , Frank Dick says : ‘ The award is the highest honour we can bestow upon these coaches , who have made enormous contribution to the craft of coaching . ’ |
28 | The award was the second international recognition of SHARQ 's safety record in 1991 — in November SHARQ received the British Safety Council 's Sword of Honour , an award bestowed on only 30 companies worldwide . |
29 | The board are the only ones who can resolve that . |
30 | Behind these come what I have called the gybing straps , since these are used during the carve gybe , and at the back of the board are the two high wind straps , which can only be used in Force 4 or above . |