Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adj] [coord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nestled on a mountain terrace nearly 1,000 feet above the azure sea , from here the views are magnificent and a cablecar links you to Taormina Beach below . |
| 2 | The experiment was short-lived and a failure ; but it suggested that the young king might not be able to reckon as a matter of course on wielding all the powers of his great predecessor . |
| 3 | The result was disastrous and a scandal to the country 's law and trade . |
| 4 | The search was thorough and a number of items were removed ; there was talk of ritual sexual abuse . |
| 5 | The Brontosaurus , for example , was big as well as being a herbivore , and T. Rex was big but a carnivore . |
| 6 | Heather is 27 and a potter . |
| 7 | The ceiling is low and a mustard colour , though dry rot has seeped through and chipped most of it away , leaving whitish , gaping blisters . |
| 8 | So much greenhouse equipment is electric and a light will allow you to work with the plants at any time of the day . |
| 9 | When North was charged with a number of very serious offences Reagan publicly announced that North was innocent and a hero . |
| 10 | He was a proper fop : his roses and cream complexion was clean-shaven and a silver pearl dangled from a small gold chain in his right ear lobe . |
| 11 | On her way to her desk she tried to collect a beaker of iced water but the machine was empty and a knot of querulous men were standing around it demanding something be done . |
| 12 | Philip Tataurangi is 21 and a demon putter , arguably the boldest and best amateur golf has seen for ten years . |
| 13 | My nose is pink but a bit of powder soon fixes that . |
| 14 | A good thick numnah is imperative and a Poly Pad is invaluable as this will disperse the pressure of the saddle and Poly Pads come in various thicknesses too . |
| 15 | Several customers had similar tales to tell although there seemed none of the panic of the previous year , only a feeling that war was inevitable and a preoccupation with details . |
| 16 | The equipment in those days was primitive and a visit to any dental practitioner was an ordeal . |
| 17 | Seven healthy adult volunteers ( six men , aged 21–43 years ) underwent gastric intubation studies At 07:30 , after an overnight fast , approximately 300 ml of water were drunk and a sample of all urine passed subsequently was saved . |
| 18 | Of the external walls and gates of the palace , the west wall is missing and a number of towers . |
| 19 | It is like pedigree dogs — a pedigree is special but a cross-breed is nothing more than a mongrel . |
| 20 | Limited room service is available and a hair dryer is provided in all the bathrooms . |
| 21 | Talk of catastrophe is popular and a money-maker for authors and publishers . |
| 22 | The price is one and a half milliardi . ’ |
| 23 | The price is one and a half milliardi . |
| 24 | Ivan Dugue , a lawyer and spokesman for the group , stated that the surrender was unilateral and a contribution to the peace process taking place in the country . |
| 25 | He had switched-off the assembly track one Friday afternoon , half an hour before finishing time , ostensibly on the grounds that the overhead conveyor was unsafe and a danger to line operators working below . |
| 26 | Scientology circles were shaken by allegations that L. Ron Hubbard was dead and a group of opportunists were forging his signature . |
| 27 | The night was dark and a fog was coming in from the river , but she hesitated . |
| 28 | The night was cool and a chill breeze made itself felt . |
| 29 | You may find that some beaches are private and a charge is made , but wherever possible we have included any beach charges in the price of your holiday ( see p.225 ) . |
| 30 | Several methods of data collection are possible and a pilot study will be necessary to check that the operation runs smoothly . |