Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [conj] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The two criticisms commonly levelled at Prince are that a particular song is ‘ overdone ’ or that it 's ‘ unrealized ’ . |
2 | Yet whenever you feel the urge to venture forth into civilisation again — perhaps for a romantic dinner a deux , or a soothing massage in the capable hands of a master masseur — the first class Hotel and adjoining Country Club are but a short walk from your front door . |
3 | I remember he laughed and I noticed properly for the first time what a lovely blue his eyes were and a little thrill went through me . |
4 | Not only that , the word from the Other Side is that a new man will soon be looming in Diana 's life . |
5 | The result is that a complete flowchart of both wings of the Chemical Products business — which manufactures up to 800 different specific chemicals — strongly resembles a bowl of spaghetti . |
6 | Then , the basic result is that a new solution of the source-free equations , depending on an arbitrary real parameter x , is given by ( 12.23 ) where ( 12.24 ) It can be seen that f and g are respectively the norm and twist potential of the Killing field . |
7 | The result is that a large proportion of the elderly are solely dependent on the basic state pension , with supplementary benefit . |
8 | ‘ The only result is that a large heron discovered that when it activated the floodlight it enabled him/her to decimate my expensive collection of koi carp , brazenly standing in the middle of the pool at 10.30pm . ’ |
9 | The stonking irony is that a disappointing Fall gig remains worthy of two of most other bands . |
10 | The stonking irony is that a disappointing Fall gig remains worthy of two of most other bands . |
11 | But the irony is that a human being , with all his potential capacity for understanding , is actually so cut off from his fellow humans that a plant sometimes has better perceptions at the subtle level than he has ! |
12 | The most widely quoted medical ‘ fact ’ I hear at parties is that a moderate alcohol intake is good for you . |
13 | A further uncertainty is whether a legislative text remains ambiguous or obscure for the purposes of the relaxed exclusionary rule once it has been judicially interpreted or construed . |
14 | Indeed one of the major conclusions to be drawn from the historical and sociological discussion in this chapter is that a proper analysis of the operation of ‘ race ’ as an element in British society and education requires an understanding of its interrelationship with the structured and cultural divisions which derive from class and gender relations , in the context of an understanding of Britain 's past imperial domination and its continuing legacies . |
15 | An important question that could not be addressed in this study is whether a single dose of IPV would also reduce the risk of infection with wild poliovirus and subsequent spread to susceptible contacts . |
16 | Morton 's rule is that a double bond is advantageous and that a double barrier must never be permitted . |
17 | Morton 's rule is that a double bond is advantageous and that a double barrier must never be permitted . |
18 | One of the issues that has inexplicably failed to get even a whisper of an airing in the campaign wars of words is whether a graphical interface is the preferred environment for a large proportion of desktop users . |
19 | Suppose that one set of Gaussian coordinates which covers space–time is and a second set is . |
20 | The fear is that a nationwide network of police computers could swap unsubstantiated gossip and suspicion about individuals . |
21 | The best news for schools is that a special price is available making it possible for schools to acquire the discs , a laser vision player and an Acorn Archimedes computer for £899 . |
22 | The principal disadvantage is that a limited company invariably incurs some additional costs . |
23 | The disadvantage is that a large number of animals feeding in a small area will exhaust the food supply much more rapidly than would a small number . |
24 | The second recommendation was that a single budget should be established for the care of elderly people in the community , with contributions from the NHS and from local authorities . |
25 | His recommendation was that a commanding officer be appointed with an administrative staff . |
26 | The first allegation was that a misplaced catheter gave misleading readings of oxygen pressure . |
27 | The result was that a great deal of effort went into recording the habitats seen to be under threat , and the material collated within the Symposium volume ( Boyd , 1979b ) proved to be of immense value . |
28 | The rule was that a personal action died with the person to whom it attached . |
29 | The most popular story concerning her conception was that a golden egg tumbled out of Chaos in the beginning of the world . |
30 | The re-emergence of the basement in the Podolia Massif of the Ukraine is but a larger version of the Ozarks . |