Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [is] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 T his is a true waste of resources .
2 By the way just for the tape she 's a right fuck .
3 Bradley Star is a very nice horse he 's a classy performer this one , Josh Gifford 's horses are in tremendous form and I was talking to the man who who rides him Deckland Murphy he 's my next door neighbour he thinks he 'll run a big race .
4 On parents ' evening/parents ' consultation sessions it 's a good idea to invite neighbouring schools serving other phases to send displays of photographs , children 's work , brochures , prospectuses etc to be arranged for the parents to view as they pass through the school during the evening .
5 I mean that 's that 's one of his stock in trades he 's a superb volleyer of the ball and it was there for a second with a chance was there for a second .
6 Play allowed to continue , forwards towards , he 's had a good game tonight if it 's even if it 's not his regular position he 's been pushed there by and as a result it 's a free kick to Shrewsbury Town .
7 The species will take the usual foods but bear in mind it is a robust fish and needs an appropriate diet — earthworms , beef heart , mussels , prawns and bits of chicken are ideal .
8 I do n't disagree I mean I I again it 's a key it 's a key element to actually formalizing the training in that I mean , if you 're going to do it properly , it all fits into you know
9 he 's a reject he 's a real reject .
10 When you take notes during the interview it is a good idea to do so a short while after the relevant moment has passed so that the candidate is not aware of what prompted you to write .
11 In other words it is a selfish conception and it is based on the individual 's own experience .
12 In other words it is a self-protection racket at which the American legal profession conspires .
13 For Steven it is a second marriage .
14 Well for people going to the States it 's a good time to go .
15 For additional effect it is a good idea to have a large pair of sunglasses and a summer type holiday hat .
16 He says in effect it is a new machine — the parts are the latest available , and the original machine they were going to buy is now obsolete .
17 When using very light yarns and particularly if working on a Passap/Pfaff. it is a good idea to knit eight or ten centimetres of waste yarn first , as this gives a little extra stability to the beginning of your skirt .
18 Teaching does indeed take time , but in the long term it is a great time saver .
19 If the embryos have taken so much trouble to have so well-defined patterns of cleavage it is a reasonable expectation that the cleavage pattern may be involved in specifying cell fate .
20 ‘ If there 's no wind it 's a fine day ! ’ is a Shetland expression , and to me it is especially relevant because not only does it affect the movements of birds and animals , but it makes them so much easier to see on the water .
21 On the economic side it is a fair bet that there will be a public spending squeeze ( sooner rather than later ) , with defence and social security reviews ( though neither will be given such titles ) .
22 Mummy it 's a clever letter .
23 Accommodation is readily available in the villages and small towns on the way and in remoter areas thee is a good network of refuges and gîtes .
24 But in its victory over bureaucracy it 's a great tribute to all of them , and a rich example of life 's most enduring maxim .
25 Come to Chelsea Tottenham it 's a good week .
26 Mick it 's a busy afternoon for you , I 'll let you get on with the phone call , thanks a lot .
27 has this property of I you do put a list of accents it 's a good idea to put other at the bottom in case there is
28 Yesterday Slaven said of Colin 's ambitions : ‘ Everyone can dream and he may get his dream it 's a strange game .
29 The first one relates to the child who broke into my car , I wo n't call him a child he 's a bloody toerag as far as I 'm concerned , who broke into my car has been given a caution , a bloody caution .
30 At Londonderry there has been a similar type of growth around a trans-shipment point but because it is further from the mainland it is a smaller centre , of about 90 000 people .
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