Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [adj] [coord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Heather is 27 and a potter .
2 The ceiling is low and a mustard colour , though dry rot has seeped through and chipped most of it away , leaving whitish , gaping blisters .
3 So much greenhouse equipment is electric and a light will allow you to work with the plants at any time of the day .
4 Philip Tataurangi is 21 and a demon putter , arguably the boldest and best amateur golf has seen for ten years .
5 My nose is pink but a bit of powder soon fixes that .
6 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 .
7 Of the external walls and gates of the palace , the west wall is missing and a number of towers .
8 It is like pedigree dogs — a pedigree is special but a cross-breed is nothing more than a mongrel .
9 Limited room service is available and a hair dryer is provided in all the bathrooms .
10 Talk of catastrophe is popular and a money-maker for authors and publishers .
11 The price is one and a half milliardi . ’
12 The price is one and a half milliardi .
13 Control over monetary policy is political and a lack of control over it is undemocratic .
14 But it is unclear whether this theory is serious or a misunderstanding .
15 Today , Mary is 23 and a music publisher .
16 A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides .
17 The date over the door is 1708 and a fire place is dated 1758 , but in an early Parish Register someone from Dubber Beck was buried in 1632 .
18 The trapdoor in the floor is intact and a set of stone steps below lead down to the basement , location 3a .
19 Rather , it is the highest level of qualification held by an employee which is of interest , and therefore any lower level information is superfluous and a burden on the system .
20 ‘ This growth is dynamic and a result of all the competitive activity of all the ferry companies , ’ he added .
21 For many industrial goods the sales cycle is long and a salesperson who attempts to close the sale at early meetings may cause annoyance .
22 Klensch is well-known in the trade for patting all the most dreadful couturiers on the back , claiming , ‘ If I say a show is bad and a designer has very little talent , it really can have an adverse effect and I do n't believe that is my job . ’
23 Front legroom is good and a tilt column means most people will get comfortable behind the wheel .
24 It will be shown that the variation of the measure with slight variations of light intensity is small and a checking mechanism is included in the software so that doubtful measurements are repeated .
25 Robert Hughes is 12 and a pupil at Llantarnam School .
26 Now if the minister is right and a partner in the firm or indeed an assistant in the firm a acting as a tax advisor or financial planner , might come across something er tha that er if er he were acting as auditor he would be bound to report .
27 That women 's seventy and a day and she 's got the body of a young girl !
28 Trade marks : harmonization is imminent and a Directive has been issued requiring compliance by 1st January 1993 ( Council Directive to approximate the laws of Member States relating to trade marks ( 89/104/EEC ) ) .
29 Today Odette is five and a half stone lighter and her life has changed in all kinds of ways .
30 In the tables a rating of 1 is given to conditions in which most annoyance is likely and a rating of 5 for those conditions in which the weather will give most help in dispersing and diluting odours .
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