Example sentences of "[noun] is [adj] [coord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The skeletal width of the shoulders is hereditary but an illusion of breadth can be created by fully developing the shoulder muscles . |
| 2 | By buying a £1 ticket , racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race and , if it wins , they are guaranteed a return of 4-1 whether the horse is odds-on or an outsider . |
| 3 | Heather is 27 and a potter . |
| 4 | The ceiling is low and a mustard colour , though dry rot has seeped through and chipped most of it away , leaving whitish , gaping blisters . |
| 5 | So much greenhouse equipment is electric and a light will allow you to work with the plants at any time of the day . |
| 6 | Philip Tataurangi is 21 and a demon putter , arguably the boldest and best amateur golf has seen for ten years . |
| 7 | The black kit is horrible and an insult to football |
| 8 | My nose is pink but a bit of powder soon fixes that . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | As ever , Dell 's documentation is excellent and an object lesson to other manufacturers selling inexpensive kit . |
| 11 | Of the external walls and gates of the palace , the west wall is missing and a number of towers . |
| 12 | It is like pedigree dogs — a pedigree is special but a cross-breed is nothing more than a mongrel . |
| 13 | Limited room service is available and a hair dryer is provided in all the bathrooms . |
| 14 | Talk of catastrophe is popular and a money-maker for authors and publishers . |
| 15 | The price is one and a half milliardi . ’ |
| 16 | The price is one and a half milliardi . |
| 17 | Control over monetary policy is political and a lack of control over it is undemocratic . |
| 18 | But it is unclear whether this theory is serious or a misunderstanding . |
| 19 | Today , Mary is 23 and a music publisher . |
| 20 | A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The trapdoor in the floor is intact and a set of stone steps below lead down to the basement , location 3a . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ This growth is dynamic and a result of all the competitive activity of all the ferry companies , ’ he added . |
| 25 | For many industrial goods the sales cycle is long and a salesperson who attempts to close the sale at early meetings may cause annoyance . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | The story is apocryphal and an instance of the way Minton 's life took on the quality of myth . |
| 28 | Simply to live in the world performing one 's proper biological and mental functions , eating , engaging in physically healthy activities , appreciating the beauties of nature and of art , trying to understand the way things work , developing one 's skills is joyous and an end in itself . |
| 29 | Front legroom is good and a tilt column means most people will get comfortable behind the wheel . |
| 30 | 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 . |