Example sentences of "[verb] is a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | you may even and this is a bit I mean Saturday lunchtime is a bit I 'm almost almost er oh the producer 's going , Careful careful , which he should know is a red flag to a bull and I might say no but I wo n't . |
| 2 | About 5,000 pink flamingos in western Kenya have died of a bacterial infection in recent weeks , which veterinarians say is a natural reaction to over-population . |
| 3 | The way in which royal messengers allegedly searched far and wide for a suitable bride ignores the likelihood that the union with Emma was motivated purely by political considerations , while the statement that they sent other sons to Normandy to be educated is a misleading reference to the exile of Emma 's offspring by Æthelred . |
| 4 | Once a book has been selected then all that needs to be done is a simple form to be filled in and the library staff will fetch it for you or at least show you where to look . |
| 5 | The faith of the psychiatrist in whatever remedies he uses is an important contribution to , and perhaps sometimes the main reason for its effectiveness or its reputation , but this drug , later named Tofranil or imipramine , was found to be effective in many other clinics and came to be used on a wide scale . |
| 6 | Interviewing is a special face to face encounter which comes in a number of different guises . |
| 7 | The fact that this approach to cultural differences is now largely discounted is a powerful aid to the acceptance of deaf people . |
| 8 | How they are set is a difficult question to which I shall return , but those who decry as too narrow the scope of a Convention running to over a hundred Articles must surely embody the resuscitated spirit of Oliver Twist who will always cry for more ! |
| 9 | The byroad mentioned is a short cut to Plockton , and a short walk from its highest point leads to a viewpoint commanding a magnificent prospect of the estuary backed by the Applecross and Torridon heights , and with an aerial view of sweet Plockton directly below . |