Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] [is] [adv] a " in BNC.
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1 | In short , I think we are in the realm of ideology here , and the rise of the ‘ small schools movement ’ during the 1970s is probably a reflection of the general resurgence of pastoralism ln popular thought over the past decade . |
2 | Whether the diversity depicted above is reflected in the presence of two tests , rational basis and rightness , or whether we should simply work through the former is largely a matter of semantics . |
3 | Certainly , the idea that when I look at my spectacles and think ‘ So that 's where I put them ’ I am having thousands of other little thoughts at the same time is a silly idea , and some would say that the doctrine of the holism of the mental is just a silly idea . |
4 | International Relations at the start of the 1990s is thus a subject in dispute . |
5 | As the centre of the latter is only a half hour 's walk away , many of its attractions are the same ( and for these please see entry for Topp 's Hotel ) . |
6 | Because of the Repeater Hand Gun 's innovative construction and tendency to jam , a roll of a 1 is always a miss regardless of the BS of the firer or any modifiers to hit . |
7 | Because of its innovative construction and tendency to jam , a roll of a 1 is always a miss regardless of the BS of the firer or any modifiers to hit . |
8 | In comparison to this , ‘ The Disappearance ’ which is set in the 1970's is altogether a different type of community . |
9 | Erm , I think Yeltsin 's threat as it were to the Ukrainian is actually a diplomatic move , he wants Ukraine to remain within the Soviet Union , er and if it does so he 's not going to make an issue of the border , but , er , if it does break away completely I think what he 's saying is well there 's a frontier that we 're going to have to reconsider because large Eastern areas of Ukraine including huge industrial towns are predominantly populated by Russians . |