Example sentences of "[prep] be [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These rocks are covered in algae after being in a small tank under an ordinary 60 watt bulb and not containing fish . |
| 2 | Yes , we had the Labour candidate knocking on our door yesterday and I think John must of been in a right foul mood , cos he he says come in and talk to me |
| 3 | , I mean a woman that frightened we all be seething inside and of course seeing him asleep in a drunken stupor to think now 's my chance , she must of been in a terrible state emotionally |
| 4 | But the underlying idea of being at a loose end , or out of the practical swim , is a different matter altogether . |
| 5 | Collection of a library of photographs of known and unfamiliar faces that can then be selected on the basis of being of a similar degree of familiarity , of similar appearance , or of similar occupation . |
| 6 | This gave the impression of being on a different plane altogether — or even a different train altogether — and most passengers would soon pass by . |
| 7 | For front projection , the projector is still threaded up reversing left and right , as in rear projection ( it is put in the ‘ wrong ’ way round in order to come out correct in the final composite ) ; but instead of being behind a translucent screen it s in front of , and to one side of , a glass beaded screen which reflects nearly 100 per cent of the light falling on it but on y in the direction from which it came Though the projector is at 90° to the camera-screen axis and its beam is therefore initially parallel to the plane of the screen , passing in front of the actors in the foreground this beam is deflected by a half-silvered mirror at an angle of 45° to the beam This semi-transparent mirror is coated at the front ( unlike normal mirrors , coated behind the glass ) with a very thin layer of aluminium — silver tarnishes too easily Alternatively , the layer of aluminium may be spattered on , so that tiny reflective spots of metal are interspersed with tiny transparent gaps So , although it reflects the beam , the camera can photograph both the action and the reflection from the screen through the mirror Though the mirror reflects the still or moving image from the projector on to the actors and any foreground props or sets as well as on to the screen , the level of illumination of the image is much less than that on the actors , so the camera records only that part of the image reflected from the screen . |
| 8 | She ca n't remember how she spent that day but has a vague memory of being like a wild animal howling through the house , tears pouring down her face , drinking brandy , tearing at her clothes , pulling his clothes out of the wardrobe and holding them close to her , burying her face in them , trying to recover the smell of him . |
| 9 | ( As examples of properties which are neither intrinsic properties nor intrinsic values , consider those of being in a certain house or evoking pleasure in an observer . ) |
| 10 | In the first outcome , we discover that being female does affect likelihood of absence , but being female does not increase the chances of being in a low status job . |
| 11 | I 've the experience of being in a political party that says one man , one vote , release Mandela , and all these things that we were nearly shot for . |
| 12 | ( v ) Mental patients may not be registered as being resident in a particular constituency solely by reason of being in a mental hospital within that constituency . |
| 13 | His last owner found he suffered from many anxiety-induced health problems including cribbing , psychosomatic skin conditions , and chronic colic ; and also behavioural problems including tongue over the bit , reluctance to eat , fear of being in a large yard or paddock , inability to walk , trot , or canter properly , and sheer terror if he thought he had done something wrong ! |
| 14 | During the meeting of the Special Commission which prepared the preliminary draft of the Convention there was considerable , but inconclusive , discussion of the position which should obtain when service was required on someone strongly suspected of being in a particular country but whose address within the country was unknown . |
| 15 | In Out and Such this alienation is psychological and social , while in Between it is the cultural alienation of being in a foreign country . |
| 16 | It has all the joy of being in a United Nations peace-keeping force . |
| 17 | That 's the kind of thing that will get to you and make a difference in eight months of being in a popular band with a lot of money . |
| 18 | She found herself looking covertly at the bed , which had so much the air of being from a foreign country . |
| 19 | Despite being on a three-month priority list , 80 tonnes of newsprint and diesel are still being held in Split by the UN . |
| 20 | Discussion of the benefits to the manufacturer of vertical separation and of imposing restraints on downstream firms reminds us that one way the whole issue can be thought of is as a principal-agent problem of delegation . |
| 21 | It also ensures that the waste that is ultimately disposed of is in a good form for long-term storage . |
| 22 | It 's like being on a runaway roundabout . |
| 23 | Jose Maria Olazabal looked like being in a challenging position when he was 11 under with the par five 18th to come . |
| 24 | The effect is rather like being in a sensory deprivation tank , in that you ca n't move or react at all . |
| 25 | Unless you have a very small conference of less than a hundred people avoid low ceilings ; it 's like being in a crowded rail commuter carriage and everyone feels oppressed and claustrophobic . |
| 26 | We always called it the posh part , because although our street carried on from it over the main road , it was like being in a different village altogether . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's like being in a different world , ’ she keeps saying . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's like being in a different world . ’ |
| 29 | It 's like being in a permanent opera ! |
| 30 | For I was also an episode in someone else 's narrative , not my own person , my mother 's child , and brought into being for a particular purpose . |