Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] a [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good farmyard manure is what we all need in towns , and I am sure a farmer could make money marketing his pig , chicken and cow dung . |
| 2 | That would have been like a win to us and I 'm sure a draw would have felt like a failure in the Australian dressing room . |
| 3 | Admittedly , when young , one does tend to be annoyed by remarks such as , ‘ My grandad 's older than your dad ’ , and become increasingly frustrated by mum 's , ‘ When I was young a shilling would buy ’ lectures , but this is merely a passing phase . |
| 4 | James Diamond and Thamesdown Council say they 're confident a solution will be found — right now that seems a long way off . |
| 5 | A reference to its dictionary would help it realise that it is unlikely a word would begin with the character ‘ 5″ , but , in all probability should read ‘ Singing ’ . |
| 6 | The main disadvantage of marginal costing that overheads are not included into product costs although it apparent that if activities classified as overheads were not employed then it is unlikely a firm would be able to satisfactorily produce the products . |
| 7 | It is unlikely a team will get all the details of its programme at the same time as the call to the work . |
| 8 | Yes , it was true a woman must marry any man who asks her on Remembering Night — by order of the Star Council . |
| 9 | Hogg added it was likely a draw would be made to determine the order of matches in the Scottish inter-district championship , while the following programme has been devised for the Scottish districts v Irish provinces contest : |
| 10 | Rudolf Seiters , head of the West German chancellery , who played a big role in the deals to ship more than 14,000 from Warsaw and Prague to the West in special trains , said he was confident a solution will be found for them too . |
| 11 | In the announcement Christopher Gable , artistic director of the NBT , said he was astonished a rehearsal could be so misunderstood . |