Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [noun] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harsh legislation and a streamlined judicial process are normal responses when a government is confronted by terrorists . |
| 2 | However , there are some instances where a change of control can affect the underlying assets . |
| 3 | Opportunities for employment for graduates in linguistics are very similar to those for any graduate in Arts curricula , but there are some cases where a degree in linguistics is regarded as a relevant qualification , namely speech therapy and language teaching . |
| 4 | The scope of this section is wide , since there are three reasons why a person may be dealing otherwise than as a consumer : first , because he is a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( a ) ) ; second , because the other party is not a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( b ) ) ; and third , because the goods are not of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption ( see s 12(1) ( c ) ) . |
| 5 | There have been many situations where a farm has been lost by an unexpectedly early death or disability . ’ |
| 6 | ( T ) here are many cases where a man who has a ‘ right , ’ in the sense of a liberty or capacity of doing an act which is not unlawful , but which is calculated seriously to injure another , will be liable to a charge of blackmail if he demands money from that other as the price of abstaining . … |
| 7 | There are many issues where a N C V O should be exercising leadership , sometimes a rather difficult concept , and there is no need to apologise for that , for using leadership at the right time , but it has to be a leadership by consent , rather than claimed without authority , and it is in this context that the policy development department in N C V O exists , to help channel voluntary sector concerns to opinion formers , and policy makers , regardless of party politics , regardless of political commitment . |
| 8 | There are many occasions when a particle bait will outfish any other . |
| 9 | This specialisation can be quite important ; there are good reasons why a model specialises in hair fashion photography rather than hands or feet . |
| 10 | A petition organized by the Jewish people 's Council against Fascism and Anti-Semitism collected 77,000 signatures in two days ; it was felt that if there had been more time over a quarter of a million would have signed against Mosley 's proposed demonstration . |
| 11 | Manchester-based Leonard Curties and Partners are busy drawing up a report on the club 's financial affairs before attempting to finalise the sale next year for a fee of around £1.3 million . |
| 12 | There may be many reasons why a patient under hypnosis is able to experience past-life regression ( or , as the doubters might call it , ‘ flights of fancy ’ ) , but any of them can play a significant part in the overcoming of that patient 's particular problem . |
| 13 | There can be several reasons why a community tank can have its uses , one being as a mixture of different species for display purposes . |
| 14 | There may be rare instances where a situation can be covered by one meaning but not by the other ; a police investigation might conceivably report that " criminal activity " ( associative use ) " in the southern suburbs includes ostentatious donations to charity in order to cultivate an image of respectability " ; a lawyer might jocularly speak of criminal activity having sharply increased in his legal chambers ( though intuitive awareness of the ambiguity might just as well make him avoid the phrase ) ; in both these cases the associative interpretation , only , is required . |
| 15 | There are various reasons why a songwriter/artist should do this . |
| 16 | Again , on the face of the statute , I can not see any reason why in this case the constable should do more than tell the driver the reason under section 7(3) why breath specimens can not be taken or used ; tell him that in these circumstances he is required to give a specimen of blood or urine but that it is for the constable to decide which ; warn him that a failure to provide the specimen required may render him liable to prosecution ; and then , if the constable decides to require blood , ask the driver if there are any reasons why a specimen can not or should not be taken from him by a doctor . |
| 17 | Tens of thousands took to the streets in Baku alone , up to sixty people ( mostly Armenians ) lost their lives in pogroms , and there were further fatalities when a state of emergency was declared by the USSR Presidium and troops were used to restore order on 19–20 January . |
| 18 | Dear Horace , I think I may be a bit late with this as here in the antipodes , and especially being some way down a circulation list , your column takes some weeks to reach me . |
| 19 | In approaching this case the court first stated that there were many cases where a court has to construe a standard clause in , for example , a charter party , and there may be some earlier decisions on the same clause or on a clause which is in terms which are indistinguishable . |
| 20 | Yesterday there were angry scenes when a tenants ' group held a meeting with representatives of Aberconwy Borough Council who were organising a clean-up of the badly flooded area . |
| 21 | Forty-nine people were killed , but two survived , when a Boeing 707 crashed in the Ivory Coast , and there were nine deaths when a New York to Boston express train crashed near Baltimore . |
| 22 | There were certain weeks when a driver went every night , others when they could get by with three deliveries a week . |
| 23 | Although parts of the karst are barren and treeless , there are other areas where a covering of marls and sandstones known as flysch , derived from the deposits of the bed of an Eocene sea , provides the basis for surface drainage and soils . |
| 24 | Is used oil therefore a waste ? |
| 25 | That is one reason even a smoothly-run and uneventful Libyan poll took some time to complete . |
| 26 | ‘ There is one signal scarcely a mile behind us and there are three more towards the south . |
| 27 | If there is spare capacity then a rise in output Y t can be met from the existing capital stock , with no need for new investment . |
| 28 | The headline in the London Standard read ‘ The professor what do n't know nothing ’ , and the subheading expressed the exact opposite of the truth : ‘ Is correct English just a dialect or could it possibly be a useful tool for a youngster in search of a job ? |
| 29 | Yes , that one 's two tablets twice a day and that 's for the water test . |
| 30 | ‘ People said I was brave setting up a company at such a time , ’ recalls Mr Chambers , adding ‘ Brave ’ is a back-handed way of saying ‘ You 're mad ’ . ’ |