Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [subord] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My letter to your Honour of the fifth January last being writ before the great events that are upon us now , would lead your judgement astray as to our progress in these fair Isles , for mighty Saturn threw his sinister shadow heavy upon me at that juncture and many untoward and grievous events had combined to cloud my spirits that now are light as a summer breeze again . |
| 2 | The wave velocity so determined is related to the relevant elastic modulus by equations which are simple if a symmetry axis coincides with the direction of wave propagation , but more complex otherwise . |
| 3 | Swindon Town say they 're disappointed after a Football League Tribunal valued their former player manager Glen Hoddle at only seventy five thousand pounds , when they 'd hoped for a million . |
| 4 | Up on the downs it would be dark as a velvet bag . |
| 5 | What could be nicer than a summer picnic ( preferably involving a bicycle ride ) of fresh baguette , ripe Brie or Camembert and a bottle of vin de table ? |
| 6 | This could be useful where a video programme was being shown continuously , as part of a display for instance . |
| 7 | Speechreading should be more than a communication aid ; it should enrich your quality of life , perhaps assisting you to become a more observant person , more aware , more alive , with the flexibility to adapt and adjust to new circumstances and with the courage and confidence to persist . |
| 8 | Most Communists , despite their theoretical commitment to sexual equality , looked askance at any woman who aspired to be more than a tractor driver or street-sweeper . |
| 9 | British film practice , to fulfil its potential function , must be more than a business enterprise . |
| 10 | ‘ For smaller businesses , the American Express card today will probably cost less than other cards and will certainly not be higher than a bank card . |
| 11 | This roused the Ruffians from their lethargy and they were unlucky not to be level when a Sharman shot was deflected on to a post . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm dead as a door nail . |
| 13 | The former Old Trafford favourite has n't been idle since a knee injury forced him to quit the game nearly two years ago . |
| 14 | Several other methods came to light and died through being impractical until a manor step was taken by a Dublin photographer John Joly in 1893 . |
| 15 | Stockbroker Barrie Tyler of Cardiff-based Bell , Lawrie White yesterday said Mr Sherwood 's comments were more than a warning shot . |
| 16 | In spite of the prevalence of economic planning in the 1960s and 1970s , it is doubtful whether a development policy has existed in most of Africa in the last twenty-five years . |
| 17 | At 3.9m long it is shorter than a slalom kayak but has all the features of the original Kiwi , making it ideal for family and disabled use . |
| 18 | The effect is similar when a District Health Authority pays a private hospital to perform operations on NHS patients . |
| 19 | The main advantage is that no ACT is payable when a company issues additional shares to a shareholder in lieu of a cash dividend . |
| 20 | The extra plasmids may appear simply because of the normal instability of the genetic material of the blood cell : cutting out large chunks of DNA is routine when a blood cell makes antibody genes . |
| 21 | A bill of exchange is a less secure means of payment , but is cheaper than a documentary credit . |
| 22 | Incidentally , it 's better than a railway hut , and perfect for a party . ’ |
| 23 | On Wednesday , Taylor hopes they can make fools out of World Cup rivals Turkey because , with David Batty out , Palmer looks certain of an eighth cap and the chance to prove he is more than a court jester . |
| 24 | However , maintenance is more than a cost centre because it affects aircraft availability . |
| 25 | The announcement of a link-up with the BBC on to satellite is more than a propaganda coup for Thames Television . |
| 26 | Wearing trousers is more than a fashion choice for them , it is a religious requirement . |
| 27 | The Wye Raft race is more than a sporting event ; it 's also a big moneyspinner for charity . |
| 28 | The Wye Raft race is more than a sporting event ; it 's also a big moneyspinner for charity . |
| 29 | There is less than a 5% probability that an object belonging to a population with velocity dispersion 120kms -1 moves so slowly ; alternatively , a 20 M and ; object in equipartition with solar-mass stars having 120kms -1 dispersion , has about even chance of moving more slowly than 25kms -1 . |
| 30 | If the rent under the sublease is made to increase at the same rate as the rent under the headlease , and the rent under the headlease is less than a market rent at the date of grant of the sublease , the rent under the sublease may well exceed the true market rent after the first rent review . |