Example sentences of "[be] [art] [noun] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I could have asked for a gift , I suppose it would have been the ability to make a living as a musician . |
| 2 | Rape may have been the way to save a marriage in 1924 . |
| 3 | No , there has been no request to make a statement . |
| 4 | Mr. Collins 's letter to my constituent , which is extremely clear , states : ’ In the case of the rail link , there would have been no proposal to build a terminal , were it not for the need to provide one for the Channel Tunnel rail link . |
| 5 | But the whole experience left me ruefully feeling that it had perhaps been a mistake to publish a report about them . |
| 6 | Would there have been a contract to supply a record if the advertisement had asked only for three wrappers and no money ? |
| 7 | ( ii ) Liability for negligence.Decisions of the courts show that there has generally been a reluctance to interpret a clause as excluding liability for negligence , unless clear words are used . |
| 8 | It should n't ; she had never been a woman to give a damn about other people 's opinions . |
| 9 | There has been an attempt to find a consensus . |
| 10 | Those would be the policies to put a stop to recovery . |
| 11 | Stepping is the new fashion in exercise and if you have n't tried it this could be the chance to have a go . |
| 12 | With the curtailment of the service provided by the Company , at Mitcham , there would be the opportunity to make a number of economies . |
| 13 | 8.38 to 8.40 ) , that , should ( as the Act has done by the previous section ) the currency of a licence be extended to three years , it was desirable that a licensing board should have some form of sanction against the licence-holder where the premises were being misconducted , or where their suitability had deteriorated , and that such a sanction should be the power to suspend a licence . |
| 14 | What would be more helpful would be the encouragement to take a team from your current church to a nearby and needy area so plant from strength , and multiply organically and naturally . |
| 15 | Moving to a different part of the country , for example , or even a chance meeting , may be the trigger to reactivate a relationship with someone in this outermost circle , thus drawing them into the second category . |
| 16 | Rex felt that now really would be the time to make a getaway . |
| 17 | Dismantling a number was more demanding : The main difficulty factor here appears to be the need to see a number as made up of place value components rather than viewing numbers as a complete entity . |
| 18 | He felt it would soon be the moment to make a move , and her behaviour left him in little doubt as to what sort of move it should be . |
| 19 | There has to be the desire to produce a curriculum which is responsive to individual needs . |
| 20 | ‘ No , of course it does n't ; I 'm a fool to think a woman like you would give my sister a second thought . ’ |
| 21 | It would be no way to sell a washing machine , much less ante-natal care . |
| 22 | It may be no surprise to see a chapter given to ‘ academic freedom ’ , in looking at key concepts in higher education . |
| 23 | ( In mid-September US Attorney Jay B. Stephens said that there would be no attempt to obtain a retrial on the 12 outstanding charges . ) |
| 24 | If so , there will be no cause to keep a justice court [ Forest Eyre ] , nor to have verderers or regarders , for their offices , which had continued since the law of the forest , will be needless . |
| 25 | Shares are essentially a method of raising funds for the company , so that if money is available by other means ( loans from various sources , endowments , etc ) there may be no need to form a share company . |
| 26 | It would be sufficient for the court to deny its application to the particular circumstances of the case before it : there would in practice be no need to make a declaration of invalidity . |
| 27 | And I have to say it must be a benefit to have a partner who 's also involved . |
| 28 | It is fully comprehensive and covers the mobility supplement holder and two drivers nominated by the holder , so you do n't have to be a driver to run a Motability car . |
| 29 | It may be a chance to avoid a mistake and those painful words ‘ I tried to warn you . ’ |
| 30 | She quoted him : on one occasion when the Princess had waved him away , pleading a cold , he had breathed back at her , ‘ It would be a privilege to catch a cold of yours . ’ |