Example sentences of "[be] [adv] a [noun] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question is whether these hallowed archaisms are only a surface phenomenon which a sensible modernization of Parliament would easily sweep away , or whether they indicate a fundamental unsuitability in the traditional kind of representative institution to cope with the problems of modern democratic government . |
| 2 | I am just a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games . ’ |
| 3 | So if you are not a UK taxpayer you are advised not to enter into Deeds of Covenant , but to make your regular charitable payments by simple Banker 's Order without any covenant . |
| 4 | So if you are not a UK taxpayer you are advised not to make a payment under the Gift Aid scheme but to make a straight payment by cash or cheque . |
| 5 | they 're only a plastic job I would of imagined |
| 6 | You 're just a devil woman you 're just a devil woman |
| 7 | Of course , you 're not a family man yourself … ’ — Ron 's eyes flickered momentarily — ‘ … but we all have our ups and downs , I daresay life 's dealt you out one or two , one way or another . ’ |
| 8 | Oh , mind you , they 're hardly a Mr charisma they have appointed . |
| 9 | I 'm not a Carter fan myself . |
| 10 | I 'm not , I 'm not a hat person me |
| 11 | If we were still an indie band I do n't think Peter would be as interested . |
| 12 | Like Ingram , they concluded that imitation is predominantly a perceptuo-motor task which is not influenced by the child 's understanding of meaning . |
| 13 | After meeting with Klibi on July 21 Shaikh Sabah appeared optimistic of a peaceful settlement , stating that " what is between the brothers in Iraq and Kuwait is merely a summer cloud which will go away " . |
| 14 | If there is anyone with a visual impairment who is not a braille reader we would be interested to hear from you to discuss how we might help . |
| 15 | Although it is not a mountain tent I did take it on a high camp with a family group . |
| 16 | As this is not an instrumentation treatise we must go no further on the subject , except to repeat that notes must not be written in the abstract . |
| 17 | We also have an oxyacetylene torch , which is rather more difficult to use under water than most people imagine , but as this is just a reconnaissance trip we wo n't be taking it along . |
| 18 | Sinead is just a rock'n'roll chick who forget to write any songs . |
| 19 | They say it 's just a paper excersise which ignores the real problems in the mental health service . |
| 20 | The deputy editor of Which , Judith Gubby , although she 's not a banger fan herself , munched her way through two dozen different varieties , says you 'd be amazed at what 's inside . |
| 21 | This does it absolutely it 's not a dot printer it 's it is a laser printer . |
| 22 | I suppose they 'd say that 's not a Yorkshire accent she 's talking |
| 23 | It 's not a time signature you see very often but again you can , you could have it . |
| 24 | Refering to the Archbishop of Canterbury 's recent attack on ‘ Pharisee ’ values prevalent in Britain , he said : ‘ It is hardly a Pharisee society which puts the interests of these groups at the top of its priorities . |
| 25 | Today although there 's still a problem area it 's not a straightforward pregnancy today , the boys are able to father children and the girls are able to have children which means you 're actually going to increase the incidence of P K U into the community is n't it ? |
| 26 | There 's hardly a wildlife film-maker who has n't become intimately acquainted with at least one species of tick , and as ticks prefer the softer , warmer parts of the body , the acquaintance is sometimes very intimate indeed . |
| 27 | However , the responsibility for the resultant problem can not be blamed solely on an overbearing parent ; there is also a marriage partner who is failing to stand firm on biblical priorities at the expense of his or her partner . |
| 28 | Each branch point can be thought of as occurring at a cell division and so the branching pattern is also a cell lineage which starts with the multipotential stem cell . |
| 29 | There is also a fitness course you can take to test how fit you really are ! |
| 30 | There is also a diploma programme which specialises in project management . |