Example sentences of "[be] [adv] a [noun] [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To change the picture ; presuppositions are not a booster rocket to get faith off the ground — to be jettisoned as soon as faith is in orbit — but are as vital to faith as an engine to an aeroplane . |
| 2 | Nothing was confirmed until recently , and even these gigs we 've just done in South America were only a testing ground to see how Brian would feel being the lead singer and mainman in general . |
| 3 | And also because there 's usually a waiting list to get on . |
| 4 | There is also a saving clause to allow member states to apply measures , compatible with Community law , to protect their legitimate interests outside the sphere of competition . |
| 5 | Does that mean that there is now a waiting list to go on to the waiting list ? |
| 6 | I found it tremendous fun , and there 's even a trivia game to make things a little more exciting . |
| 7 | It was obvious that Matthew would have been more at home at the little desk by the window , where there was only a kitchen chair to sit on . |
| 8 | ( The places we saw & visited were mind-boggling but it was really a family visit to see & , their daughters , sons-in-law & grand-children … all boys ) . |