Example sentences of "[be] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Whinnett said : ‘ I am not a psychiatrist , but if someone has been through a traumatic experience I have to consider that it could happen . |
| 2 | I used to be , but I have n't been for a long while I used to we ca n't say that I was there last year but |
| 3 | No she answered me , she said well I have n't got time to sit down , explain it to them , they just got ta , if they 're in a high level they should be able to grasp it and I |
| 4 | Assuming this means we are near a final draft we should meet to discuss cover design . |
| 5 | And although they 're the A B Cs are with a separate body you 're still working within your scheme . |
| 6 | If she had been in a similar position she would also have called on the nearest colleague . |
| 7 | I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback … |
| 8 | So in some states it 's sixteen , in some states it 's eighteen , in some states twenty one er and Reagan thought it would be quite a good idea if they had uniformity across America er in which , you know , that they would raise the drinking age to twenty one er and this would then er reduce the incidence of teenage drunk driving and if you 've ever been in an American bar you will know you 're very often funnily enough they do n't ask me so much these days but you 're very often asked to prove your age , you know , er and you have to produce your driver 's licence and all the rest of it erm and so he increasing |
| 9 | If you are in a violent relationship you can get additional legal protection . |
| 10 | ‘ You are expected to perform straight away and if you are in a front-running car you are expected to perform like a front-runner immediately . |
| 11 | We need a properly thought out defence policy we are a maritime nation we are in a maritime city we need a strong navy we need a strong defence . |
| 12 | Whatever theoretical justification there might be for a dual market it would appear increasingly unjust . |
| 13 | Although strikes tend to be of a shorter duration they are concentrated around this key period when they are accompanied by picketing , working slowly to the rule book and the physical harassment of managers . |
| 14 | In this country Irish files come first , and every time I 'm into an Irish case I find myself cursing just about everything American , got me ? |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm in a deep hole I dug by being deep ’ ) . |
| 16 | He particularly was concerned about problems of scale as a practical problem , that is it may well be in a small town you could have a direct democracy , a face-to-face community where people can talk to each other and argue with each other and meet on a regular basis , but as soon as you get cities , countries , nations , direct democracy of any sort is erm absurd |
| 17 | Oh no I f I preferred er be in a big house you know . |
| 18 | Erm really this has been to a large extent I think a parish council initiative and I 'm sure all the members of this council are enthusiastic supporters of grassroots democracy in the role of parish councils . |
| 19 | However , if you are on a low income you may be entitled to help in paying this charge . |
| 20 | If you are not receiving Housing Benefit at the moment , but because you are on a low income you feel that you may qualify for help , please apply to the Council now . |
| 21 | If you are on a low income you may also be eligible for help towards the cost of the jacket — see page 9 . |
| 22 | Besides , the players are on a high becuase they backed Mr Dynamic . ’ |
| 23 | If they were of a kindly nature they stayed that way , if they were narrow , tactless , or big-headed they stayed that way . |
| 24 | For front projection , the projector is still threaded up reversing left and right , as in rear projection ( it is put in the ‘ wrong ’ way round in order to come out correct in the final composite ) ; but instead of being behind a translucent screen it s in front of , and to one side of , a glass beaded screen which reflects nearly 100 per cent of the light falling on it but on y in the direction from which it came Though the projector is at 90° to the camera-screen axis and its beam is therefore initially parallel to the plane of the screen , passing in front of the actors in the foreground this beam is deflected by a half-silvered mirror at an angle of 45° to the beam This semi-transparent mirror is coated at the front ( unlike normal mirrors , coated behind the glass ) with a very thin layer of aluminium — silver tarnishes too easily Alternatively , the layer of aluminium may be spattered on , so that tiny reflective spots of metal are interspersed with tiny transparent gaps So , although it reflects the beam , the camera can photograph both the action and the reflection from the screen through the mirror Though the mirror reflects the still or moving image from the projector on to the actors and any foreground props or sets as well as on to the screen , the level of illumination of the image is much less than that on the actors , so the camera records only that part of the image reflected from the screen . |
| 25 | The drawings were in a new style he had been experimenting with recently , and now , he felt , he had got it just right . |
| 26 | If they were in a Victorian novel they 'd grind the faces of the poor . |
| 27 | And he was right , the moment my shoes were in a defined area I felt better . |
| 28 | Since the birds were in a cold room I believe the filter matting provided extra protection from the low temperatures . |
| 29 | B : oh they were on a long while I think before that + |
| 30 | ‘ I suppose being at an emotional low I did actually take heroin there for the first time , ’ he said . |