Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether or not you will be asked to pay for your course remains at the discretion of course organisers and managers , therefore , and I am unable to give any hard and fast guidance here , other than to say that they will have to be kept at a reasonable level to be affordable , particularly by those who have been unemployed or bringing up a family . |
| 2 | If it is directed against an opponent it ceases to be self-suffering and becomes instead a form of coercion , which is an aspect of violence , and as such unacceptable . |
| 3 | You could be lucky and pick up a good one very cheaply at a sale of farming equipment . |
| 4 | This new construction can be cultured and develops quite a nice tooth , but now the sheet of cells that would have become the skin of the foot is induced to make enamel . |
| 5 | I knew when people were married and slept together a baby usually followed , but this did n't enlighten me about the facts of life . |
| 6 | It is usual when taking out a mortgage to arrange adequate insurance cover in the event of death . |
| 7 | This format is appropriate when sending out a Investment Overview in response to an enquiry from another member of the ABN . |
| 8 | ‘ You must appreciate Stephen is jealous and kicks up a fuss every time I even suggest seeing you , but I do n't intend to let that stop me in future . |
| 9 | To finish , I will remind you of something which Paul Eyles regrets he can not sell in his shop — although we both agree it is indispensable when setting up a tank for fish : patience . |
| 10 | The tank is unfiltered but contains only a very few fish at any one time . |
| 11 | First , where the settlor is insolvent but sets up a trust over some or all of his property . |
| 12 | Part two is business-oriented and built around a visitor 's search for a new factory site . |
| 13 | That is expensive and takes up a good part of our income . ’ |
| 14 | Much to our confusion , the entire boat crew is Polish and speak scarcely a word of English . |
| 15 | The instrument is self-standing and requires only a mains connection . |
| 16 | We must have the faith that vision can be developed in men just as creativity can be — it is trainable and represents only a higher evolutionary development and it is , therefore , open to all human beings . |
| 17 | The church is Romanesque and approached along a tree-clad path that makes a very pleasant change from the more normal city approach — straight off the road . |
| 18 | By the time Mary was ready to go , her uniform was dry and showed only a faint mark or two . |
| 19 | PREMIER John Major yesterday assured the Chancellor his job was safe and ruled out a festive Cabinet shake-up . |
| 20 | Ba pe blamed ‘ Those damned Communists ’ , but Saw firmly believed that Aung San was responsible and stored up a grudge against him . |
| 21 | Each slice was glue-sprayed and bundled up a pair of stepladders to be stuck into place . |
| 22 | ‘ My husband lived practically next door to a children 's home when he was young and had quite a few friends in there , ’ said Jackie . |