Example sentences of "[be] [det] [conj] [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A former Conservative agriculture minister , Michael Jopling ( Westmorland and Lonsdale ) , said : ‘ Can not we take some comfort from the fact that our safety rules and our arrangements are such that such a minute dose leads to widespread concern and a Commons statement ? ’ |
| 2 | The number it came from would then be revealed by the computer to be such and such a booth in a certain place . |
| 3 | And er they used to trade up and down this room , Miss I 'll be wearing such and such a dress and it 'll be such and such a colour and er then we used to make the hat for it . |
| 4 | Usually this is not the case so the average wait will be less than half a revolution . |
| 5 | The plants are often preserved as dark markings on shales , and were less than half a metre in length . |
| 6 | No , no , it 's right I said erm the back end is such and such a registration Ford Orion but the front end 's off a Ford Escort ! |
| 7 | These little glasses , which so closely resemble eyebaths , have become a fetish , and to suggest that a common cup might be shared ( after all it is communion ) is more than many a minister would dare . |
| 8 | Sealdah is less than half a mile from the Bowbazaar district , where a cache of explosives blew up on Wednesday , killing at least 66 people . |
| 9 | In some cases there are definite indications of periodicity ; thus Beta Pegasi , in the Flying Horse , has a period of about 36 days , though the range is less than half a magnitude . |