Example sentences of "[is] [art] [adj] [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amanda Harris 's Virgilia is no simpering wet but a loyal wife who vehemently thumps the tribunes for their banishment of her husband . |
| 2 | Go on a train without a ticket , or do n't get a TV licence and the re is a substantial fine and a criminal record . |
| 3 | Knee : The knee is a complex joint and a hard kick to the front , side or back of it could produce permanent damage . |
| 4 | It should be obvious that a dissonance sounded by one instrument must be resolved by that instrument ( unless there is a complete break-off and a rest or pause separating the discord from what follows ) , but it is the writer 's experience that beginners do not always realize the musical necessity for this . |
| 5 | As Roth ( 1974 ) points out , the notion that only professions have subcultures is negated by the ‘ distinct and pervasive patterns of occupational life ’ found amongst dockers , seamen , miners , etc. ; prostitutes also claim that their service is a social good and a community service ; a lack of demarcation of work and leisure is equally true of policemen as of dockers ; and so on . |