Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Behavioural rights are more a matter of belief than legislation since they tend to be based on conclusions which you have reached about yourself in relation to others . |
| 32 | The attention we pay today to every minute detail of a vintage guitar is rarely matched by the records kept at the time ; as with many other guitars , the origins of the Les Paul Custom are still a subject for debate . |
| 33 | The relationships between the Variscides of Europe and the Appalachians of North America — and indeed between parts of the Appalachian province itself — are still a subject for controversy at a detailed level ( see Dewey 1982 ; Rast 1984 ; also several papers in Hutton and Sanderson 1984 ) , but it seems that useful , if cautious , parallels can be drawn between the partly concealed Variscides of Europe ( including southern England ) and the well exposed and much studied southern Appalachians ( Fig. 1 ) . |
| 34 | There are still a number of village groups which produce items of exceptional intricacy , but the majority possess the rough-hewn beauty and coarser weave associated with nomadic rugs . |
| 35 | Yet there are still a smattering of pop ironists trickling sporadically , lip-first into the fray . |
| 36 | At present doctors must prove at regular intervals that such patients are still a danger to society . |
| 37 | Such a construction put on the word ‘ nuisance ’ however renders the public health legislation ineffective in controlling odours which are neither prejudicial to health nor amount to a nuisance at common law but are still a source of annoyance and it still leaves environmental health officers with the task of assessing whether the odour complained of amounts to a common law nuisance . |
| 38 | And they are still a community under pressure . |
| 39 | The discharge of the basic obligations under the contract , relating to delivery , passing of risk and property , and payment , are partly a matter for negotiation between the parties ( although the SGA provides guidelines ) but must also be looked at in relation to s 3 of the UCTA , with its restrictions on clauses excluding liability for breach . |
| 40 | The common ground between games and group drama can be expressed either anthropologically ( they are both a form of group celebration ) or structurally . |
| 41 | Although young bands can find the established people in Music Week , they are probably a waste of time . |
| 42 | Hospices are clearly an improvement on hospital wards . |
| 43 | These courses are also a preparation for work at the hardware/software interface and provide the potential for work in hardware design . |
| 44 | In addition to the above scale there are also a couple of arpeggio ideas used , and these are both F phrases — sus4 ( F , B♭ , C ) and F Major ( F , A , C ) — and they are played in bars 2 and 6 … |
| 45 | Red eyes to the Zande are also a sign of witchcraft , and red-eyed individuals are feared and treated warily . |
| 46 | Whether the image of an ice cream cone or a hamburger is good or bad is not too big an issue but when it comes to nuclear weapons and political events which affect not only the happiness of countless people but which are also a matter of life and death , does it help to avoid value judgements ? |
| 47 | Multiple meetings , among parties with differing agendas and often conflicting needs , are also a source of stress and ‘ interaction fatigue , ’ as well as time-expensive . |
| 48 | There are also a number of expatriate support groups in both cities . |
| 49 | There are also a number of gold and silver pieces from the cathedral treasury . |
| 50 | For small trees there are also a number of plastic guards available . |
| 51 | There are also a number of traffic put into er slow down traffic , being seen in many cases to be used as a target practice for people coming out of the pub on Saturday night . |
| 52 | But , equally , well-intentioned laws that are badly drafted or not readily accessible are also a form of tyranny . |
| 53 | The line-outs are also an area of concern . |
| 54 | The lists of attainments in Profiles of Development are not only a means to record learning , they are also an intervention in teaching — an attempt by the authors to define in more detail the National Curriculum as it applies to ‘ individuals for whom there is concern over progress ’ . |
| 55 | Of course , it would be naive to claim that all gifts are made with no thought of any benefit that might accrue to the individual or his or her family at some future time , or to deny that gifts are often a reflection of gratitude for past services rendered to a member of the family or the donor him or herself . |
| 56 | Cuttings and embankments are often a haven for wildlife . |
| 57 | They are often a cry for help . |
| 58 | For the MOH personnel providing the information , they are often a waste of time . |
| 59 | This means that interviews are often an ordeal for inquisitor and subject alike . |
| 60 | I am now a man of straw . |