Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 HaL Computer Systems Inc , Campbell , California , remains one of the most difficult companies to ferret information out of so we 're grateful for even a glimmer of intelligence .
2 Well er erm once they 're opened they 're alright for about an hour .
3 ‘ I do not know why I even trust you , but I have no men trained to use their hearts in the way you are able to as a gift of Ptah .
4 but that 's no problem for me , it used to be a problem but it is n't now because I 've worked on building up my confidence in other things so I 'm good at quite a lot of things and I always keep re-enforcing that that I 'm good at doing these things .
5 The first finger and thumb are capable of quite a lot of flexibility , which enables them to grasp like primates .
6 People often become frustrated if they are uncertain about why a meeting has been called , what it is for and why they are there .
7 Given the fullness of most fields by the end of the first main phase of the PCAS cycle , the continuing applications procedure and late applications are relevant for only a minority of subjects , sometimes including new fields which suffer from uncertainty as their approval is pending .
8 Our ears are sensitive to only a fraction of these sounds .
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