Example sentences of "[ex0] [vb base] [adv] [be] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There is a growing recognition that an effective response to crime and crime prevention must reach beyond the conventional boundaries of the criminal justice system , and there have already been a number of practical initiatives which either attempt to draw upon the wider resources of the community , or which rely upon what is usually known at the ‘ inter-agency ’ or ‘ multi-agency ’ approach .
2 There have already been a string of job cuts .
3 There have already been a string of job cuts and more are certain to follow around Christmas time to cut the party 's £10 million overdraft .
4 There have also been a number of memorable failures in this country , and having been caught out by one myself , I do n't believe we are too well-placed to criticise the failings of others .
5 During the past two decades there have also been a number of disorderly sequels to championship victories .
6 There have always been a minority of wealthy older people and a majority struggling to survive in poverty .
7 This is not to say that the National Executive Committee of the ruling party allows Nyerere total control of the party and therefore of government policy ; in fact there have always been a number of important policy issues which Nyerere has had to argue through the NEC and which he has not always won .
8 There have always been a lot of politicians at Oxford .
9 But I had to recognise that there have only been a couple of traumas in ten years and the trouble rate is likely to hot up as I move towards 40 .
10 ‘ But it is certainly true that there have never been a king and queen who are divorced .
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