Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 For any girl who was a little bit shy it was sheer agony to go out at all .
2 In Figure 5.13 there is one list of four records joining the lecturers together .
3 five point three I 'm sure mum 's got a three inch .
4 During World War I he was political agent with the Waziristan Frontier Force , and also held a temporary commission in the RAF as a pilot ( 1918 ) , an experience which evidently instilled an enthusiasm for flying which he retained for the rest of his life .
5 Among lots of small trees was seven fifty foot black it 's front garden held two mighty elms .
6 At any speed , in any gear on the mile straight there is enough power to bury you hard into the thin bucket seats ; every quick-fire gearchange though the massively solid Borg-Warner 'box kicks at the back end .
7 It has become possible to measure plasma levels of β-thromboglobulin and platelet factor 4 which are specific platelet proteins ( Niewiarowski , 1977 ; Moore et al , 1975 ) .
8 Before moving to Radio 2 she was chief assistant at Radio 4 , handling schedules .
9 In doing this , it ‘ knows ’ that on line three there is another colour .
10 ABSENCE MAKES THE COMPANY POORER There are sound business reasons for UK companies to manage absenteeism , but many of them are still complacent
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