Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] be [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is that is that the Council or is that the playhouse . |
| 2 | Catriona Rowan has carried out initial research , trials and consumer testing and is satisfied the project would be viable running a herd of ten Highland pony mares and followers . |
| 3 | Herrick returned to the central desk and was busy a moment at the keyboard , then he returned , a thin film of transparent card held delicately between the fingers of his left hand . |
| 4 | He seemed to wake with a cry that was half a snort . |
| 5 | and er , they were coming up and went across to get a drink of lemonade and it was a bloody hot day , really , you know a midsummer day and erm , we went across to this kind of cafe place that 's opposite the station and I saw two men with rubber boots on |
| 6 | When she saw he was awake she made a sound that was half a sob , and buried her head in his shoulder . |
| 7 | I caught the rollerskating bit but am afraid the rest of it must have passed me by . |
| 8 | A lurcher has all the necessary speed to catch and seize any speeding rabbit or even hare , but in truth virtually any dog that 's half a dog can catch a bolting rabbit during ferreting . |
| 9 | wro , right then , eight o'clock , eight thirty , that 's half an hour in n it , er we 'll have to turn it off then , er leave out the news and then put Casualty that 's half an hour , that 's an hour yeah , we 'll have to knock out , just knock out the news because otherwise you 've got |
| 10 | The soup is staying hot because the soup-plate is heavy Derbyshire stoneware and was well heated-the soup 's being ordinarily hot to start with , also a condition of its staying as hot as it does , is not mentioned as cause . |
| 11 | They can be used on Sega hardware but are half the price . |
| 12 | The tabby a couple of houses away on the other side is a cheeky sod and was due a lesson next time I found him walking around like he owned the place . |
| 13 | ‘ If you 've got a guy that 's homeless the jail 's not a punishment to that person . |
| 14 | Erm , but what I 'm really thinking , is somebody looking actually into the sickness and is this a question of long-term sickness or are we dealing with outbreaks of flu . |
| 15 | I did not like the look on his face and was sure the captain would not be pleased to see him . |
| 16 | My opera was performed yesterday , the 13th , for the first time and was such a success … the whole theatre was so packed that a great many people were turned away … |