Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Saner , Engineer to the Weaver Navigation , in his report to the Royal Commission on Inland Navigations in 1906 mentions Foxton Lift and its costly foundations , which might have been greatly reduced had the subsoil been of a nature or had there been available experience such as that gained in the course of the project . |
| 2 | Tranmere were on a roll and , to be fair , there are not many First Division sides that can stop them at their best . |
| 3 | The line of reasoning is of a kind that evolutionists frequently use . |
| 4 | When beating the sideways force of the wind is at a maximum and so we need the daggerboard right down to get a good grip on the water and stop the boat drifting sideways . |
| 5 | Lazing on a gleaming deck , the water lapping gently against the side is like a lullaby and I manage only 15 pages of Frederick Forsyth before succumbing to the pleasures of a hot Ontario sun . |
| 6 | In the past , Singapore was able to draw on a ready pool of Malay Chinese to supplement its workforce , but with economies in the whole region growing so rapidly , skilled labour is at a premium and countries are doing all they can to hang on to their brainpower . |
| 7 | ( 2 ) Where the action is for a debt or liquidated demand ( including interest to payment in , if claimed ) and the defendant pays the claim and interest to the plaintiff within fourteen days of service exclusive of the day of service , together with summons costs , then the action is stayed and the defendant is liable to no further costs unless the court otherwise orders or unless the plaintiff is under disability ( Ord 11 , r 2(1) , ( 2 ) , ( 3b ) , ( 4 ) ; Ord 10 , r 1 ) . |
| 8 | Angeldust is worth a star or even two , and Smurf and Gnome are hard at their given grades and may be E3 . |
| 9 | His principal claim to recognition is as a scholar and historian of Parliament , using the original documents to which his official positions at the Tower and at Westminster gave him access . |
| 10 | In Gladstone Williams the defendant was on a bus when he witnessed what lie believed to be an attack by a large man on another , smaller youth . |
| 11 | Tess was in a dream as she skimmed . |
| 12 | Grant 's mind was in a whirl as he sought desperately for a way out . |
| 13 | Laura 's mind was in a whirl as she gazed at him silently for a moment . |
| 14 | His mind was in a whirl and he was worried . |
| 15 | Yanto 's mind was in a turmoil when he reached home that night . |
| 16 | The perpetrator was like a phantom or a supernatural being . |
| 17 | The gap was about a foot and a half wide — wide enough for Sigarup to sit in the basket with his legs hanging down below . |
| 18 | But I knew that it was no massive dental operation in progress but that the sluice itself was blocked by leaves , that the water going into the pipe which fed the turbine was at a minimum and that if I did n't get up and deal with the problem the turbine would shut down and the melin would be pretty cold in the morning . |
| 19 | But " down in the grass itself , between the bushes , in that thick forest trodden by the beetle , the spider and the hunting shrew , the moving light was like a wind that danced among them to set them scurrying and weaving . |
| 20 | The wind was like a blade that just skims the skin . |
| 21 | After appel I collected some books from my locker — my locker was in a comer and there was always a pile of block rubbish in front of it so that it was a business to open and shut the door — and went out towards the library . |
| 22 | It is not as it may be interpreted a message of hope that the sun might still wake him but rather one of despair that even the sun is at a loss and does not know how to wake him . |
| 23 | There is no question of a vehicle needing to be fitted with these lamps or indeed any other item — if the vehicle is of an age or type which does not require them . |
| 24 | Dis poetry is like a riddim dat drops |
| 25 | Where the machine is of a type where the blade is removable a blade carrier is fitted for the purpose . |
| 26 | ‘ She was picking them up at random and saying things like , ‘ This boy 's in a wheelchair but that does n't stop him giving me the eye , ’ or , ‘ This is the college stud but he cuts no ice with me . ’ ’ |
| 27 | YOUR HOME IS AT A RISK IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON A MORTGAGE OR OTHER LOAN SECURED ON IT . |
| 28 | For example , a sample of naturalistic speech , on a tape recorded in the child 's home , is probably not directly comparable with a sample taken while the child is in a school or clinic . |
| 29 | This is particularly appropriate when the wearer is in a meeting or in a public place , such as the hotel foyer , where he does not want attention drawn to his pager . |
| 30 | His marriage was in a mess but , to give him credit , he never once uttered the words , ‘ My wife does n't understand me . ’ |