Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] be a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He describes the progress of an individual human life , necessarily rooted in its social context , as a series of such crises , the goal of each being a further step towards wholeness , towards a complete identity . |
| 2 | Within this is a softer endocuticle , capable of increasing considerably through postecdysial deposition , and showing an elaborate ultrastructure in which variously oriented protein and chitin fibres form repeated layers 0.1 to 1 µm thick . |
| 3 | Underlying the Unionist acceptance of coalition in 1918 was a darker attitude to the future than appeared in the coalition programme . |
| 4 | The traditional tale of Earl Warrenne founding the custom in 1209 was a later attempt by establishment writers and the Christian Church to play down the early pagan origin of the custom . |
| 5 | Allied to this is a greater emphasis on comfort , leading to the use of cotton and ‘ elastan ’ fabrics which are proving popular in sports and activity bras . |