Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adj] [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's why I 'm glad that WISE thing , I mean it 's about time they bloody realized — I 'm convinced that once a woman gets into science she 's just as good as if not better than , any man . |
| 2 | " She 's forgetful and sometimes a little difficult , but she still does the garden and she did all the cooking right up to your aunt 's death . " |
| 3 | When she was young and maybe a little wilful , Elizabeth had made what she deemed to be the right decision , and she had suffered because of it . |
| 4 | Given that £1 million was spent in 1990 under the WOAD Farm and Conservation Scheme for the provision , replacement or improvement of hedges ( 80% of this on hedge-laying ) , we are disappointed that only a further £0.2 million is to be made available during 1992 under CCW 's new scheme . |
| 5 | The Wagner Report set the goal that residential care should offer a positive experience : ‘ actively aimed at providing every resident with the highest quality of life of which they are capable and indeed a better life than would be open to them in any other environment ’ ( ibid. , p. 8 ) . |
| 6 | They are more than just a money machine . |
| 7 | They were afraid because elsewhere a group of armed cossacks had besieged the ship , threatening to kill anyone who disembarked . |
| 8 | I think they were more than just a marauding band of outlaws . ’ |
| 9 | For a moment Ruth wondered if he were real or just a ghost . |
| 10 | It 's crucial that even a basic name and address system can get at a particular name , or group of names , as quickly as possible . |
| 11 | I know it 's commonsense but unfortunately a lot of people still tend to leave these er objects lying about in easy reach of the young child , okay ? |
| 12 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |
| 13 | She 's been at my side for so many years that it 's more than just a business relationship . |
| 14 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's more than just a nightclub to you . |
| 16 | But it 's more than just a problem of pollution . |
| 17 | It 's results will be published at the end of next year , when scientists and patients will find out if it 's more than just a ray of hope . |
| 18 | But producers insist it 's more than just a tourist video with a gimmick . |
| 19 | But it 's more than just a question of who the patients prefer to be treated by . |
| 20 | It is noticeable that even a writer like J. 5 . |
| 21 | It is possible that only a very marked and rapid reduction in interest rates , which might cause a substantial shift in confidence , would be effective . |
| 22 | And it is more than just a dictionary — the extensive cross-references lead the reader from one subject to another , and the thematic index provides a framework for studying topics . |
| 23 | But it is more than just a listing of previous research . |
| 24 | But to Nikolaas van der Merwe , an archaeological chemist at Harvard , it is more than just a saying . |
| 25 | Where the Good Housekeeping diet is different is that it is more than just a diet . |
| 26 | This ‘ ancient heritage ’ may seem to be a purely ideological device — but it is more than just a myth . |
| 27 | Clearly it is more than just a picture of two continent-carrying plates coming together . |
| 28 | He 'll undergo surgery tomorrow morning and if it is more than just a simple fracture , it could mean an early end to his cricketing career . |
| 29 | ‘ It is more than just a possibility , ’ a senior US official said last night . |
| 30 | It is true that once a useful co-ordinating convention is established every person has reason to adhere to it , a reason which is independent of the existence of the authority , a reason deriving entirely from the existence of the useful convention . |