Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun sg] [is] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We suggest that the more a person is in love and the less they are able to define what it is in the other that they love , the less free is the conscious choice and the more it relates to the ‘ me in you ’ and the search for psychological wholeness through another .
2 As a rule , the harder a fat is at room temperature , the more saturated it is .
3 Clearly the nearer an instrument is to maturity , the less significant is the risk of capital loss ( or gain ) should interest rates rise ( or fall ) .
4 Well a baby is on board .
5 Sometimes a girl is in conflict with her culture or religion in how she wants to dress and express herself , as Sneha ( Chapter 7 ) describes ; sometimes a young woman enjoys dressing a certain way but discovers that there are prejudices and stereotypes about the way she wants to look ; conflicts that might come from within , or from her family , her job , or the outside world .
6 Twice a month 's about right for me .
7 Thus again a distinction is in principle possible between bands due to vibrations of different symmetry species ( Fig. 5.27 ) .
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