Example sentences of "[coord] [det] [be] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , an oddness of one sort or another is frequently a signal that an expression is being used creatively , in a novel extension of its usual sense . |
| 2 | And remember , every time you breathe out , you are adding even more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere and that is also a greenhouse gas ! |
| 3 | After the latrines , a wash of hands and face , but no shave because shaving is done by the barber and that is once a week with the bath . |
| 4 | There is simply no way he would have been accepted for training in our Church — and that is perhaps a tragedy . |
| 5 | All I reckon we can do is be grateful for the good service , as you say Tim , and get on with what 's left — and that is quite a lot . |
| 6 | and that is quite a thing , ha |
| 7 | Day continues : ‘ Very few outlets would warrant more than one product , and that is usually a lager , so ale brands find it quite difficult to get in-trade distribution . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ And that 's largely a case of bad communication . |
| 9 | And that 's rather a pity because we 've been doing these holidays for a long time now , and I think , those people have enjoyed themselves ? |
| 10 | And that 's just a shelf , so when you 've got the stuff coming out . |
| 11 | Imagine Sun Ra and his Arkestra fumbling through a version of Funkadelic 's ‘ Maggot Brain ’ while a backbeat of earth-shaking dub hardcore metal and jazz squeal swirls in the distance … and that 's only a fragment of Praxis ' power ! |
| 12 | Well the majority of them are a , abused or get thrown out of mental centres , I mean , some of them just run away from home because they want to and that 's only a minority , lots of them have |
| 13 | And that 's quite a bit of saving cos |
| 14 | And that 's quite a time consuming step . |
| 15 | Ten miles to Ely , and that 's hardly a centre of riotous activity for . |
| 16 | and er , but apparently they did a , they did a test and that was also a package where the stuff like that , transfer although those three may of been carrying weapons , they split open the policeman , but this does seem to basically at , well not no , not indiscriminately they did n't say that but they shot innocent people , I mean like I said well the I mean that 's got to kill in those streets and stuff the ricochet 's can go quite easily go through somebody but there , there was , there 's always been claims er , there 's no I R A gunmen there |
| 17 | and that was just a bowl of soup and a , a roll |
| 18 | Even so , I noticed Rosie was doing it , and that was quite a sight too ! |
| 19 | I thought , ‘ This name looks good in print , ’ and that was quite a relief because Aspel is not a good name to pronounce — people always want to say Aspirin or Cesspool … . |
| 20 | Mouthed all the swear words I could think of — and that was quite a lot . |
| 21 | And that was quite a lot of money |
| 22 | I already knew it was n't a good idea ; I could hear the tone of my voice rising higher and higher as I spoke the sentence , and that was always a sign I was getting into some sort of verbal mess . |
| 23 | And that was only a fraction of the tricks he said he could do in his Heyday . |
| 24 | On the other hand , her grey eyes were big , and that was usually a sign of hunger . |
| 25 | And that was certainly a start . |
| 26 | And this is just a continuation of that that prejudice against those that appear to be living off the state and not justifying their existence and I think it does n't deserve the time that we 've spent on it tonight . |
| 27 | but that 's in Aran and this is just a double knit but |
| 28 | And this is just a fact : indeed an introspectible fact , which we can therefore all observe directly for ourselves . |
| 29 | Well they 've made it absolutely much more pressing and this is just a drop in the ocean . |
| 30 | It seems sure to be close and this is probably a race best watched but if forced to pass judgement , a narrow vote is advised for Katabatic . |