Example sentences of "[vb base] is [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You need to put a lot of energy into your work and career at the beginning of June , Virgo , when all you really want is to create a secure home environment for yourself ! |
| 2 | ‘ But right now , all I want is to lead a normal life . ’ |
| 3 | The last thing you want is to start an involved conversation because when you come to do it for real , it can all seem a bit stale . |
| 4 | Mrs Gojkovic said later : ‘ What I now want is to get a middle-of-the-range hotel to cater for the tourist trade in London … this is going to enable me to do this . ’ |
| 5 | And backs away , with what I believe is called a shiteating grin . |
| 6 | The road that they have created I think is having a damaging effect on the team and is making it more difficult for us to get the results . |
| 7 | Again , yo you , the figure staying the same , all you do is to move a decimal point two places . |
| 8 | What they do is to introduce a new element into the concept of responsibility which involves more than free will and reason ; now a third party is present and is an active participant in the language game in which responsibility has a role . |
| 9 | What we need is to find a safe place soon , and I 'd rather succeed in doing what we can than fail to do what we ca n't . " |
| 10 | What the Tests achieve is to provide an objective measurement of your students ' ability through a Listening Test and a Grammar Test . |