Example sentences of "[det] is [adv] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is self-consciously an escapist activity , its main value being that it avoids the careful budgeting and penny-counting which shopping itself entails . |
| 2 | This is surely a babyhood memory , slightly corrupted , of seeing the word ‘ toilets ’ reflected fleetingly in my nurse 's spectacles when we travelled from London to Dover to sail for the continent . |
| 3 | The answer to this is surely a date stamp which will force the disorganised or unscrupulous outlet to sell off old stock cheaply or discard it . |
| 4 | But I ca n't help feeling that this is strictly a US product and that no attempt has been made to localize it for UK or European markets . |
| 5 | This is effectively a sketch pad area where ideas can be tried out and refined . |
| 6 | Sir Derek will resist pressure from some shareholders to resign in the belief that this is largely a minority view . |
| 7 | No this this is this is just a maths paper . |
| 8 | Although in spreadsheets like 1-2-3 and SuperCalc you can type in an entry like Sep-11 this is just a text entry and so can not be used in arithmetic — which is the whole point of a spreadsheet like this . |
| 9 | This is just a back wall that is |
| 10 | We also have an oxyacetylene torch , which is rather more difficult to use under water than most people imagine , but as this is just a reconnaissance trip we wo n't be taking it along . |
| 11 | oh I do n't know , this is just a sample pot , but er , it was one that she , if you buy , sometimes you 're buying make up you get a freebie gift , thing , and it was , it was in one of those |
| 12 | Erm , putting images into words is not always easy , a colour in a painting can give you a way in and the brown of Van Gogh 's jacket erm affected me with this one particularly and the sun flower I felt was inappropriate misplace , in a vase to , to small , erm and it gave me an image a very strong image of suffering and this poem is in its very early stages and its literally just a list of images and I wanted to be able to show you how I start off which is with a series of images and then I have to put some filler in and open them up a bit and , and make them more accessible and understandable , but this is just a list form . |
| 13 | ‘ This is just a family robot . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ This is just a confidence tour in many ways . |
| 15 | To them this is just a huntin' lodge . |
| 16 | Which the present administration of central government are doing their best to , under the same hammer as it was in those days , so it 's just , this is just a repeat performance of the those days and the government today . |
| 17 | This is also a paperback leaflet type format . |
| 18 | This is clearly a newspaper headline and can be excused . |
| 19 | ( This is simply an identity code , not a security code — do n't be confused ) Format ( fig 6 ) |
| 20 | The documents here are proposed for use not as a sword but as a shield ; this is hardly a floodgate situation . |
| 21 | Now this is really a road mark in my opinion |
| 22 | This is really a babysitting circle on a small scale , with only two families involved , and it can work well . |
| 23 | But this is mainly a balance sheet phenomenon . |
| 24 | This is definitely a growth area and with more of Water & Ventilation staff running and selling training the list will undoubtedly grow , it also acts as a great training exercise for the presenter . |
| 25 | This is basically a fig leaf . |
| 26 | If debt rather than tax finance is adopted , then future taxpayers have to pay interest on the debt , but this is purely a transfer payment . |
| 27 | There was an ale house on the outskirts of the village kept by John Skaling — this is now a dwelling house , with a renovation plaque dated 1818 ; it is known as Skaling House . |
| 28 | ( This is now a car park . ) |
| 29 | I said , ‘ This is more a movie set than real life . ’ |
| 30 | This is essentially a marsh plant . |