Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm yes , I mean if er er if er I mean obviously being a chartered accountant you 'll , you 'll know where to invest it but I mean wh wh what sort of return would you expect er her to get on say a , a three hundred thousand investment ? |
| 2 | Research has shown that having someone to talk to and confide in is an important factor in preventing depression . |
| 3 | ‘ What I want now is a good scotch and soda to take the taste away . |
| 4 | Constantly rising profits in what is generally a depressed area , suggest here is a latter day John Moores with a magic formula for success , based on doing the simple things properly . |
| 5 | You will have gathered from what I have said that barbel really are a true shoal fish , and it is true to say that , as is the case with all true shoal fish , they school together with fish of like size . |
| 6 | To read Macbeth with Johnson 's ‘ Miscellaneous Observations ’ open alongside is a great pleasure . |
| 7 | You know if I 'd gone on the I said hello look here 's a mad man |
| 8 | This may not be downright evil , but in the absence of potential disbarments ( like possibly being a rubber doll ) it requires a considerable amount of bad faith . |
| 9 | Mind you , it looks as if they did quite a bit of homework and know kelly is a converted winger … |
| 10 | Diplow too is a beautiful house — ‘ the old green turf on the lawn ; the soft , purplish colouring of the park beyond ’ — but it is not ‘ homelike ’ as Monk 's Topping is . |
| 11 | The first things you find out are an immense relief : Russian has no words for ‘ a ’ and ‘ the ’ , and no present tense of the verb ‘ to be ’ . |
| 12 | Near by is a creosoting plant for preservatively treating timber , and a shed where upholstery is washed . |
| 13 | Some models might seem particularly good value for money when you see the price tag , but end up being an expensive option once you 've added on all the ‘ optional extras ’ you need . |
| 14 | The flick switch here is a practical touch , working in a similar fashion to , say , Trace Elliot 's ‘ pre-shape ’ facility on their amps in providing instant access to a specified sound , in this case a cut-mid sort of slappy sound . |
| 15 | Pascal captures the negative side when he writes , ‘ Doubt then is an unhappy state , but there is an indispensable duty to seek in doubt , and thus anyone who doubts and does not seek is at once unhappy and in the wrong . ’ |
| 16 | We have to stay with product innovation , drive forward our successes , carry on improving and carry on being a better company to work for . |
| 17 | OK , so the Carry On movies tap an essential strain of British humour and are relevant again in the post-alternative age , but that does n't mean a new Carry On was a good idea — after all , Sid James ' devilish cackle really is irreplaceable . |
| 18 | The fact that a relatively large number of elderly people , especially the ‘ old ’ elderly , live alone is a recent phenomenon ( Table 5.2 ) . |
| 19 | If in doubt , do n't is a golden rule . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't be a bloody coward , boy . |
| 21 | ‘ Come back and do n't be a bloody idiot . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't be a bloody fool ! ’ he cried . |
| 23 | do n't be a small child with a big brother of an organization . |
| 24 | Right , now , give it here and do n't be a damn fool . ’ |
| 25 | So , do n't be a complete ninny , buy COMMODORE FORCE ! |
| 26 | And , just in case anyone wanted a Regarding Henry message , he threw in one of those as well : do n't be a workaholic yuppie asshole , do n't lose sight of the child inside you , and do n't miss any of your son 's Little League matches . |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't be a stupid girl , Katherine . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't be a silly ass . |
| 29 | Do n't be a silly person , Lee . |
| 30 | ‘ Do n't be a damned fool , ’ Wexford snapped . |