Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adj] [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 This persistence might be seen as an obvious contradiction of the prediction that deviations of output from its natural level should be random and hence a clear refutation of the rational expectations version of the aggregate supply and demand model developed above .
2 WITH the sun at the heart of your horoscope until the 21st and Venus bringing her sweetness to bear on relationships from the 8th , December could be the most crucial month of the year for love and partnership matters — the 19th could be more than just a magical moment .
3 ‘ There could be more than just a career , ’ she said softly .
4 Foolish in that it gave a great deal away to the other woman , and she could tell the woman looked at her as someone who could be aggressive and perhaps a bit vulgar , someone who said things which ought never even to have been thought .
5 The very fact that philip Augustus made no serious attempt to invade or attack Gascon ) , in the campaigns of 1202–4 may be more than simply a comment upon the military limitations of the French crown .
6 Being a forward-thinking ‘ man of science ’ it seems highly probable that our present-day Darwin would be computer-literate and certainly a user of word processors .
7 It was argued that since any payment above the standard rent would be illegal and indeed a criminal offence under section 17 of that Act , the lease itself was unlawful and accordingly the agreement for commission fixed upon the amount of the rent stipulated in it was also illegal and irrecoverable .
8 But it would be more than just a production job .
9 God knows what Pybus saw in him , because if you could buy skill Meek would be bankrupt and still a crap player .
10 It is hoped that courses tailored to particular IT topics will be available as both a control and a development provision .
11 You may be making a parafoil , or an inflatable animal shape , in which case the paper pattern will be more than just a flat plan .
12 " My dear great-niece , Sara Monroe , will be surprised and perhaps a little chagrined to find that I have not left Moorlake outright to her as I always promised , but when she has met Matthew Preston she will , I know , understand why I have changed my mind .
13 New shares are applied for on the expectation that the issue will be underpriced and hence a profit might be made on the difference between the immediate market price and the issue or striking price .
14 May we try by our own example to show that a world of peace and compassion can be more than just a hopeful dream .
15 A label can be more than just a sequence of characters .
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