Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are prepared to offer either a time based fee or a fixed fee . |
| 2 | Yes , well that 's their er stipulations and that 's what they 're supposed to do once a year ! |
| 3 | In such a situation , ruling bodies , be it the WBO , WBA or WBC , are reluctant to take away a champion 's title when it has been so close . |
| 4 | Support staff , numerically increased in some areas , but threatened with further reductions in others , are able to reach only a minority of the estimated number of children in need of special attention . |
| 5 | Bob has even been able to sketch outdoors a couple of times . |
| 6 | Now I 'm a governor of two schools and from this perspective in particular , I 'm very pleased to see that as a result of the legacy of previous Conservative administration and the generous S S A proposals for this year , that the Conservative group have been able to put forward a budget which enables schools budgets to be increased fully for demography and inflation and certainly I know that was a great worry this year in many of our schools that that might not be possible so it 's good to see that it is possible . |
| 7 | Even in the sudden rush from the Store the nomes had been able to bring quite a lot of stuff . |
| 8 | ‘ — but if Ross had n't twisted Owen 's arm and made him take the money we would n't have been able to afford even a shoe-box . |
| 9 | I have been able to offer only a summary of the GR-1 's facilities , knowing that the curious amongst you will want to seek one out and demand a ‘ hands on ’ demo at your leisure . |
| 10 | Before commenting on these moves , it might be useful to consider briefly an extension of the reductivist argument . |
| 11 | But I 'm able to get quite a lot of information and I 'm saying this because you too can get it . |
| 12 | You should be able to do quite a bit of useful contemplation about whether you actually love this boyfriend of yours . ’ |
| 13 | Mr Serrano was told by the electoral authorities that he would not be able to hold either a plebiscite or elections for a new Congress , which he had hoped to do . |
| 14 | Republicans say Mr Bush 's win on capital gains suggests that the White House might be able to put together a majority of its own for budget restraint , with or without the Democratic leaders . |
| 15 | who turned out to be able to read quite a lot . |
| 16 | Parents vary in the quantity they expect their child to be able to eat so a food diary can help the therapist determine appropriate quantities with the parents . |
| 17 | Too often she had seen her mother frowning with anxiety as she divided the contents of her father 's wage packet up between the jars labelled ‘ Rent ’ and ‘ Electric ’ and ‘ Coal Money ’ , too often at the end of the week she had watched her count out the pennies for a pound of sausages only to be able to buy just a half-pound , two for her father , one each for Paula and Sally , and only the scrapings of the pan to go with her own potatoes . |
| 18 | The government should be able to get quite a lot of the new indirect tax money it is counting on . |
| 19 | TV comedienne and writer Victoria Wood will be happy to have just a walk-on role when she appears at Sunderland 's Empire Theatre later this year . |
| 20 | Without the information contained in the parish register , one might reasonably suppose that Joseph and Ann had three children , who were each to receive only a shilling unless Ann remarried , upon which occasion they would inherit the entire estate . |
| 21 | In 1851 , which , with symbolic appropriateness , was the year in which a hungry urban population exceeded for the first time the population of the countryside , drainage-minded landlords up from the shires were able to carry away a wealth of interesting ideas from the Great Exhibition . |
| 22 | This meant that we were obliged to make quite a number of our tools . |
| 23 | But , with a little guidance , it 's possible to get quite a lot of information about the contents and the nutritional value of the food inside . |
| 24 | Is that done once a day or each driver ? |
| 25 | Being tied to reception though you see , J Julie 's likely to do quite a lot because she 's got to stay there so you 've got |
| 26 | It is difficult to put forward a programme which holds out hope of a better life when you have singularly failed to live up to your promises during your term of office . |
| 27 | Before deriving the results of this section it is necessary to state clearly a number of underlying assumptions . |
| 28 | If a high gloss or mirror finish is required , then it is necessary to use either a grainfiller to fill the pores of the wood , or to apply extra coats of finish , rubbing down between coats until the grain has been filled . |
| 29 | Since it was possible to examine only a sample of such studies , what follows is aimed to reflect the fact of risk related fertility patterns rather than to give an accounting of the extent and paths of influence . |
| 30 | Assuming it was impractical to produce immediately a system which would do everything that personnel management wanted , which were the most important factors ? |