Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] [det] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the issue of how Scotland is governed now dominating politics north of the border , Labour MPs are convinced that such a move by Liberal Democrats would be like turkeys voting for Christmas — the description employed by Callaghan of the Liberals who threatened to break the Lib-Lab pact . |
| 2 | A former Conservative agriculture minister , Michael Jopling ( Westmorland and Lonsdale ) , said : ‘ Can not we take some comfort from the fact that our safety rules and our arrangements are such that such a minute dose leads to widespread concern and a Commons statement ? ’ |
| 3 | It would have been perfect if half a gallon of water had not leaked into my rolled-up sleeping-bag . |
| 4 | Having said that , and writing as a pronuclear energy member of the public , I am concerned that such a thing could ever have happened . |
| 5 | It should be clear that such a restoration is not to be undertaken lightly , and it should be entrusted only to a skilled professional . |
| 6 | The number it came from would then be revealed by the computer to be such and such a booth in a certain place . |
| 7 | And er they used to trade up and down this room , Miss I 'll be wearing such and such a dress and it 'll be such and such a colour and er then we used to make the hat for it . |
| 8 | ‘ That is an inquisitorial power , which may work with great severity against third persons , and it seems to me to be obvious that such a section ought to be used with the greatest care , so as not unnecessarily to put in motion the machinery of justice when it is not wanted , or to put it in motion at a stage when it is not clear that it is wanted , and certainly not to put it in motion if unnecessary mischief is going to be done or hardship inflicted upon the third person who is called upon to appear and give information . |
| 9 | Lists of books can be tedious but such a selection from various subjects is necessary to provide a proper picture of this collection . |
| 10 | Usually this is not the case so the average wait will be less than half a revolution . |
| 11 | But the legal profession is understood to be concerned that such a move would compromise the impartial working of the Forensic Science Laboratories . |
| 12 | This may take place at the first meeting with the client , though for larger assignments a site visit and access to confidential material may be necessary before such an assessment can be properly made . |
| 13 | This may take place at the first meeting with the client , although for larger assignments access to confidential material may be necessary before such an assessment can be made . |
| 14 | It may nevertheless be true that such a country may have been able to establish links with either party . |
| 15 | Neighbours are shocked that such an attack could happen in their village . |
| 16 | From the House of Lords and the National Union he became a thorn in the flesh of the party leaders , where in a party government it would have been inconceivable that such a man , at the height of his powers and with powerful connections . |
| 17 | If you are self-employed or own a business you need to protect your livelihood with insurance . |
| 18 | Also , particularly if you are self-employed or own a business , there may be certain tax advantages as well as possible scope for improving your pension . |
| 19 | The plants are often preserved as dark markings on shales , and were less than half a metre in length . |
| 20 | As it is possible that such an offence will be committed on any march or demonstration , the Act gives the power to tap any organization engaged in such activity . |
| 21 | While monkeys are not normal elephant food , it is conceivable that such an event could occur ( or at least , it is hard , at the current state of the art , to envisage a reasoner that could reject this possibility without rejecting other , similar ones incorrectly ) . |
| 22 | Answer guide : Managers would be using it to plan future activity levels , order stocks , employ labour etc. whereas bankers are more interested in an overview of where the business is likely to go and perhaps also as a monitoring tool , although it is doubtful that such a level of sophistication is applied to the majority of enterprises . |
| 23 | It is doubtful whether such an explanation of naturally occurring polymorphism could be tested without long-term , detailed recording , not only of the variety of genetic changes occurring within clover populations , but at the same time of a detailed recording of the known hazards in the life of the clover plant over the seasons and the years . |
| 24 | The headhunting phenomenon of moving teams gained itself a bad name , and it is clear that such a practice is still scorned by many of the most reputable executive search firms and by many companies too , although it is accepted that it happened comparatively rarely . |
| 25 | It is clear that such a justification not only depends on very special circumstances but is essentially parasitic . |
| 26 | It is clear that such a strategy would produce an incorrect parsing when a short word followed by a long word is homophonous with a long word followed by a short word . |
| 27 | Second , the occurrence of a strong global correlation between GNP and temperature does not necessarily mean that a cooler , more seasonal climate inherently favours socio-economic development ; it is arguable that such a relationship could be a fortuitous consequence of the high-latitude origins of modern industrialization , with that situation subsequently maintained by political and financial structures that have generally been disadvantageous to tropical nations . |
| 28 | No , no , it 's right I said erm the back end is such and such a registration Ford Orion but the front end 's off a Ford Escort ! |
| 29 | It is likely that such a move would then secure Athey the place on the unrestricted List Two that he wants . |
| 30 | In the case of storage more than 20 metres in height and of buildings beyond the upper limit of extendable fire authority equipment it is questionable whether such an attack could be effective . |