Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of devices recovered after the second tip-off had been hidden only a short distance from Shell offices at Hill of Rubislaw , sealed off after the morning bomb scare . |
| 2 | If the need for more labour intensive economic activities is recognised , and if the full social costs of continuing rural decline and urban expansion are calculated then a strong case can be made for more determined political action and considerably increased government investment in many DRAs . |
| 3 | Once more , we are given only a masculine point of view . |
| 4 | Any daily spread , you 've been given here a two page per day dairy . |
| 5 | ‘ It is difficult for me to find the limits of the car yet because I am given only a limited number of laps and I do n't know the circuit . ’ |
| 6 | They are spaced only a few metres apart , each wearing the garish colours of their clan , two on the kiteline , others as reel carriers , coaches or vociferous fans . |
| 7 | That stuff 's only been dropped here a few days . |
| 8 | Any previous encounters will have been picked over a dozen times , the characters of the boys analysed in tedious detail , and interesting future possibilities considered . |
| 9 | The engineering unions have been seeking either a 35-hour week or a two-hour reduction . |
| 10 | Let us further assume that the charge distribution is uniform and denote the charge per unit length by pl ( we are defining thereby a linear charge density of dimension coulomb per metre ) . |
| 11 | A Liverpool City Council spokesman said : ‘ He has been granted both a disabled facilities grant and mandatory renovation grant . ’ |
| 12 | The flush pipes from high-level cisterns need less room than the low-level types , and the extension pipe at the back of the loo told me it had been moved forward a few inches . |
| 13 | We 're seeing just a few cases and I do n't deny the fact that occasionally there are bullies in the Army . |
| 14 | You 're becoming quite a leading man in this crew , George Merry . |
| 15 | Er , we 're getting quite a few calls on that subject now , John from Erith , good morning to you John . |
| 16 | We get you 're getting quite a big celebrity on this programme people want to know you know whether they can come round and have a guided tour round the house and stuff |
| 17 | I mean , a lot , I can say with on the youths , I think were doing , were , were , were walking with young people at the local levels of various places in the town you know , we 've got , we have n't got as many resources as we want yet , but were still trying to do that , well I actually feel , on youth we 're doing quite a good job you know , expensive job you know , that we are , and , and all that concerns you raise , were certainly aware of . |
| 18 | To soften the blow , then , we 're giving away a special 100-page C64 Tips Book with the first issue , as well as the two tapes ( which 'll feature the excellent Continental Circus AND Gemini Wing among others ! ) , and all for the regular price of just £2.95 ! |
| 19 | ‘ You 're taking rather a long rest , are n't you ? ’ |
| 20 | Some people think you just play records , when in fact you 're putting together a whole programme . |
| 21 | Well presumably you have n't played at all in the last couple of weeks , so it 's so you 're feeling perhaps a little bit rusty about it all ? |
| 22 | And , of course , he 's so revered for this sleight-of-hand that he 's constructed a two and a half hour show to appeal mainly to his legions of cultish disciples who 've been waiting quite a few years for him to make sense again . |
| 23 | If more shakes are needed then a gradual increase in potency occurs until a saturation point arrives and presumably only intensification takes place . |
| 24 | Instantly , three athletic-looking youths sprang from a doorway where they 'd been idling just a short distance along the road . |
| 25 | The first raider had been downed only a short while earlier by Archie McKellar , who saw the attacker crash into the Lothians . |
| 26 | Choosing the right hotel for your holiday is a most important decision and it needs careful consideration even if you are staying only a few days . |
| 27 | NAPALM DEATH , who are about to commence their ‘ Campaign For Musical Destruction ’ tour , are to give away a free EP with their ‘ Utopia Banished ’ album , set for May 18 release through Earache Records . |
| 28 | Minimum rates also vary , so if you are buying only a small amount it may be worth shopping around . |
| 29 | Ten minutes before you might have been having quite a close conversation . ’ |
| 30 | Not only are we offering two exceptional videos at a special price , we are giving away a free slide set . |