Example sentences of "be [adv] a [noun] [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Realistically the scope for change in 1992 – 93 was low but it will be interesting to see whether the present flurries of consultation bear fruit in future or are simply a public relations exercise .
2 There is also a Microsoft Windows version .
3 There is also a Microsoft Windows version .
4 ‘ Harthover Place ’ is now a Field Studies Council Centre and one April I enroled for a ‘ spring birds ’ weekend .
5 The amnesty was largely a public relations exercise , designed to show that the Salvadorean government was serious about its Promise to improve human rights ; new prisoners soon took their place .
6 There was also a no certiorari clause which applied to all decisions of the Board .
7 In 1978 the company was mainly an animal foodstuffs business — 84 per cent pig , fish and poultry , and 16 per cent pet foods for UK and export markets .
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