Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jonathon is a graduate of the Northern College of Music and has been professional as a viola and violin player for 6 years . |
| 2 | I had been poorly for a while and could n't eat and the doctor thought it may be appendicitis so he sent me to Darlington Hospital . |
| 3 | To them I 'll say you 'll find things are strange for a time but , with the help of your colleagues , you 'll soon find your feet but , for yourselves , avoid falling into the bad habits of others . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , the SDA 's approaches towards urban policy have been innovative in a way that the overwhelmingly property-orientated UDCs have not . |
| 5 | The investigation aims to establish what sub-contracting patterns in what circumstances are conducive to good business performance , and draw conclusions about whether they are specific to an industry or a nation , or transferrable across sectoral or national boundaries . |
| 6 | When the people from Furnace Road visit the new housing estates they feel hemmed in , for though they live in a tight little terrace with backyard behind , and rug-sized gardens in front , they are used to a spaciousness that is due not to planning but to the lack of plan . |
| 7 | She said the house had been damp for a year and she had complained to the council on numerous occasions . |
| 8 | Governors say they are afraid of a rebuff if they venture too near territorial waters . |
| 9 | Clearly myths are dependent on a language and a symbolic system which is shared , and which is therefore social . |
| 10 | Also , rules are meaningless to a child if they do not have a rationale . |
| 11 | She 'd have been delighted with a cornfield and a few startled crows . |
| 12 | It can not have been easy for an ordinand or a curate to stand up to contemptuous persiflage about his religion from one of the ablest minds of the generation who happened to be his own brother . |
| 13 | Hay won this title as skip in 1984 and has been prominent as a player and coach in Scotland and Canada since . |
| 14 | You 're lucky in a way that he 's there , and lucky , too , that he 's got his music and that it 's bringing him a name , for it 's some sort of compensation in the meantime , helping his waiting . ’ |
| 15 | On the boring but practical side — do n't get too carried away wandering through the Dartmoor mist — it 's all too easy to get lost so do n't try it unless you 're competent with a map and compass . |
| 16 | So you know we 're stuck between a rock and a hard place |
| 17 | Civil and Public Services Association chief Barry Reamsbottom told the unions ' Blackpool conference : ‘ We 're stuck in a time-warp and must come in from the cold . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ We 're desperate for a win and the players have been left in no doubt what I expect of them , ’ said Laughton . |
| 19 | After two easy days you 're ready for a workout that includes a warm-up , then a hard effort in the middle and a warm-down . |
| 20 | adults particularly they 're alright with a quarter and a half but after that you know |
| 21 | Flooring : These Gaudi limestone tiles are ideal for a kitchen but should be sealed using a silicone impregnator ( available from DIY stores ) to make them waterproof . |
| 22 | But what is more important than anything else is that they should not be treated as packages and removed from one place to another and back again because the grown-ups are involved in a dispute and have overlooked that children have rights , and that children 's rights are to remain somewhere until after calm and sensible consideration and a decision by a court that the particular place in which they are living is changed by the decision of the court to them living somewhere else . |
| 23 | These post-ideological times are rough on an avant-garde that always needed an orthodoxy against which to kick . |
| 24 | This can be an especially useful consideration if you are unhappy in a job or about to change direction . |
| 25 | Seams are unsatisfactory on a blind as they too will cause an unattractive bulge on the roller . |
| 26 | However , even though Richard Baxter may have been poor as a theologian and controversialist , he was undoubtedly one of the most outstanding pastors of all time . |
| 27 | And they tell you that two AS-levels are equal to an A-level when it comes to applying for university places . ’ |
| 28 | The drama happened as he was giving First Aid to rider Kevin Mitchell who had been involved in a crash but was not seriously injured . |
| 29 | The sorry plight of an ailing club continued with the news that a supporters ' coach had been involved in a crash and that only 12 youngsters could be rounded up to take on Leicester in a youth match . |
| 30 | These are extreme cases — yet , if you 've been involved in a disaster or have been a victim of crime ( Victim Support 's specialist area ) you may find yourself suffering from what has now been identified as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder . |