Example sentences of "be [adj] and [vb -s] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Tang is shy and hides a lot and has recently started to look a bit tatty and pale in colour , although he feeds well . |
| 2 | I 'm sure that 's right and includes a lot of interest as well |
| 3 | I enjoyed ‘ Futility ’ very much as it is poem with a message for all people and like most of Wilfred Owen 's poems it is timeless and has a meaning not only for the first World War but for wars to come . |
| 4 | We would n't have got on to it except it happened to be a post office where the little old lady is careful and takes a note of the numbers of anything over a fiver . |
| 5 | This imparts a rhythm to the neck even when it is straight and gives a sense of alertness and tensile strength . |
| 6 | Irrespective of the proportions of the crack or the means by which it is loaded the ratio of the maximum value of this stress parallel to the crack surfaces to the peak opening stress at right angles to the crack is constant and has a value of one to five . |
| 7 | There 's actually plenty of potential space on US cable sports TV networks for minority sports ( for example Aussie Rules is televised and has a following here ) and there are other sports magazines besides Sports Illustrated . |
| 8 | Both clubhouse and course are candidly described — ‘ although not an imposing building the clubhouse is comfortable and contains a lounge , dining room , card room , etc. ’ and as to the course the following is typical — ‘ The 8th green is not particularly easy to putt on , being faster in some parts than the others ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ Now , because everybody is busy and has a bit of money , the place is a haven of peace and tranquillity ’ |
| 10 | That 's noble and bespeaks a nation proud |
| 11 | Yellow Peril 's defenders insist like all good art it 's provocative and has a sting in the tail |
| 12 | The tuberous rootstock , up to 4ins ( 10cms ) long , is cylindrical and bears a rosette of leaves which are up to 12ins ( 30cms ) long and 3ins ( 71½–8cms ) wide . |
| 13 | It 's compact and has a shortwave capacity to pick up stations around the globe . |
| 14 | I think a grade of E1 5a is fair and reveals a lot about the ‘ feel ’ of the route . |
| 15 | In a large bowl , whisk together the eggs and 100g/4oz of the sugar until it is thick and holds a trail from the beaters . |
| 16 | The previous chapters have established that human geography is fragmented and lacks a core , like several other contemporary social science disciplines , and that some human geographers are promoting the recreation of a form of regional geography to provide a needed integrating core . |
| 17 | The village of Mojacar is enchanting and provokes a desire to discover more about its fascinating history — how it was conquered by the Moors and recaptured centuries later by the Catholic Kings . |
| 18 | The Madeiran changes personality when he is driving and resembles a rally driver or a laid-back Californian , with one arm out of the window dangling a cigarette . |
| 19 | In fact it was unfair and represents a furtherance of Hope 's ambition of a Gothic Foreign Office . |