Example sentences of "be [det] [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | mean you 're all quite an observant bunch here |
| 2 | Is that also a different derivation of the inductance ? |
| 3 | Is that normally a legitimate part of |
| 4 | ‘ Or is that rather a naïve question ? ’ |
| 5 | Is that still a viable method of energy production ? |
| 6 | Is that quite a high score there ? |
| 7 | Is this just a malign coincidence ? |
| 8 | Is this just an ordinary camera you 've used ? |
| 9 | Or is this just an elaborate distraction created by her mind to avoid facing her infertility ? |
| 10 | So is this really a new panacea or a just a passing craze for crazies . |
| 11 | But is this really a fair comparison ? |
| 12 | But is this really an unlikely choice ? |
| 13 | Yet the question has to be asked : how much is this really an artificial crisis which will subside as quickly as it has arisen ? |
| 14 | Now this is this quite a common thing after the flu to get a problem . |
| 15 | Nor have there been any informal jolly gatherings when the daily toil of pressing the flesh is over : Mr Kinnock wandering back among the press party , glass of whisky in hand , letting his ( metaphorical ) hair down a little , tipping us just the hint of a wink that this is all just a great game . |
| 16 | But erm did that have a message , or was that just a fun thing for you to do ? |
| 17 | Oh was this quite a usual thing for |
| 18 | Was this quite a common thing for the lads in the to do things like this ? |
| 19 | Perhaps , he concluded , in his letter terminating their correspondence for months to come , it was all just a terrible nightmare which would only be understood later ? |
| 20 | ‘ It was all just a wee misunderstanding . ’ |
| 21 | It was all just a big adventure . |