Example sentences of "be [adv] [conj] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All happy families are alike but an unhappy family is unhappy after its own fashion , ’ observes Leo Tolstoy in the opening lines of Anna Karenina . |
| 2 | And what we say is as you know yourself you then have an am pm or an early evening call |
| 3 | It must comprehend alternatives in policy , since it is only if an electoral decision can alter the actions of government that popular control can be said to be established … |
| 4 | Masud Hoghughi , director of Aycliffe children 's home and an outspoken critic of the earlier draft guidance , said there was no need for specific advice on restraint , beyond identifying the limits . |
| 5 | I assumed that this was more than an architectural whim , but might have some connection with conservation of land in this predominantly agricultural country . |