Example sentences of "be a [adj] [noun pl] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | You are a thousand times a properer man |
2 | ‘ There are a hundred ways a firm can get rid of pollution into the river , ’ said an experienced officer , ‘ so long as they do it at the right time . ’ |
3 | But even that can be a hundred pounds a week — still too much for many . |
4 | Full fees were a hundred pounds a year and erm the Education Department ha had assessed my father 's contribution towards the fees at six shillings a week which was about fifteen pounds a year . |
5 | or whatever and they were a hundred pounds a week or |
6 | that 's a thousand times a roll times a roll one ooh ooh ooh ! |
7 | Oh I 'm , I 'm not sure , it 's , it 's a few hundred pounds a year and I , I , I 'm really guessing it 's a few hundred pounds a year for what they call a retaining fee , for being firemen , and then it 's a few pounds every time they attend , and a lesser amount every time for an , a greater amount every time they go out on the fire engine , but it 's nothing er nothing exceptionally high , it 's , it 's very reasonable when you think they 've got other jobs to do |
8 | In that sector project and assignment work is a flowing librarians the chance to broaden their work ( importantly in co-operation with teachers ) to incorporate study skills training as an essential aspect of information skills instruction . |
9 | So South West is is a hundred pounds a year more than ours . |
10 | The weight in kilograms is a hundred times the number of engines we 've got . |
11 | ‘ Initially people think bonsai trees must be quite difficult to keep , but all it takes is a few minutes a day to see they are properly watered . |