Example sentences of "be a [noun sg] [to-vb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , it 's been a joy to meet you this evening , please can I have another signed photo to replace the old one ? |
| 2 | He 'd be a fool to throw it all away now that SA are back in business . |
| 3 | ( It would clearly be a mistake to spend it all at once and then not be able to advertise for the rest of the year . ) |
| 4 | Bastard Wet Crack ( There 's a name to get them all queuing ! ) |
| 5 | I must say it 's a pleasure to give you that |
| 6 | It is a privilege to pay them this small token of respect . |
| 7 | Had dinner with Eric McCormach ( ‘ an enticingly diabolical imagination ’ ) whose Inspecting the Vaults ( Bloomsbury , £4.99 ) is a book to give you sleepless nights . |
| 8 | This involved changes in the refuelling system ; it was a bid to make it easier to obtain weapons-grade plutonium . |