Example sentences of "be [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 It is , however , because religion is about the archaic heritage of humanity , and involves relations with parent figures , particularly the father , that one would expect emotional reactions to the subject ; either religion is the most important part of life , and immune to scientific investigation for that reason , or it is too trivial to be worth a working scientist 's time .
2 His preparation must be like an Olympic athlete 's .
3 The work will normally be with an elderly person 's family , the children , and grandchildren , but the family of origin may be valuable if there are siblings still available , near at hand .
4 His view was that erm if he was armed he had been armed in the past , he had discharged a firearm , he felt that er he would be in a desperate position erm , as he was an escaped prisoner and that he he would n't have erm any influence over him .
5 Life 's too short it certainly can be in a racing driver 's career to relax . ’
6 Some household maintenance jobs may be beyond a young husband 's understanding but again this is an area where wise counsel can be recruited from the local body of Christ .
7 But I think that er this er Centenary Sports Ground gon na be large enough for the public to see and this and wants to be on a smaller metal er edition that 's there for er ever and a day .
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