Example sentences of "are [adj] [noun pl] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harsh legislation and a streamlined judicial process are normal responses when a government is confronted by terrorists . |
| 2 | However , there are some instances where a change of control can affect the underlying assets . |
| 3 | Opportunities for employment for graduates in linguistics are very similar to those for any graduate in Arts curricula , but there are some cases where a degree in linguistics is regarded as a relevant qualification , namely speech therapy and language teaching . |
| 4 | The scope of this section is wide , since there are three reasons why a person may be dealing otherwise than as a consumer : first , because he is a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( a ) ) ; second , because the other party is not a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( b ) ) ; and third , because the goods are not of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption ( see s 12(1) ( c ) ) . |
| 5 | ( T ) here are many cases where a man who has a ‘ right , ’ in the sense of a liberty or capacity of doing an act which is not unlawful , but which is calculated seriously to injure another , will be liable to a charge of blackmail if he demands money from that other as the price of abstaining . … |
| 6 | There are many occasions when a particle bait will outfish any other . |
| 7 | This specialisation can be quite important ; there are good reasons why a model specialises in hair fashion photography rather than hands or feet . |
| 8 | There are various reasons why a songwriter/artist should do this . |
| 9 | Again , on the face of the statute , I can not see any reason why in this case the constable should do more than tell the driver the reason under section 7(3) why breath specimens can not be taken or used ; tell him that in these circumstances he is required to give a specimen of blood or urine but that it is for the constable to decide which ; warn him that a failure to provide the specimen required may render him liable to prosecution ; and then , if the constable decides to require blood , ask the driver if there are any reasons why a specimen can not or should not be taken from him by a doctor . |
| 10 | Although parts of the karst are barren and treeless , there are other areas where a covering of marls and sandstones known as flysch , derived from the deposits of the bed of an Eocene sea , provides the basis for surface drainage and soils . |