Example sentences of "to [det] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mops his brow with a sweat band on his left wrist , straightens up now , comes steaming in again to bowl to that 's a quick ball and fends down into the gully , off the back foot , short bouncing steered it down too smooth . |
| 2 | What I am feeling as I listen to this is a strange movement in the undergrowth immediately in front of me ; a smile spreading inside my beard … |
| 3 | No , I would say that if an independent assessor has been dispatched to this is a good point worth bringing through in the event of erm a disagreement between ourselves and a policy holder , the policy holder has a number of aspects that they can they can approach . |
| 4 | Allied to this is a greater emphasis on comfort , leading to the use of cotton and ‘ elastan ’ fabrics which are proving popular in sports and activity bras . |
| 5 | The significant exception to this is a regional development grant ( RDG ) . |
| 6 | Adjacent to this is a well-equipped radio station , callsign GB3RS , which licensed members can operate by arrangement . |
| 7 | Adjacent to this was a quenching tank for use in conjunction with the gas ring . |
| 8 | Near to this was a small pool designated by our guide as Lod an Suidhe [ Pool of the Sitting ] where the guga hunters sit on surrounding rocks to wash their feet after the day 's toil . |
| 9 | Added to this was a distinctive mop of white hair verging on albino . |
| 10 | Walton J. did not purport to decide the case on the basis of a payment made under a mistake of law and I agree with the doubts expressed by Romer J. in Twyford v. Manchester Corporation [ 1946 ] Ch. 236 , 241 , as to this being a true case of money paid under a mistake of law having regard to the plaintiffs ' expressions as to their understanding of the law at the time of the payments . |
| 11 | According to Cognos ' ebullient senor vice president of R&D Ron Zambonini , porting from one Unix platform to another is a commercial decision only , since it 's not a technologically difficult move : ‘ I want to be on every Unix in the world . ’ |