Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main body of these superb watercolours is of more recent vintage and runs the whole gamut of the seasons it is refreshing to come across a trio of such shivery snowscapes as Deep Snow , Upleatham ( 28 ) , Road into Guisborough ( 78 ) and Tocketts Farm in Snow Guisborough ( 22 ) . |
| 2 | It is for that alleged breach of the orders that he is due to appear before a judge and jury in Middlesbrough on Monday . |
| 3 | Mm and I was just wondering if that is your girl who is due to come at a quarter past six then she erm |
| 4 | Is that coming to a finish now . |
| 5 | Using this diagram , it is possible to see at a glance the relationship of one context to the rest of the site . |
| 6 | It is possible to see in a catalogue of this sort the origins of the very exact nomenclature found in many of Mary Leapor 's landscape descriptions ( see chapter three below ) . |
| 7 | One of the advantages of a quantitative study of this sort is that it is possible to view at a glance a collected set of responses . |
| 8 | I mention that this mechanical bird has three blades because we have here something of great importance for a photographer — the three blades are designed to give a far smoother ride than the two-bladed machine , and because of this it is possible to shoot at a speed as low as 125th of a second . |
| 9 | It is possible to appeal against a decision to transfer proceedings back to the family proceedings court ( The Children ( Allocation of Proceedings ) ( Appeals ) Order 1991 ( SI No 1801 , art 2 ) ) . |
| 10 | It is possible to use in a diesel engine , but the main purpose is to make it possible to use unleaded petrol in a vehicle which can not normally use it . |
| 11 | From these figures , it is possible to arrive at a number of quite different versions of what changes took place in the years in question . |
| 12 | Thus whilst the main schedules may give a number for ‘ Cats ’ , by the application of Table 1 it is possible to distinguish between a document which is an encyclopaedia concerned with cats , and a document on societies concerned with cats . |
| 13 | In May 1989 , after a home league defeat at Derby that seemed to have cost Arsenal the chance of their first Championship since 1971 , I felt as low as it is possible to feel after a football match . |
| 14 | A converse implication of the " dress of thought " view is that it is possible to write in a style which is the nadir of plainness and neutrality . |
| 15 | April 25 Baker meets with Bessmertnykh in the Soviet town of Kislovodsk ; Bessmertnykh announces that the Soviet Union is willing to act as a co-sponsor with the US for a peace conference . |
| 16 | He is willing to throw in a couple of technical support people to explain to Bill Gates how Sparc works , and he will even sell naked hardware to an OEM like Dell Computer Corp or Electronic Design Systems . |
| 17 | On the other hand a Kachin will always take it for granted that anyone whom he is prepared to classify as a Jinghpaw is a kinsman of some sort . |
| 18 | John Power is prepared to run through a wall ; Willie O'Connor is as hard as nails and Liam Simpson takes no prisoners . |
| 19 | The butterfly is easier to seduce with a wealth of plants such as the sweet scented hyssopus , with its charming flower spikes and small aromatic leaves . |
| 20 | In addition , some parents may find that it is easier to cope with a child who has a serious language problem if they are able to participate in the process of assessment and intervention . |
| 21 | It is easier to fall into a pit than to get out again , and the prospects in Sri Lanka are grim . |
| 22 | A laser produces a beam which is easier to focus into a monomode fibre because its light does not spread in frequency as much as a LED . |
| 23 | We do n't think it is sensible to plan for a recession . |
| 24 | If people say that it is wrong that teachers should be allowed , even encouraged , to tell pupils that it is acceptable to live in a household in a particular form of sexual relationship , that goes beyond what is a proper and a responsible training for life in society . ’ |
| 25 | Is this regarded as a refutation of Newtonian science ? |
| 26 | And before the letters flood in from feminists , neither is this meant as a slur on womankind . |
| 27 | This was immediately prior to the Nicholson ‘ star ’ era ; the wave of which he rode the crest was beginning to build and it is interesting to chronicle for a moment some of the events leading up to his ‘ discovery ’ as a major Hollywood personality — a hero of the age and one who , as we have seen , was much influenced by the existentialist prophecies of Kerouac , which were now , finally , coming home to roost in middle-class America and elsewhere . |
| 28 | ‘ This man is impossible to describe in a family newspaper ’ The Leader |
| 29 | For many people attempting to escape from state persecution , it is impossible to apply for a passport to the very authorities who are inflicting the persecution . |
| 30 | It is impossible to observe from a distance . |