Example sentences of "[noun sg] [am/are] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | La Penita is quite close to the centre of the resort — Joker 's disco and most of the bars and nightlife are just a 15 minute stroll away . |
| 2 | Nirvana are just a rip off of them really . |
| 3 | The clay tiles that surround this text are just a taste of the wealth of colours , forms and textures that await you . |
| 4 | Discarded rubbish and noise are also a big problem . |
| 5 | Similarly , patriarchal relations between men and women or racism are also a frequent feature of these supposedly alternative forms of gang life . |
| 6 | Is it to set the general atmosphere and mood as Stravinsky did for The Firebird Mysterious sounds of the wind whispering in the trees , the soaring flight of a bird and the heavy tread of an unseen foot are still a wonderful introduction to this magic tale . |
| 7 | Tav & Co are essentially a stripped down rock 'n' roll band , more reliant on rhythm and basic passion than volume and are subsequently unlike to ‘ blow away ’ the average indie rock lover . |
| 8 | Tav & Co are essentially a stripped down rock 'n' roll band , more reliant on rhythm and basic passion than volume and are subsequently unlike to ‘ blow away ’ the average indie rock lover . |
| 9 | The dining room and kitchen are now a financial asset and a major addition to the atmosphere of the school . |
| 10 | Little & Large , Bobby Davro and all of The Copycats gang are just a few top comedians to start this way . |
| 11 | My son , Ben , says I must not forget the illustrations by Quentin Blake — writer and illustrator are here a perfect match . |
| 12 | Timetables , transportation , advertising , publicity , staffing and administration of the exhibition , travel and accommodation of yourself and staff and perhaps the client , as well as printing and production of suitable literature are just a few of the many items comprising your work when you recommend an exhibition be undertaken . |
| 13 | Police officers who expressed a racist ideology are certainly a small minority . |
| 14 | They are quite useful accessories but wonderful knitwear can be made without either , there are many other ways of introducing colour into garments ; stripes , tuck , intarsia using hold position and Swiss darning are just a few . |
| 15 | Members of an association are clearly a ‘ section of the public . ’ |
| 16 | The pollsters ' findings on the economy 's future are thus a fair measure of businessmen 's thinking — but little guide to what will actually occur . |
| 17 | On the contrary , the rules of Equity are only a sort of supplement or appendix to the Common Law ; they assume its existence but they add something further . |
| 18 | Swimming , tennis , horse riding , golf and fishing are just a few of the other activities available in these delightful villages and for those who like to be adventurous while on holiday , white water rafting can be arranged in the River Saalach , not far from Saalbach and Hinterglemm . |
| 19 | ‘ You know that the enemy are just a short distance along the road ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't you realise that the enemy are only a few yards from these positions ? |
| 21 | Crying , colic and night-waking are only a tiny portion of the range of symptoms which experienced mothers report as disappearing and reappearing with dietary changes — changes in maternal diet for the breast-feeding mother , or changes in infant diet directly . |
| 22 | Environmental campaigners using their own Geiger counter say readings taken from the fence are around a hundred and five counts per minute … five times higher than normal for the area . |
| 23 | Hetton are only a point off the pacemakers after they won by six wickets Langley . |
| 24 | Processes of genetic inheritance are only a part , at the physical level , of a multidimensional formative and creative system at work , but it is the mind which automatically forms the patterns which lead a soul into its new body . |
| 25 | Preferences between wholemeal bread and white bread are largely a matter of habit . |
| 26 | The inference in this was not really about the career chances of the still tiny percentage of graduates ( who are obviously well aware that their chances of reaching the highest echelons are constrained by the limitations in the numbers of top posts ) , rather it was a reassertion that those with a degree are almost a different species and remain a threat to the stability of the institution . |
| 27 | The distinctive patterns and processes of government accounting and budgeting are largely a product of the public sector infrastructure . |
| 28 | This is particularly important for group interviews where group discussion and the ability to reason through your own point of view and persuade others to your opinion are invariably a major feature . |
| 29 | For the local researcher , the implication is that the surviving field monuments of the prehistoric period are only a part , perhaps a small part , of the contemporary Neolithic and Bronze Age landscape , and that local topographical changes of soils , relief , and sedimentation might have buried or removed other more important parts of such settlement evidence . |
| 30 | KITCHENS OF Distinction are essentially a guitar band . |