Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun sg] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The language has an insistent rhythm , but the better a rapper is the more they break away from it , tease it , play with it . |
| 2 | If a seller knows how much a buyer is willing to pay , then his power position is improved . |
| 3 | In hot weather you may not be aware of how much a horse is sweating because it evaporates so quickly . |
| 4 | By " aptitude " Carroll meant " the amount of time needed to learn a task under optimal instructional conditions ' and not its more usual connotation of how much a student is capable of learning . |
| 5 | To check how much a paragraph is inset move the cursor into that paragraph and look at the ruler line . |
| 6 | Apparently a nova is a close binary system , made up of a cool , normal star and a White Dwarf . |
| 7 | Sometimes it is difficult to separate the two , but basically a hand-out is a prepared statement complete in itself , whereas , a worksheet requires student effort to complete and should stimulate further work . |
| 8 | Basically a product is equivalent to an and . |
| 9 | The law relating to covenants is quite complex but basically a covenant is a legally-binding document by which you transfer some of your income to a charity for a stated period . |
| 10 | And also of course , a , a , a problem that you ca n't solve is , you never know in advance how long a conversation 's going to be . |
| 11 | Lord Pearce said , ‘ The only reasonable inference from the regular course of dealing over so long a period is that the buyers were evincing an acceptance of , and a readiness to be bound by , the printed conditions of whose existence they were well aware although they had not troubled to read them . ’ |
| 12 | But we may well have seen them without registering that fact ; perhaps a film is set in a particular location and we are so involved in the plot that the background scenery enters only our subconscious mind . |
| 13 | Perhaps a landscape is too remote or unsettled weather makes a long painting session impossible . |
| 14 | Yes , I can en envisage that somewhere , perhaps a visitor 's a first step towards clarifying what may be a runner would be taken by Sarah at the moment , but er , which we would put an investigator straight from future , for example . |
| 15 | Well I 've got a quid , so a stamp 's twenty four is n't it ? |
| 16 | ( 2 ) The loans must be to defray expenditure incurred in acquiring ordinary share capital of a close company complying with s13A(2) as described above , or in lending to such a close company where the money loaned is used wholly and exclusively for the purpose of its business or the business of any of its associated companies provided the latter are also close companies satisfying the conditions of s13A(2). ( 3 ) When interest is paid on the manager 's loan , Newco must continue to comply with s13A(2) — this means it must continue to satisfy the relevant purpose test rather than that it should continue to remain a close company ; in the case of a purchase of shares in Target , the reason why Newco should be close after the institutions commit to invest is to ensure that institutions and management can invest at the same time and that , at that time , Newco is both close and satisfies the relevant purpose test , ie already controls Target ; management can not commit Newco to acquiring Target until the institutions have committed to funding Newco , and once they have so committed the institutions are likely to control Newco under s416 , so a structure is needed whereby management also controls Newco at this point . |
| 17 | So a guarantee is totally separate and nothing to do really with your statutory rights . |
| 18 | It follows that the next statement , which provides a particular instance of the general category ( the acid … such as linseed oil ) , must be an illustration , so a soap is a particular manifestation of a salt , and saponification a particular example of the general process of acid + alkali reaction . |
| 19 | Winter will be a problem because the whole body of water will cool ( a pond has its base temperature protected by the earth ) so a heater is needed when freezing temperatures are expected . |
| 20 | So a symbol is for them ‘ a blaze or landmark , something that connects the unknown with the known ’ . |
| 21 | Forty cases of illegal logging have been brought to court in the last three years , but the loophole in the regulations makes it difficult to prove charges , so a technique is being developed to date the year of felling , using tree rings . |
| 22 | So a compromise is on the cards . |
| 23 | So a polygon is a " many sided " figure . |
| 24 | So a delusion is something that people insist on believing , erm , no matter what . |
| 25 | That 's right , that 's right , yes , how we consume these products , yes , I mean , you 're right , so a potato is a potato is a potato , but if it 's pre-packed , graded and washed , that is sort of intrinsically different from er , er , sort of , mouldy , scruffy old potatoes that you could buy at a greengrocer . |
| 26 | They ca n't afford to put a man in and you ca n't get a tractor round the graves so a goat 's the obvious answer . |
| 27 | The main reason I became involved in birds of prey was to teach them to hunt for me — and of course for themselves — so a goshawk is a must for the near future . |
| 28 | Neither side is likely to take any unnecessary risks in a key game for both teams , so a draw is likely . |
| 29 | The weather for the Fox F M area : this evening 's going to be dry with clear spells , temperatures are going to fall quickly at first to around four degrees celsius , thirty nine degrees fahrenheit by midnight , however , the light westerly breezes will pick up to moderate later with temperatures rising , so a frost is n't expected tonight . |
| 30 | I think we 're the better all round team when playing well so a win is certainly not out of the question . |