Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [subord] life " in BNC.

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1 Some of the notable protagonists in the debate are John and Nuala Scarisbrook , of the ‘ Life ’ organisation , who believe that all abortion is wrong because life begins at conception .
2 It 's larger than life in every way .
3 But make sure you pay attention not just to the basic impulses and enthusiasms , which are sound and fine ; not just to the incidental portrait of a consummate mountaineer in the passages about Dave Breashears ; but also to a strange sort of instinctual third dimension which Blessed 's larger than life character seems to entice into play :
4 Yes , the stage is larger than life and it is about emotions that are big enough to wrap round you .
5 It is larger than life , more real than truth , dramatic and daring , perceptive and flowing , and , significantly , full of paradox and ambiguity .
6 In all but height ( five-foot-five ) Mr Niachos is larger than life .
7 Whether we are talking of the families portrayed in reading schemes and modern languages material , the heroes of novels chosen in English literature , or the personages selected as worthy of interest in history , the picture may be of a male who is larger than life , dominant and personality-projecting .
8 Pete Waterman is larger than life .
9 Pupils ' paper art show is large as life
10 The idea that life in the community is better than life in a hospital has , for decades , been an article of faith for mental health workers .
11 Iona is older than life itself .
12 ‘ Your race is less than life , ’ Jinkwa snarled .
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