Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adj] and a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nestled on a mountain terrace nearly 1,000 feet above the azure sea , from here the views are magnificent and a cablecar links you to Taormina Beach below . |
| 2 | The pottery designs are distinctive and a diverse range of colours used . |
| 3 | The research is exploratory and a causal model is adopted on the assumption that the introduction of computers as an aid to design would change the job content of the technician . |
| 4 | Home-made peel is delicious and a far cry from the dreary tubs that are sold each Christmas . |
| 5 | This means the tape is full and a new tape has to be used . |
| 6 | Dianne is 26 and a ( reformed ) high-spender : ‘ The joy was the act of shopping itself . |
| 7 | Normalised data is stable and a good foundation for any future growth . |
| 8 | The experiment was short-lived and a failure ; but it suggested that the young king might not be able to reckon as a matter of course on wielding all the powers of his great predecessor . |
| 9 | The result was disastrous and a scandal to the country 's law and trade . |
| 10 | On the entertainments side er , last year of course we had that one-off benefit with not having to absorb the first quarter 's loss and this year the er first quarter was pretty disastrous because we had an er er an er amalgamation of , of A the Gulf War B the recession and in London I R A bombing and that really stopped tourists coming to London from overseas and from the rest of the U K. But I 'm pleased to say that er we , we 're coming back very strongly and for instance in July at virtually all of our centres attendances were either up to last year very nearl very nearly up to last year or ahead of last year and er at Chessington our revenue was thirteen and a half percent up on last year which I think justifies our investment there . |
| 11 | Although slow and the wrong side of 43 , ‘ Gabby ’ Hinton was classy and a strong believer in football and family entertainment . |
| 12 | The search was thorough and a number of items were removed ; there was talk of ritual sexual abuse . |
| 13 | The launderette was two and a half blocks from the house ; probably less than three hundred yards . |
| 14 | The working day was ten hours long , sometimes starting at 3 am , and the expected rate of completion was one and a half yards [ 1.4 m ] a day , though , with extra inducements two yards [ 1.8 m ] or even more could be achieved . |
| 15 | Although he knew Max would not share her bed , the poet was malicious and a great gossip . |
| 16 | Since the economic advantages are overwhelming and a greater and more expert level of service can be expected it is appropriate and justifiable to spend some time on supplier selection . |
| 17 | ‘ It is important to remember that Norwegian blocks are two and a half times as big as those on the UKCS , ’ notes Ritson . |
| 18 | Potatoes are cheap and a considerable amount of profit can be made with a little thought being put into the presentation . |
| 19 | I think these proposals not only are a way forward but also in light of what is actually happening in the area of Highfields with er the high numbers of unemployment , with the high rate of people underachieving in education I think for the last two and a half years there has been no clear guidelines or structure that has systematically brought about any results in the two centres to move forward where people have lost out by this issue being bureaucratic and a political football that 's being kicked about and I think it 's about time where we now have cross party consensus that we move positively forward and work towards these proposals . |
| 20 | Obviously , when the experimenter opened the box , there was a 50 percent chance of the cat being alive and a 50 percent chance of it being dead . |
| 21 | A panda will eat meat if the opportunity arises , but it seems the attitude is not one of a hunter — the effort seems to great when the sun is warm and a cosy spot for a nap is just round the corner . |
| 22 | A yurt is comfortable and a wooden floor raises it from the ground . |
| 23 | Heather is 27 and a potter . |
| 24 | The ceiling is low and a mustard colour , though dry rot has seeped through and chipped most of it away , leaving whitish , gaping blisters . |
| 25 | Very occasionally it is good to have interludes of completely new material as long as the mood is right and a satisfactory form created . |
| 26 | So much greenhouse equipment is electric and a light will allow you to work with the plants at any time of the day . |
| 27 | As Community Care launches its campaign , I would argue these principles : first , abuse is wrong and a criminal offence . |
| 28 | When North was charged with a number of very serious offences Reagan publicly announced that North was innocent and a hero . |
| 29 | By 1990 cash spending on the NHS was two and a half times what it had been in 1979 , topping £27 billion and making the DOH the second largest spending department ( NAHAT 1990 ) . |
| 30 | He was a proper fop : his roses and cream complexion was clean-shaven and a silver pearl dangled from a small gold chain in his right ear lobe . |