Example sentences of "[noun] 's a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I agree Gazza 's a brilliant player , who would be an asset for any club , but I really do n't think we should be getting too excited about this — how could we possibly afford him ? |
| 2 | Gazza 's a great lad |
| 3 | The actual skirt , the skirt 's a blueyer green . |
| 4 | Chichester 's a nice town is n't it ? |
| 5 | Former Foreign Secretary and S D P leader Dr David Owen says the election result 's a personal triumph for West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl . |
| 6 | ‘ So , the Luger 's a German gun — and who were the first major users of chemical weapons on this planet ? |
| 7 | ‘ Well , Deirdre 's a determined girl once she 's set her mind on anything , I 'll give her that . |
| 8 | That Anya 's a real nogoodnik . |
| 9 | On this occasion his achievements were measured in terms of the £160,000 which his departments had contributed to rate relief during his tenure : ‘ No man is more deserving of the thanks of the ratepayers than Mr. Furness whose enthusiasm and enterprise has made his department 's a wonderful source of revenue for the town ’ . |
| 10 | Granddad 's a long way away , he 's on holiday . |
| 11 | End result , everyone goes round saying , ‘ Ohhh — Perry Como 's a lovely man — but his agent … |
| 12 | Daft as it seems , we could have won it because the kick was produced too quick for Paul Simpson and we hit the ball later on , Mark Stein 's a little back header , very unlucky not to win it for us . |
| 13 | The tape 's a great success at first , |
| 14 | Marie 's a brilliant swimmer . |
| 15 | He 's very well connected , Hugh — brother-in-law 's a Tory MP and all that . |
| 16 | Chemical 's a dirty word in a ward which boasts the region 's only green county councillor . |
| 17 | I 'eard the Foundling 's a dreadful place . ’ |
| 18 | Andy 's a real mate he just kept saying straight heads er for all the times when I might have said oh , I could n't really talk to some people last night and he 'd say what you mean straight heads ? he 's right . |
| 19 | That Lucy 's a brilliant driver ! |
| 20 | I told him ambition 's a good thing and what are you |
| 21 | Aluminium 's a good conductor . |
| 22 | Next term 's a long term as well . |
| 23 | And a boat 's a little fucker ! |
| 24 | Sue 's a big girl . |
| 25 | There 's quite a few fancy their chances around here , and I know about them all ; but our Johnny 's a real lecher , so be warned . ’ |
| 26 | Personally I think Rocky 's a better player than White . |
| 27 | oh right do you think Richard 's a good driver ? |
| 28 | ‘ That Buster 's a naughty boy at times , but he likes to watch All Creatures Great and Small on a Sunday , does n't he , Swire ? ’ |
| 29 | the Basingstoke 's a larger branch are n't they ? |
| 30 | ‘ Sounds as if Blufton 's a sharp operator . ’ |