Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] and [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reagan , furthermore , notwithstanding executive experience as a two-term governor of California , was totally without national political experience and was a complete novice in foreign affairs . |
| 2 | is our SW regional buyer and is a school teacher . |
| 3 | They form the backbone of his historical research and are a joy in themselves . |
| 4 | But this conclusion would be quite misleading , since the pattern described is typical of all British sites and is a reflection of the coins circulating in Britain throughout its occupation by the Romans ( fig. 25 ) . |
| 5 | He was a long way from being an alcoholic , but he was vulnerable to heavy social drinking and was a sucker for the old Scottish adage ‘ One For The Road ’ . |
| 6 | The bizarre dream-like tale of Roger Bacon 's brazen head first appeared in the late medieval period and was a popular romantic fable tacked onto Bacon 's life story . |
| 7 | The union then supported me further when I got another job and was a steward there , a branch secretary a district committee member and then on the regional committee and they also helped to put me through polytechnic and into the job that I did looking at mergers at the University of Warwick . |
| 8 | And I was working at this day and being a Monday or a Tuesday after the Mo Sunday meeting . |
| 9 | Born deaf , and now aged 30 , Shaw holds diplomas in chemical and electronic engineering and is a person with many hobbies including computer programming , car maintenance , photography squash , travel and reading . |
| 10 | ‘ We would also have to consider that sevens is a very important part of the Scottish game and is a good breeding ground for many of the skills required in the XV-a-side game . |
| 11 | They are intended for use in discussion-led groups of about 20–30 people and are a valuable aid to teaching and revising for the Institute 's examinations . |
| 12 | Films formed a major aspect of his cultural intake and were a regular part of his life . |
| 13 | He spent some time in the Navy , worked in light engineering and is a watchmaker to trade . |
| 14 | ‘ Delphis ’ floats around dreamy vocals , clever chords , is pushed along at a dignified pace and is a perfect antidote to the tense teutonic Techno and ball-breaking Gospel anthems currently dominating the scene . |
| 15 | He was sent over to make an arms deal with the British government and being a military man he was extremely loyal and a little blinkered . |
| 16 | Which say have er retire in dignity and comfort , that 's the difference between being an old man and being a gentleman . |
| 17 | unc The fraction unc is called an improper fraction and is a different way of writing 1½ You will learn more about improper fractions in the next exercise . |
| 18 | The lecturer 's task is not to act in the medieval sense and be a reader of scarce books , but to explain the difficult parts of an abstruse subject . |
| 19 | had been Hull University 's social secretary and was a successful agent representing British and international artists . |
| 20 | In addition , Peter Wood , who founded Direct Line and is a director of Royal Bank , is believed to be keen to see the company floated on the stock market . |
| 21 | It is squarely in the scientific tradition and is a conscious attempt to apply scientific method to international relations . |
| 22 | He decided that for him to sit back and imagine , to follow a Bensonian way and be a dilettante among refined ideas , was an actual temptation . |
| 23 | How am I going to manage this house and be a wife you can be proud of , when I 've been brought up a different way , and everybody in the place knows it ? ’ |
| 24 | I think ideally what we 're saying er Mrs is that it 's er , it 's an interesting plant and being a native plant of course there 'll be wild life that feeds on it which is to the good but it 's probably a plant for a , a larger wilder garden really . |
| 25 | In its present form it is more like the original Roman Pantheon and is a most interesting example of Roman brick arcuated construction ( 223 , 224 and 225 ) . |
| 26 | A concern for the environment has resulted in harmful gases no longer being used as propellants in hairsprays , by recognizing that a non-aerosol spray is preferred by many , TiGi Linea have produced Finishing Spray which has a medium hold and is a fine spray which is invisible once it dries . |
| 27 | He is chairman of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers and is a member of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry . |
| 28 | John Leversedge from Haringey took an early lead and was a convincing winner in just over one hour nine minutes … second place turned out to be a battle all the way to the line … |
| 29 | The former Teesside and District Society for the Blind workshop has been empty for six years and is a magnet for vandals . |
| 30 | Wilson , the son of a crofter , became one of the leading photographers of the Victorian era and was a pioneer in capturing the lives of ordinary men and women on camera . |