Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [is] [adv] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Different cultures have different attitudes to such obligations ; for some it is merely an extension of an already extended family . |
| 2 | As such it is hardly an essential addition to the sum of cricket literature but it is a pleasing production nonetheless . |
| 3 | But while this makes the book accessible it is also an admission of weakness : instead of in-depth analysis it offers a series of snapshots — of the tourist industry ; of military bases and the women that serve them ; of diplomatic wives and so on . |
| 4 | This first one is only an excerpt because I 'm then going to contrast it with how not to do it |
| 5 | Sensible of the fact that maths is not a popular subject among children in general there is often an attempt to show how the ‘ everyday ’ can be viewed mathematically . |
| 6 | At first he is just an unspecified ours , a bear ( 1841 ) . |
| 7 | Then there 's a gap before it 's no longer it 's only an animal . |
| 8 | Although the number of recorded offences in that decade was not as high as it had been in the 1950s it is nevertheless an important trend . |