Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [is] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it comes to taking time off for work , most of you feel unable to give a truthful reason to your employer , and the usual excuse is a stomach upset or migraine . |
| 2 | Usually the greater the similarity between a new stimulus and the conditioned stimulus , the stronger the conditioned response will be , e.g. if the conditioned response is a reaction to hearing the note middle C and you change the note response is weakened gradually . |
| 3 | Figures 11.5 and 11.6 illustrate this for England , showing the number of ‘ passes ’ by boys and by girls in some of the most popular subjects , at two levels : the higher level is GCE A level , and the lower level is a combination of CSE , GCE O level and GCSE . |
| 4 | On their account , the thrust of the rule-following considerations is that rule-following is a practice , a custom or a way of behaving . |
| 5 | Dry flyash can be used to make specialist concrete products and conditioned flyash is a filler for large civil structures like roads and building foundations . |
| 6 | 7 5 [ Se ] selenomethionine incorporation 7 5 [ Se ] selonamethionine uptake is a measure of protein synthesis and thus is an indirect measure of cell proliferation . |
| 7 | If John Major believes that his narrow majority is a vindication of his decision to join his darling mechanism , then his understandable sense of personal triumph will have gone to his head . |
| 8 | He say best stable for that mare is a coffin . ’ |
| 9 | That brute is a nuisance . ’ |
| 10 | Couple of pears for a fruit compact , oh that look 's a beauty |
| 11 | The principle behind Genette 's study is that narrative is a product of the interaction of its different component levels , and that the science of narrative consists in an analysis of the relations between them . |
| 12 | We can say , though , that income is a flow of disposable ( spendable ) money , while wealth refers to fixed assets such as land , shares , buildings or durable possessions . |
| 13 | The basic distinction is that income is a flow and therefore is measured per unit of time , whereas wealth is a stock and is measured at a point in time . |
| 14 | The simpler level is a search for the correct output for some particular instance . |
| 15 | Being given the ability to practise each level is a bonus in some respects , but ultimately kills any trace of lastability . |
| 16 | Alternatively , it is possible that a fundamental determinant of matrix-initiated cellular differentiation is a change in cell shape and size . |
| 17 | Each preparation is a blend of fruit , flower , herb or plant extracts . |
| 18 | Below each shield is a bronze plaque which contains rows of symbols of the Chaos Powers . |
| 19 | After each response is a number , which tells you which box to tick when you choose that particular reply . |
| 20 | Within the generative paradigm the following definitions hold : A language is a set of sentences , where each sentence is a string of one or more symbols ( words ) from the vocabulary of the language . |
| 21 | The third component in this outstanding purchase is a set of 19 manuscript maps and plans known as the ‘ Wade Collection ’ , through its association with Field-Marshall George Wade . |
| 22 | I 'm not sure that honesty 's a word which I would er do n't get me wrong , I 'm not suggesting that a salesman 's dishonest , do n't think that . |
| 23 | That sentence is a simplification of O'Connor 's account and a gross simplification of a complex debate about the nature of the state in capitalism ( see Jessop , 1982 ) . |
| 24 | Whether that story is a folk-tale , an account of how a motor car works , or the childhood of Mozart , it must be structured and it must be entertaining . |
| 25 | Economic inequality is a subject that has thrived in the 1970s and 1980s . |
| 26 | THE chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board is a man people love to hate . |
| 27 | She might , however , reach the conclusion which Hapgood finds it hard to take on board — that espionage is a game best understood and appreciated by small boys . |
| 28 | The world of their present-day experience is a residue or product of the ancestral doings related in myth , ritual chants , and shamanic spells . |
| 29 | Suppose , for example , the rate of technical progress is a function of expenditure on research . |
| 30 | However we may feel about overseas aid , the requirement for agricultural research is a matter of tens of millions of dollars , not billions . |