Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [conj] 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 | She scarcely took in the bloody mass that was a face . |
| 4 | In Kevin Billington 's production , Quartermaine 's Terms comes over as a deceptively sedate and profoundly funny play that is a serious pleasure to watch from start to finish . |
| 5 | They form the backbone of his historical research and are a joy in themselves . |
| 6 | For the record , the darkened piece of centuries-old wood that is a link with a 1,400-year-old cult is now kept in a safe . |
| 7 | 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 ’ . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A register is a statutory designated body that is a basis for designating liability , and a list is a source of administrative efficiency for the use of the local authority . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I think I would some of the time , but I would n't mind another job because being a journalist is very hectic . |
| 12 | Erm and some place that 's a skiing resort in the winter |
| 13 | Although the course is free , accommodation and living are not , and for an unemployed teacher that is a major stumbling block . |
| 14 | Alnwick had a relaxed air this evening that was a complete contrast to the bustle that prevailed during the day . |
| 15 | Now that relations have improved , some have tried to explain away this usage as being a play on the French ‘ angle ’ , which supposedly sounds like ‘ anglais ’ . |
| 16 | He did n't th he did n't have a public phone that was a private phone he had . |
| 17 | Yeah mhm yeah I mean you may want to select some stuff that 's y'know that represents different kinds of things because as I remember our conversations earlier , you were interested in er y'know sort of ideological soundness , political correctness and y'know were some things funny but sort of off-colour for other reasons erm er I 'm paraphrasing it badly but er y'know I think that th s so you might want to get some stuff that 's sort of ideologically sound and humorous and er some stuff that 's a bit off-colour and humorous and some stuff that 's erm sort of I do n't know some stuff that 's main stream but has got a lot of y'know if you look at something like say The Two Ronnies or something , there 's a lot of there 's a lot of racism and sexism in there but it 's because it 's sort of main stream because it 's family viewing and stuff like that people tend not to think of it as problematic . |
| 18 | And I was working at this day and being a Monday or a Tuesday after the Mo Sunday meeting . |
| 19 | THE UNITED STATES has shelved plans to cut a military road through a pristine Honduran rain-forest that is a staging post for guerilla raids on Nicaragua . |
| 20 | When Eliot had spoken well of me in the reply to John Garrett , to which I have referred , the latter was slightly miffed , I could tell ; for although he showed it me with some pride as being a favourable reply to his request , he countered the praise it contained by saying that Eliot was being far too kind to an absolute novice . |
| 21 | The section enables a licensing board to suspend a licence on the ground that the licence-holder is no longer a fit and proper person , or that the premises cause undue public nuisance or are a threat to public order or safety ( subs . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | It offers a firm , well-controlled ride that 's a little noisy at low speed and thumps a bit over potholes , but it 's far from bone-shaking . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . |
| 25 | Films formed a major aspect of his cultural intake and were a regular part of his life . |
| 26 | Every legitimate group secures its fair share and the equilibrium of interest-group interaction provides for public policy that is a reasonable approximation of society 's preferences so securing the general interest at the same time as the overall system is rendered stable and legitimate . |
| 27 | The public convenience that 's a hot property |
| 28 | He spent some time in the Navy , worked in light engineering and is a watchmaker to trade . |
| 29 | ‘ 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |