Example sentences of "[adj] is a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | This is a Bill certified by the Speaker as containing only provisions relating to the imposition , repeal or regulation of taxation , the imposition or variation of charges on the consolidated fund , etc. , supply , the appropriation , receipt , custody , issue or audit of accounts of public money , the raising or guarantee of any loan or the repayment thereof , or subordinate matters incidental to any of the above topics . |
2 | This is a scheme introduced by the Government and operated by the Council which provides help with Community Charge bills . |
3 | ( This is a word used by Scottish kids when they wanted a game , or activity halted . |
4 | This is a specialisation according to the use to be made of the language by the learner . |
5 | The result of all this is a system called PROFS ( for PRofessional OFfice System ) , which gives every IBMer his ‘ fix ’ of information . |
6 | Coupled to this is a maroon liveried BG ( Brake/Guard ) W80797 and half used as a Museum and picture gallery in connection with the local railway scene , the other as a general meeting projection room . |
7 | ‘ This is a dream come true , ’ said Sainz . |
8 | He unveiled a plaque to commemorate the occasion and told the assembled company : ‘ This is a dream come true for so many people on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway . ’ |
9 | This is a dream come true . ’ |
10 | Ardoyne woman Marion Kane , who fought hard to turn the scheme into reality , said : ‘ This is a dream come true and goes to show what can be achieved if local people are determined to have what they deserve . ’ |
11 | Said this is a test ignore , this is a test and there was sort of like keying in |
12 | This is a day to remember down the ages : when God dealt death to the firstborn of Egypt , but spared and freed his own people . |
13 | This is a procedure founded upon a general estimate of the rate of development of stylistic features . |
14 | Before he discovers that this is a lie put out by her enemy , he has various practical duties to perform in connection with the wreck of the ship he should have joined . |
15 | ‘ I think this is a decision based on a cost-cutting exercise . |
16 | In away this is a decision to present oneself with a problem arid then to set about solving that problem . |
17 | This is a chance to oblige . |
18 | This is a chance to review them . |
19 | This is a chance to redress the balance . |
20 | ‘ If this is a ploy to force up the price , you 'll be disappointed , ’ he said harshly . |
21 | If we house them we need to look after all the people , we make no apologies for the fact that this is a budget slanted towards equal opportunities and to an anti-poverty strategy and that is something that we will fight to preserve and we would expect support from at least some quarters in order to achieve an egalitarian status in this city . |
22 | Concocted by Dr. Yuki Niwa , head of the Immunology Institute in Japan , this is a mixture designed to mimic the protective effect of the body 's natural anti-oxidant enzyme , superoxide dismutase . |
23 | This is a knot used for joining two ropes of similar size . |
24 | And all of this is a problem facing the new actor coming out of training . |
25 | However , when the need to sleep interferes with daytime activities , this is a problem known as hypersomnia . |
26 | This is a country stuffed full of homes out of the Daily Mail Book of Bungalows . |
27 | This is a worry echoed by John Major , while Chancellor , who warned that EMU would lead to ‘ huge political demand for resource transfers on a very large scale indeed ’ . |
28 | This is a voucher issued by airlines when travellers have been delayed in transit . |
29 | this is a style defined by ‘ imposing decorative design rather than satisfying pattern , which is midway between the advanced and the traditional — The Camden Town Group and the Royal Academy ’ . |
30 | P60 — This is a certificate issued to every employee at the end of the financial year showing the amount of gross pay and tax deducted during the year . |