Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why the board has been considering developing an alternative system jointly with NASDAQ , the American over-the-counter market . |
| 2 | In fact , it might be worth having an ante-post bet before he runs here for should he win or figure promisingly , the 33–1 currently on offer will dry up quickly ! |
| 3 | If you are buying from a friend it may be worth obtaining an independent assessment in order to avoid the risk of either side feeling that they may have been unfairly treated . |
| 4 | It would be like charging an unknown , hidden enemy . |
| 5 | We at least have a subjective idea of what an echo is , but we have almost no subjective idea of what it might be like to perceive an electric field . |
| 6 | The whole of business is about taking an acceptable risk . |
| 7 | It is worth getting an early estimate of what your pension will be , as it may be possible to improve your national insurance contribution record by making additional Class 3 voluntary contributions . |
| 8 | Professional jealousy between childminders is quite common , and so it is worth getting an independent opinion if you find one minder putting down another without evidence of a good cause . |
| 9 | It is worth making an important demand early on in the negotiations and sticking close to this position thus making the other party have to work hard to squeeze concessions out of you . |
| 10 | At this stage , however , it is worth noting an important trend in recent years . |
| 11 | Lensman Of The Moment PETER WALSH responded with a curt ‘ No Comment ’ to our reporter , but we hear that the wily scamster is considering holding an impromptu auction for fans and perverts alike so get your bids sorted out fast . |
| 12 | Using a car weighing over a ton to transport a 12 stone person less than five miles is like using an atomic bomb to kill a canary . |
| 13 | There are detectives and DCIs and Chief Supers and Commanders every fucking where ; more tecs and CID guys and Anti-Terrorism Squad chaps and regional guys than you can shake a nightstick at , all asking questions , all asking the same fucking questions and me trying to give the same fucking answers ; seeing DI McDunn , sucking saliva through his teeth and letting me share.his B&Hs , is like meeting an old pal even though he 's got all his questions too . |
| 14 | The problem is that XPG is like defining an English language . |
| 15 | The problem is that XPG is like defining an English language . |
| 16 | It is like seeing an old , flickering film of one 's emotional and cultural development . |
| 17 | There is so much of your father in you , Mikhail … it is like finding an old and dusty mirror in the attic and finding that it reflects only the past . ’ |
| 18 | It is like viewing an Impressionist painting , where the viewer is required to stand at a certain distance before the image comes into focus ; the bigger the individual strokes of paint , the further back the viewer has to stand . |
| 19 | Every time we laugh when we are hurt , or smile when we feel angry , it is like burying an unripe fruit inside us . |
| 20 | It 's like winning an open championship but at senior level . |
| 21 | It 's like tying an old sock round your neck when you 've got a sore throat . ’ |
| 22 | Maybe it 's like driving an expensive sports car : you ease through city traffic , choking on fumes and endless queueing , and then you finally edge out onto a motorway , you drop down into a stronger gear , and you press the accelerator . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's like saying an all-woman band are just vaginas on stage . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's like saying an all-woman band are just vaginas on stage . |
| 25 | Today 's woman is into co-ordinating an entire wardrobe of lingerie . |
| 26 | Another way that Same bucks the usual trend is in having an air-cooled engine . |
| 27 | It is a conditional influence , the bounds of which are dependent as much on the ability to mobilise and win popular support ( which it clearly did not do immediately after Vietnam , when expenditure on the military fell ) as it is on manufacturing an unholy alliance between numerous competing bureaucratic , industrial and military institutions . |
| 28 | At the climax of the episode Dr Kate ministered to this Miss Havisham figure ( ’ She needs help , not punishment ’ ) , while hubby was out doing an OK Corral number with the mods and rockers down at the village dance . |
| 29 | He told the assistant that he was considering buying an electronic typewriter . |
| 30 | With his popularity falling in the opinion polls , and the prospect of much of his planned legislative programme becoming paralysed by the Diet 's preoccupation with the two scandals , Miyazawa even hinted that he was considering calling an early general election . |