Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may find that some beaches are private and a charge is made , but wherever possible we have included any beach charges in the price of your holiday ( see p.225 ) . |
| 2 | Indicator lights show when salt and rinse aid are low and an overfill protector reduces the risk of flooding . |
| 3 | Several methods of data collection are possible and a pilot study will be necessary to check that the operation runs smoothly . |
| 4 | It will consider the conditions under which government policies have been conducive or a constraint to NGO activity . |
| 5 | Some are charming and a delight to converse with . |
| 6 | My letter to your Honour of the fifth January last being writ before the great events that are upon us now , would lead your judgement astray as to our progress in these fair Isles , for mighty Saturn threw his sinister shadow heavy upon me at that juncture and many untoward and grievous events had combined to cloud my spirits that now are light as a summer breeze again . |
| 7 | Had they known of it , the course of events might have been different and a tragedy averted . |
| 8 | The authors are unconvinced that a reliance on business , left to its own devices or even pump-primed , is sufficient , without full-scale and direct attention to the needs of all residents , those in both the paid and the unpaid workforce , and their dependants . |
| 9 | It has always been clear that a councillor must be allowed to see any information he needs to carry out his duties , but it has been unclear how far that goes . |
| 10 | Natural highways they may be , but while some ridges are broader than a motorway , others resemble a tricky combination of obstacle course and tightrope walk . |
| 11 | After this double success hope must have been high that a solution in the case of the general quintic would soon be forthcoming . |
| 12 | ‘ Ask away , oh anxious one , for you are lovelier than an aardvark and I can deny you nothing , ’ said the seal , whisking the waves into a fountain with her mighty tail . |
| 13 | And here you are free as a bird , for once , provided you come back to your cage in time . |
| 14 | Many Greek Cypriots are fearful that a reduction of UN policing of the 110 mile ‘ green line ’ separating the Greek south from the Turkish northern third of the island could lead to renewed fighting . |
| 15 | Assessments are straightforward when a child is subject to a care order and the local authority has sole responsibility for that child 's welfare . |
| 16 | The wave velocity so determined is related to the relevant elastic modulus by equations which are simple if a symmetry axis coincides with the direction of wave propagation , but more complex otherwise . |
| 17 | Those who fail are convinced that a horde of Undead emerge from portals which magically open in the tapestries . |
| 18 | I have had discussions with the various groups and I am convinced that a solution could have been arrived at if the Minister had arranged for collective discussions to take place . |
| 19 | The screens are colourful and a MONO version will be along shortly . |
| 20 | If the reasons given by the chief officer of police are such that a court concludes that no reasonable officer could form the judgment that serious disruption would ensue , it is possible that the courts will prove readier to intervene than they ever were under the previous legislation , which referred to ‘ serious public disorder ’ only . |
| 21 | For example , if A tells B something in confidence and B ( without A 's permission ) passes the information on to C , who has not been told that it is confidential and the circumstances are such that an obligation of confidence can not be imputed to C , then C will be able to use the information freely although B himself can be prevented from using the information or divulging it further . |
| 22 | ‘ Rubbish , you 're strong as a harse , I tell you ! ’ |
| 23 | The only other time they 're paid compensation for loss of earnings , is when they 're sick as a result of an injury received on duty , you know Fire Brigade duty . |
| 24 | You 're welcome and a penny change |
| 25 | Even if you 're better than a master you still have to wait . |
| 26 | maybe no only they 're more than a year . |
| 27 | we 're , we 're more than a quarter . |
| 28 | I hope to show ways you can help heal our environment and enjoy yourself at the same time , regardless of your earning capacity , age , sex , sexual orientation , race , political ideology , whether you 're an individual , couple , group , family and whether you 're country-folk or a city-slicker . |
| 29 | They rap , they rock ( rack ? rop ? ) , they 're tighter than a miner 's shopping budget , they scare the shit out of the entire convention with a brutality that could put Rollins to shame and they are so flabbergastingly right for 1992 they ca n't possibly fail to sell , ooooh , millions . |
| 30 | These days , you just ca n't get insured at all if you 're young and a biker in certain areas . |