Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [verb] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are using a thicker yarn , particularly a fancy one , then some of the nicest fabrics I 've seen were ones where you 'd hardly suspect the presence of a punchcard . |
| 2 | When you are tackling a larger area — a whole wall , or perhaps even a complete room — you use exactly the same techniques ; the big difference is the sheer scale of the job , which makes the preliminary setting-out by far the most important part . |
| 3 | Well , here we are taking a longer view . |
| 4 | This was achieved after a similar increase in 1991 , and we are seeking a further improvement in 1993 . |
| 5 | ‘ We are facing a greater distribution of a slightly reduced number of offences . |
| 6 | The Financial Times of April 2 also quoted a DPK spokesman as alleging that " we are facing a worse genocide than Halabja " , a reference to the use in 1988 of poison gas by the Iraqi army in the town of Halabja which killed an estimated 5,000-6,000 people [ see pp. 36168-69 ] . |
| 7 | If we are to have a leaner , meaner , keener regular Army , inevitably we shall need a good Territorial Army to support it . |
| 8 | Message from , : As you will have seen from the Spring/Summer course form , we are offering a shorter course next year . |
| 9 | ‘ I have been proud of the way we have played in England and believe we are becoming a better team with every game . |
| 10 | We are preparing a further paper which will address the options for planning and transport . |
| 11 | Erm , now as as this so called generous funding in fact , the police authority are facing a straight deficit of three hundred and twenty-eight thousand , they are facing a further deficit of four hundred and twenty-five thousand because they have only been given one and a half percent for pay , where all the information we have been given from the Home Office , you can shake your head as much as you like Chairman , it is in fact true , and in fact , in fact as reported in the Guardian , on , only the day before yesterday , yet again the police bill is to be , almost certainly four percent , not one and a half . |
| 12 | Since 1974 not only have the absolute numbers being sent to prison increased but the courts have become more punitive in the sense that they are sending a higher proportion of those convicted to prison . |
| 13 | But if they are experiencing on average a smaller rise , you would want to raise output , taking advantage of the high relative price on your island ; and if they are experiencing a larger rise you would want to reduce supply . |