Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideological change apparently is a further element in explaining why it is more common to find people living with relatives in particular historical periods than in others . |
| 2 | Sitting in a traffic jam with such a car alongside is a contemporary purgatory that produces reactions in me that bode no good for the future of the human race and make me a menace on the roads for minutes afterwards . |
| 3 | The terrace outside is a popular spot for watching the activity in the harbour below . |
| 4 | ACTOR Denholm Elliott who died from AIDS yesterday was a secret gay , it was revealed last night . |
| 5 | But sooner or later writers ask whether geography really is a human study at all , possibly because some writers on human geography appear to have studied almost everything except the people . |
| 6 | That said , the prime cut here is a thirteen minute version of ‘ Bad Love ’ , written with Mick Jones , which is almost justification enough on its own for buying this album . |
| 7 | On the plus side here is a superb neck joint , well finished frets and an unmistakably ebony fingerboard . |
| 8 | Sometimes competitors in the show ring find that their normally sensible horse has become anxious and irrational ; the reason often being because a horse nearby is a flashy appaloosa or tobiano ! |
| 9 | Combined train/bus stations with one or two levels of car park above are a possible solution at many large stations . |
| 10 | The speaker who told the story above is a twelve year-old white girl , born in London to white British-born parents . |
| 11 | The corridor inside was a grey conduit for numerous pipes and fittings , lit by plain white bulbs . |
| 12 | The plateau above was a hollow basin , ringed with bold peaks and holding several large meadows where millions of mini-daffodils overhung the rushing stream which head east as the Oued Nfis . |
| 13 | Embedded in the sand outside is a broken microscope . |
| 14 | She is a fine singer in her usual idioms , but her inclusion here was a bold experiment which did not come off . |
| 15 | Bognor today is a shabby , down-at-heel place . |
| 16 | Catholicism here was a lush affair , its two central images taken to their metaphorical extremes . |
| 17 | The bar here is a major meeting point for 18–30 's and many an early evening drink has developed into a fully blown party night of the spontaneous kind . |
| 18 | During his time the Kamara has become the accepted Club base in ‘ Ag Nik ’ , partly because of its central position seven minutes form the beach and about three minutes from the ‘ West End ’ , and partly because the bar here is a focal meeting point for 18–30 's from all over the resort . |
| 19 | Our breathing work today is a direct outcome of this development and shift of emphasis . |
| 20 | a collection of targeted retail companies supported by a strong central management core actually is a good thing rather than a bad thing . |
| 21 | After Rhydoldog , Jane was invited to undertake a second phase of decoration at Remaisnil and , as one of her first gestures , removed a series of framed modern posters which Bernard had positioned up the main stairway ; the focus of the hallway henceforth was a magnificent eighteenth-century Brussels tapestry . |
| 22 | Climate obviously is a major determinant of demand , attracting people to if you like the guaranteed sunshine . |
| 23 | My diesel shortly is a terrible smoker , I have only had this vehicle for three months ( 1985 vintage ) but have covered about 3000 miles and tried all of the adjustments to reduce its habit , The clock reads 30,000 miles and the distributor pump is adjusted to its maximum in an attempt to reduce the smoke , but I can not stop it . |
| 24 | Wall Street 's early reaction yesterday was a firm thumbs down , as stocks fell fast before levelling out . |
| 25 | By now the champagne was flowing … all United need now is a new owner willing to keep them in the style to which they 'd like to become accustomed . |
| 26 | Come on darling now be a good boy . |
| 27 | My lowest ever is a 62 ; my aim now is a 61 . |
| 28 | My lowest ever is a 62 ; my aim now is a 61 . |
| 29 | My point here is a simple one : modern technology has made the direct participation of the people in political debate and decision-making a perfectly practicable possibility . |
| 30 | A sweet shop then was a veritable Aladdin 's Cave for children , for most sweets were sold loose . |