Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [adj] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The comparison between Matisse and Picasso is true and present and I do not think that one can look at Matisse without thinking of Picasso and vice versa . |
| 2 | I grant you Dr Rafaelo is more than human . |
| 3 | THE ghost of Benny Hill is alive and well — and causing havoc ! |
| 4 | In private , Alcock is kindly and avuncular , a natural teacher , never happier than when passing on the fruits of his knowledge to the younger generation . |
| 5 | The implication has been that the PSW is one or two computer words long , since ( except for the program counter ) it consists of a number of short processor registers . |
| 6 | If the situation in the United States is less than perfect , then the state of affairs on the other side of the Panama Canal could only be described as disastrous . |
| 7 | ‘ A couple of thrusts and someone like Callum is more than happy ! ’ |
| 8 | Rhyme , measure , and the turning of verses , which is indispensable and which gives them so much vigour , are analogous to the hidden symmetry , to the equilibrium at once wise and inspired , which governs the meeting or separation of lines and spaces , the echoes of color , etc. ’ poetic painting was Delacroix 's preference , but ‘ David 's picture of Leonidas at Thermopolae is masculine and vigorous prose , I admit ’ . |
| 9 | But the character of Plas-yn-Rhiw is subtler than that , drawing its mood from the Welsh landscape and blending its colours with those of the wildflowers with are freely admitted through the gates . |
| 10 | Edward is quiet and aloof — one can not tell what he is thinking . |
| 11 | ‘ It does n't matter if Edward is happy or unhappy , ’ she said . |
| 12 | Although Linda is older than many first time buyers , there are still plenty of options open to her . |
| 13 | Richard is interested but wary — he prefers watching the ducks to anything more adventurous . |
| 14 | Conran is first and foremost an entrepreneur , who lives up magnificently to his own definition of what such a person should be : someone who takes risks after carefully assessing the opportunities available to him . |
| 15 | LIKE THE CARIBBEAN life it views with a mixture of dismay and affection , Derek Walcott 's Viva Detroit is amiable but lazy . |
| 16 | The climate of the Outer Hebrides is such that much of the moorland vegetation belongs to the one of the mire types , and grades into maritime heath near the sea . |
| 17 | The Louvre 's spokeswoman Sylvie Poujade has recently commented that everyone at the Louvre is sick and tired of the affair , which has turned into a living nightmare . |
| 18 | ‘ Trying to scare Ukraine is impudent and fruitless , ’ he declared . |
| 19 | In common with several top players , Lendl is less than enamoured of the delays in promulgating a set of rules for the Tour which meet the desires of the competitors . |
| 20 | Mr Hall is surprised that other entities have not used the direct method : he believes it supplies new , clearer information about a business . |
| 21 | I 'm here to tell you that if Alan is right and big Arnie ( pictured left ) did the body beautiful business behind the Co that night , anyone who happened to take a photograph of him should send it in to me pronto . |
| 22 | Jane is convinced that this refusal to unburden herself to friends led to increased frustrations for her mother . |
| 23 | Tottenham is bigger than any one man . ’ |
| 24 | I mean Trident is one and that has a certain effect . |
| 25 | Relative to British society , Denmark is small and homogeneous . |
| 26 | The Ness is shallow and peaceful , and the murmur of its flowing falls plaintively on the ear , in sympathy with the song of the birds , and the summer tintings of the trees , and the musings of those who seem to love each turning in the paths ; while the waters of the rapids of Niagara make the onlooker hold back his breath , and keep back as far as possible from the wild leaping of the swift-rushing waters . |
| 27 | Eleanor Thorne is eight-nine years old and Alida is sick and weary . |
| 28 | At this early stage of self-organisation , the existence of a large number of socialist and left-wing parties in Russia is inevitable and useful . |
| 29 | The cost of alcohol in Brazil is higher than most gasoline sold in Europe in 1980 . |
| 30 | Certainly Wordsworth is interested and concerned ; but he has little to offer as a remedy , and is no machine-breaker or Luddite . |