Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hillier , who 's since served a jail sentence himself in connection with the fiddle , reported him to the police . |
| 2 | It 's only weighed a bit |
| 3 | Do n't forget he 's only started th , the job 's only started a week ! |
| 4 | Oh he 's only pulled a ligament . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's obviously rained a lot , ’ Catherine Crane volunteered , edging cautiously down the side of the track . |
| 6 | Now what you 're going to receive this afternoon , is what is pretentiously called a time management system . |
| 7 | So long as he remembers that , when mounting a picket in his opponents ' penalty area , he is only allowed a maximum of six operatives on the line , he should be able to enjoy free and frank access to the other side 's position . |
| 8 | The type of household lived in is better considered a consequence of the stage they have reached in their life course than of their age per se ( Dale 1987 ) . |
| 9 | It says it 's already built a prototype . |
| 10 | David 's already made a will , has n't he ? |
| 11 | But he 's no stranger to dare devil stunts , he 's already made a bungee jump from more than ten thousand feet . |
| 12 | She 's already taped a bit in the common room . |
| 13 | She 's already missed a couple of days . ’ |
| 14 | The new book is by a man who 's already written a handful of best-sellers , most of them about moles . |
| 15 | The company 's already agreed a health care and pensions package . |
| 16 | ‘ If somebody 's already used a break it just means you 've got to use it in a better way . |
| 17 | Blackwell 's effective period as governor lasted only a year , from the end of 1688 to New Year 1690 , and is generally reckoned a failure . |
| 18 | Although this is generally considered a thing of the past , there has been a revival in the popularity of the solidly built , veneered Thirties suite with its square lines . |
| 19 | ‘ I think he 's finally cracked a cylinder . ’ |
| 20 | The magnet array is thus called a wiggler or an undulator . |
| 21 | The audience is thus given a cue as to what is likely to happen , and dramatic tension is created by the characters ' knowing as much as they do , but carrying on regardless . |
| 22 | I explained that a caddie is normally paid a retainer by the professional , plus a bonus of five per cent of winnings , sometimes a little more . |
| 23 | Erm , the carol festivals are on and there 's one at Thaxted , which might be quite nice , actually , erm it 's on the same page , the previous column And someone 's just taken a driving test at ninety one . |
| 24 | This is usually called a care plan , which may be discussed informally , or at a special meeting . |
| 25 | Because private accommodation is usually paid a month at a time , as compared to a term in advance in halls of residence , it 's often tempting to lull oneself into a false sense of secure finances , spending money that should have been put aside for the rent . |
| 26 | Non-deglutitive motor activity of the oesophagus is usually considered a sign of disordered motility . |
| 27 | Although carcinoma of the colon is usually considered a disease of late middle age or elderly patients , it can occur in younger patients , particularly if associated with ulcerative colitis or a polyposis syndrome . |
| 28 | Well no , no , erm but would n't know if you saw one , you people only tell us but , but nobody 's ever seen a ghost in there so |
| 29 | I wonder if he 's ever seen a seal ? |
| 30 | Now no-one 's ever seen a quark for the simple reason that no-one has ever managed to produced a free quark . |