Example sentences of "[be] [verb] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Their deaths shall be avenged a thousand times ! ’ |
| 2 | Brown and his team should be given a few days ’ extension to accomplish that . |
| 3 | The Whitney Museum is to take photography seriously : its director , David Ross , has announced the setting up of an acquisitions committee whose job will be to establish a coherent acquisitions policy , mainly by filling gaps in the present collections . |
| 4 | President Sam Nujoma announced on Oct. 29 that Namibia would shortly be opening a Namibian interests office in South Africa . |
| 5 | This information is relevant to plans for local advertising , leaflet distribution , and for determining the potential for opening another branch to be sited a few kilometres away . |
| 6 | Most potholes can only be seen a few yards ahead , and cars swerving without warning hardly contribute to road safety . |
| 7 | Haberdashers and provision merchants were to be granted a few houses . |
| 8 | ‘ We did say we 'd limit him to thirty mares as he 's been so busy competing , but somehow we managed to allow our arms to be twisted a few times . |
| 9 | She was then put in an armchair only to be told a few minutes later that her operation had been cancelled because the hospital was ‘ short staffed ’ . |
| 10 | His conclusion that it was simply an old-fashioned recognition of his comparative youth was to be torpedoed a few minutes later when he heard her addressing his neighbour as Alf . |
| 11 | Does the Great Tower seem to be shifted a few yards ? |
| 12 | In other time management systems this sort of thing would be called a key results area , erm , you know , it , it 's that kind of thing . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought you told me you 'd be getting a hundred guineas a time if you were a television personality , John ? ’ said Bob . |
| 14 | Bob said yesterday : ‘ I 'll be sharing a few gags with the lads . |
| 15 | The parasites will be blasted a hundred times for the indignities they have inflicted on us ! ’ |
| 16 | Just as the Prime Minister , or whoever briefed him , will be doing a few months after that when he tells the House that the report that Summerchild was working on was the comparability study which has since been published . |
| 17 | Greg Downs will be having a few words with his defence about long high balls … corners and free kicks … |
| 18 | Greg Downs will be having a few words with his defence about long high balls … corners and free kicks … |
| 19 | He says you 're expecting him , that you were informed he would be coming a few months ago . |
| 20 | He reminded us of our debt to those whose labour supported our studies and I recalled this many years later when , passing through Harvard , I read the inscription commemorating the foundation of its college in order that future generations might be spared an unlettered clergy . |
| 21 | Reid will be attending a big jockeys ' meeting at York when whips will be among the subjects under discussion . |
| 22 | You will be asked a few questions about your state of health and a drop of blood will be taken from your finger to make sure that you are not anaemic . |
| 23 | ‘ However , that depends how the Irish Hockey Union view the situation and I expect to be asked a few questions . |
| 24 | United 's luck changed then as Martin went off with an ankle injury , to be followed a few minutes later by Stoke defender Chris Hemming , a clattering tackle on Derning brought the red card out of the referee 's pocket and boos for Hemming . |
| 25 | New account holders will receive their opening pack immediately , to be followed a few days later by their Route Seventeen Card . |
| 26 | the third was a blockbuster … a rocket of a free kick … 3-1 to Peterborough … manager Denis Smith could be making a few changes before long … |
| 27 | Her twice-weekly parliamentary Question Times , where she would be thrown a few soft-balls by her own side , enabled her to shine at the dispatch box . |
| 28 | Rain water is ideal , tap water needs to be left a few days to mature before stocking . |
| 29 | I agree with your correspondent 's sentiments regarding the Forth Road Bridge and the removal of the tolls , but he will only be arriving a few minutes earlier at Edinburgh 's infamous Barnton roundabout tailback , which I believe can only be resolved by switching transport policy away from cars and road freight . |
| 30 | They can be taken a few hours before sleep is required in the new time zone . |