Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My mother hovers on the brink of life , not knowing whether her heroic struggle will be worth even a fraction of the effort she expends . |
| 2 | They must be worth quite a bit — in America . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You 're famous all over the Far East , so a story about how you kept a secret concubine in Taipei should be worth quite a bit . ’ |
| 4 | So you 'll be worth quite a bit dead ? |
| 5 | It was supposed to be for just a day , or maybe two , but it has already been a week … ’ |
| 6 | And now that I 'm home for good , at least my bookings abroad will be for just a week or so at a time , that 's all , well … we 're coming together . |
| 7 | It wo n't be for about a year and a half though . |
| 8 | They know that it would be almost impossible for them , even though it would be for only a week , after which they could return to their comfortable lives . |
| 9 | Isabel wondered if he knew how intimidating he could be with just a look , and decided fitzAlan was fully aware of his effect on her . |
| 10 | However , it is important to stress that the conditions for a sustained easing of monetary policy are not yet present and the prevailing view is likely to be that , barring a breakthrough on the solidarity pact and a resolution of the east German wages situation , the next cut in rates may be at least a couple of months off . |
| 11 | His mature attitude seems to be at least a decade ahead of his slight , youthful physique . |
| 12 | For really reliable stability a design should have a rate of closure in the Bode plot of less than 6 dB per octave and all break points of the linear approximation should be at least a decade in frequency away from the intersection corresponding to . |
| 13 | In the Firthview cafe , apparently the location of some awful and localised ground subsidence since it was named , because it would have to be at least a storey taller to catch a view of the water , I had a cup of coffee and a game of Space Invaders . |
| 14 | Mm I could n't tell how many people would agree with you about that one that London could be at least a bit preferable to Paris . |
| 15 | It is not unusual for the sea to be at least a mile 's walk from the coastline sand-dunes . |
| 16 | The top must be at least a mile high ; just how well would a four-wheel drive hold on it ? |
| 17 | For the simple reason that , if they were to be considered as arbitrators , there would be at least a danger that one party or the other might be able to require a case to be stated before a court of law , by which means it could be suggested that the award was not binding because of some error in it . |
| 18 | Where an instrumental ensemble is employed , with or without singers , it is necessary that there be at least a leader , if not a conductor . |
| 19 | To my mind the answer is that there must always be at least a minimum of skill for us to speak of an artistic achievement . |
| 20 | John Sluggett , who farms near Probus , mid-Cornwall , says he will be at least a week before starting on winter barley . |
| 21 | She must be at least a week late . ’ |
| 22 | Anyway , I put it in the paper , phoned in the paper and they said it 'd be at least a week or fortnight before so I did n't like but it never came out in the paper . |
| 23 | However , as he posted his letter on Monday , he has been caught in the suspension trap , and it could be at least a month , before there is any prospect of seeing his money . |
| 24 | But if we can sometimes lift our eyes from our own problems and focus on those of others , it will be at least a step in the right direction and Christmas is a good time to take it , ’ she said . |
| 25 | There must however be at least a suspicion that — as with the languages of Middle-earth — he created a structure of thought to justify a more primary urge , delight in language , delight in ancient story . |