Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Would n't it be awful if a cat scratched your heart . ’ |
| 2 | bound to be , bound to be awful when a woman ca n't talk it must be terrible |
| 3 | A court that tries to decide as Parliament would have wished is more likely to be right than a court that follows the words believing it was not what Parliament intended . |
| 4 | In the story of Aladdin , his beloved is told that the wonderful palace he has got the genie of the lamp to build for her will only be complete if a roc 's egg is suspended from the dome , DC 3 . |
| 5 | This ceases to be possible where a document accepted as binding is bindingly interpreted by an external court . |
| 6 | In Derry , newly-elected SDLP councillor Jim Clifford said today his daughter was lucky to be alive after a brick was thrown through the front window of the family home . |
| 7 | It would be odd if a transaction were outside the section in all circumstances solely because it was governed by a foreign law even though , for instance , all the parties were in this country at all times . |
| 8 | It would seem to be doubtful whether a fall of this magnitude was commensurate with the effort put in by those who called for a boycott , that is , Provisional Sinn Fein , I RSP , Unity and Fathers Faul and Murray . |
| 9 | It would be different if a school was making parents feel morally obliged to find these extras for their children , but we do not . |
| 10 | The situation would of course be different if a method eventually became available whereby the sex of the offspring could be selected at conception . |
| 11 | I did n't in the beginning but I do now , she can be funny although a bit bitchy at times . |
| 12 | The term ‘ consultation ’ is often used inaccurately ; we should be clear as a union , but also CA as an organisation , as to what we mean by it . |
| 13 | Up on the downs it would be dark as a velvet bag . |
| 14 | Most characters are simply sketched types rather than carefully constructed characters : the beautiful young wife , either licentious or honest but nearly always cunning ; the prostitute ; the husband , more often foolish than wise ; the lover , more likely to be clever than a husband is . |
| 15 | The family benefits that would be payable when a pensioner dies , very much mirrors erm those that would be payable if you were to die whilst employed in pensionable service . |
| 16 | In addition a ‘ terminal ’ bonus may be payable when a policy becomes a claim by death or maturity ; the level of this bonus may be reviewed at any time without notice to reflect changes in the value of the assets of the life fund . |
| 17 | In addition a ‘ terminal ’ bonus may be payable when a policy becomes a claim by death or maturity ; the level of this bonus may be reviewed at any time without notice to reflect the changes in the value of the assets of the life fund . |
| 18 | Other arrangements may be appropriate if a printer is engaged at an early stage . |
| 19 | Subsequent learning about the pre-exposed stimulus will then be impossible until a discrepancy between the values of λ and V is established ( as will happen when the US is introduced at the start of the conditioning phase of a latent inhibition experiment ) so that the value of α will be increased for the next trial . |
| 20 | ‘ What , so you 'd be sick as a parrot if we went over the moon together ? ’ |
| 21 | how long the employment was going to last in the absence of sickness ( a short-term contract is more likely to be frustrated than a job expected to last for the foreseeable future ) ; |
| 22 | Our cells may be cold as a dip in the sea , but our hearts are still warm , thank God . ’ |
| 23 | This could be useful where a video programme was being shown continuously , as part of a display for instance . |
| 24 | Obviously it is likely to be quiet in an empty hall or in a field ; it is likely to be noisy when a crowd of people are talking together all at the same time . |
| 25 | Certain of the magistrates were nominated to a special inner group , some of whom had to be present if a session of the magistrates ' court was to be lawful . |
| 26 | Mrs Stobbs , who lives in Killerby , near Darlington , said : ‘ It would be terrible if a wedding is ruined just because the chauffeur does n't turn up . |
| 27 | Less than a third agreed they came by their fees easily , while half felt they made a positive effort to support and understand clients and 59 per cent that they respond very positively to requests for help and advice ( although these two groups of responses should be seen in the light of that ‘ distress purchase ’ attitude , where lawyers are unlikely to be negative when a client suddenly calls up offering business ) . |
| 28 | It would be great if a match could be found . |
| 29 | It would be helpful if a selection of the published close-dated groups was to be made available in microfilm or microfiche . |
| 30 | Faulty electrical appliances should be repaired by an electrician and even simple procedures , such as fixing a new plug or renewing a light bulb , can be hazardous if a mistake is made . |