Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | Most potholes can only be seen a few yards ahead , and cars swerving without warning hardly contribute to road safety . |
| 5 | Haberdashers and provision merchants were to be granted a few houses . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ’ . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Does the Great Tower seem to be shifted a few yards ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The parasites will be blasted a hundred times for the indignities they have inflicted on us ! ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ However , that depends how the Irish Hockey Union view the situation and I expect to be asked a few questions . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | New account holders will receive their opening pack immediately , to be followed a few days later by their Route Seventeen Card . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Rain water is ideal , tap water needs to be left a few days to mature before stocking . |
| 19 | They can be taken a few hours before sleep is required in the new time zone . |
| 20 | If she could get to Bart 's before the day staff had begun their routine , she might be allowed a few moments with Amy . |
| 21 | A tale , which could and probably will be repeated a thousand times , of the fate of a work of art shaken loose from its context by the tempest of World War II |
| 22 | But in many cases of recording factual information , opinions , attitudes and even physical characteristics ( such as domestic facilities within a house ) , work done by the schedule designer before the questions are asked , or the observations made , can be repaid a dozen times over by the ease with which subsequent analysis can then be carried out . |
| 23 | She is opinionated , and can confidently predict that William Burroughs , whose books have me aching with boredom , will be read a hundred years from now . |