Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The world is unified at the ideal level , but the physical manifestations of the vertebrate archetype are each a distinct product of the Creator 's will . |
| 2 | ‘ And of course , ’ he finished , reverting to his normal voice , ‘ as you are such a close friend of dear Iris … ’ |
| 3 | But there 's no real rule , although maybe for the group it has to be conducive to live performance because we are such a live performance band . ’ |
| 4 | John Thornton is not sure that common investment funds are such a good idea . |
| 5 | The salad bowls are great to look at , and great to use — they are such a good size compared with the silly little one we 've been crushing lettuce and tomato into for far too long . |
| 6 | ‘ It may sound unbelievable , but we are such a good match . |
| 7 | That 's why I think the two of you are such a good match . ’ |
| 8 | " Yet we can not get visas and we are such a small drop in the ocean compared with the businessman . |
| 9 | More prosaically , the conversational exchanges which are such a convincing aspect of the scene are achieved simply by shifting the word stress in relation to the constant pulse . |
| 10 | You are such a bad man bringing women home for me to cook for that the courts would acquit me . ’ |
| 11 | The pecs are such a dominant muscle group visually that it is very difficult to hide faults in development . |
| 12 | The oversized designs of the Italian team Dolce & Gabbana are such a big hit in Britain that the mainstream menswear companies keep them under scrutiny . |
| 13 | To my mind the most powerful argument for having saints is that they are such a diverse bunch that among them will be at least one person that even the most eccentric believer can identify with . |
| 14 | But Ayresome Park boss Lennie Lawrence was far from happy with his side and stormed : ‘ We are such a soft touch it 's unbelievable , ’ he said . |
| 15 | These principles and these beliefs are such an integral part of each person 's characteristics that few days will pass in the professional life of the librarian when these loyalties do not impinge upon our professional judgment . |
| 16 | Evaluative bibliographies , which are such an important feature , are considered separately in Chapter 7 . |
| 17 | We shall draw the attention of the business community , especially small businesses , which are such an important part of the economy in my hon. Friend 's part of the world , to the policies being espoused by the Labour party and make some estimate — if the Labour party will not do so , we certainly will — of the real burdens that they would place on business and the devastating impact that they would have on self-employment and employment throughout the country . |
| 18 | This is convenient because it is now recognised that they are such an important aspect of the transaction ; and pension under-funding or , in recent times more likely , over-funding , can involve such large amounts of money that the arrangements will generally be negotiated separately from the rest of the agreement by specialist pension lawyers from the parties ' solicitors and the parties ' respective actuaries . |
| 19 | Libraries are such an important resource |
| 20 | ‘ After all you are such an old friend . ’ |
| 21 | On the other hand and this is where many people go wrong that tiny bit of butter that you sneak onto a crispbread I s going to make a difference because there are such an enormous number of calories in such a very modest quantity of fat . |
| 22 | Such natural impediments aside the real problem is that however still one tries to remain , one 's own body sets up waves which destroy the reflections which are such an intrinsic part of the sought after image . |
| 23 | I am not quite sure who it was I sat next to because I am such a slow eater that I did not have much time for conversation . |
| 24 | God knows — I shall make every effort to write to you of course , but I am such a bad writer and after a while it begins to be very difficult to write the essence of one 's personality and atmosphere on paper . |
| 25 | you 're such a good boy |
| 26 | Well you 're such a good reader yourself now , you do n't need anyone to tell it |
| 27 | You 're such a good singer . |
| 28 | ‘ Rexy , you 're such a nice man . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You 're such a high-born lady , ’ he said , ‘ I do n't know what to say . |
| 30 | You 're such a bloody teaser ! ’ |