Example sentences of "[am/are] [det] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a shame that they 're all about a drink but anyway . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're all under a cloud until they find the real killer … me , Doug , Rodney Shergold . ’ |
| 3 | If they 're all on a par , we take them on a first come , first served basis . |
| 4 | Photographs depicting scenes from Lewis Carroll 's classic ’ Alice in Wonderland ’ are on show , and they 're all by a photographer who 's made Alice his life 's work . |
| 5 | I know that we 're all in a state of shock and wondering where to place ourselves on the spectrum between quietism at one end and terrorism on the other , but , as a response to an altered environment , this reminded me appallingly of the turtles who , so the legend goes , were hatched on a Pacific atoll where a nuclear blast had been carried out . |
| 6 | ‘ They 're all in a hurry . |
| 7 | We 're more of a specialist . |
| 8 | And , let's face it , you 're more of a pair than we two are . |
| 9 | You 're more of a man than I am , can I quote |
| 10 | ‘ You 're more of a fool than I ever thought you were . ’ |
| 11 | If you say we 're more of a pop band , then that 's a compliment . |
| 12 | When you 're if you 're both on a shoot and that 's a holiday in itself , so presumably that 's |
| 13 | They 're they 're both by a fluke at the moment they 're both very strong . |
| 14 | Today 's stars , which naturally include any of the England squad are all worth a look , but there are a number of other anglers around who are not quite so generally well known but are a joy to watch . |
| 15 | Paint finishes , panel fit and interior fit and finish are all of a standard expected from this price range . |
| 16 | Our Bills are all of a part with those objectives praised by my hon. Friends the Members for Elmet ( Mr. Batiste ) and for Saffron Walden ( Mr. Haselhurst ) — the drive to get better standards back into our education system , to increase yet further the participation of our young people , and to match the quality of education and training provided by our competitors abroad . |
| 17 | His father Allan told the High Court : ‘ Whatever differences we have had as a family we are all of a mind that we would like what is best for Tony . |
| 18 | ‘ There are no leaders here — we are all on a level . |
| 19 | So as I say , those pleas are all on a hand-out , which you could please take with you when you go . |
| 20 | British Airways , British Aerospace and Rolls Royce are all under a cloud at the moment , for instance . |
| 21 | I understand these are all in a state of disrepair and I should be grateful if you would investigate and arrange for them to be made good . |
| 22 | We are all structural-functionalists today , just as we are all in a way Freudians and Marxists whether we like it or not ; but we must also recognize that we do gain additional insight into the significance of social phenomena when we know where they come from spatially and temporally . |
| 23 | The passenger-carrying airline pilot , the scientist operating the nuclear reactor , the chemist in charge of research into the possible effects of , for example , Thalidomide , the driver of the Manchester to London express , the driver of an articulated lorry full of sulphuric acid , are all in a position in which one failure to maintain the proper standard of professional skill can bring about a major disaster . |
| 24 | It can be hard if they are all in a group talking about people or things you know nothing about . |
| 25 | The circus hopefuls who are all in a spin . |
| 26 | In fact , if the starlings are all in a circle ( perhaps the lawn has a fairy ring which the worms find congenial ) , then the centre of the flock will be quite a long way from any of the birds . |
| 27 | The search is on for value for money , real or perceived , and food producers , processors and retailers at home and abroad are all after a share of your food pound . |
| 28 | Beans are a good source of protein , but they are also rather indigestible and cause wind ; chickpeas ( p 303 ) are less of a problem , and have a milder taste . |
| 29 | Spearmen are particularly good in this role since they can bring an extra rank of spears to bear on any foes who charge them and this means that casualties suffered by the front ranks are less of a disaster . |
| 30 | ‘ Every band is a risk , ’ he said , ‘ but in my opinion the Sex Pistols are less of a risk than most . ’ |