Example sentences of "[be] a [adj] and dangerous [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jailing him for life , the judge told Lashley : ‘ You are an appalling and dangerous man ’ . |
| 2 | Passing sentence , the judge told Lashley : ‘ You are an appalling and dangerous man , and the real issue is whether the authorities can allow you your liberty in your lifetime ’ . |
| 3 | They heard how he had always been an ungrateful and dangerous child , violently attacking another boy , and finally running away from the house where he had been working . |
| 4 | Breaking in a war boar can be a long and dangerous business , but fortunately Orcs have thick skulls and do n't feel pain much . |
| 5 | There are plenty of courses for novices and you can be sure you 're getting high quality , safe tuition in what can be a difficult and dangerous environment . |
| 6 | It was an awe-inspiring sight to stand in the dusk outside the office , watching and listening to the boys going out on what we all knew would be a hazardous and dangerous mission , from which at least some of them would not return . |
| 7 | Since the unit will be placed in a conspicuous position , the flashing light could be an annoying and dangerous distraction to the driver whilst the vehicle is in motion . |
| 8 | ‘ There 's a subtle and dangerous anti-Zionism at work here , ’ said a Munich Jew who insisted on anonymity . |
| 9 | The statesman as artist — God knows it is a dubious and dangerous idea , but to get rid of it Probably involves demoting statesmen and aspiring statesmen from the privileged position that they still enjoy in public estimation . |
| 10 | ‘ Skylark ’ is a dark and dangerous love story , where the most dangerous place in the world is between a man and a woman . |
| 11 | The Empire is a dark and dangerous place . |
| 12 | Polybius concludes with a Homeric line which he would never have used for Rome , however suitable the adaptation might have been : " To Egypt is a long and dangerous road " ( Odys. 4.483 ) . |
| 13 | Totally to oust the court 's supervisory jurisdiction in a field where ex hypothesi the citizen can have no right to be consulted is a draconian and dangerous step indeed . |
| 14 | It 's an illogical and dangerous policy . |
| 15 | More practically I suggest that an extension of the sovereign-power theory into international law is an unhelpful and dangerous thing to do , at least insofar as the avoidance of war is concerned . |
| 16 | Tunnelling was a laborious and dangerous job . |
| 17 | Whigs and Tories were agreed during the crucial debates of 1830–32 that democracy was an unpalatable and dangerous form of government , that " a stake in the country " was an essential title to political power , that landed property had a special part to play in guaranteeing the stability of the social order and the authority of the Constitution , that the " wild " — as distinct from the " rational " part of the public should not be left undisturbed to exercise pressure on governmental policy . |
| 18 | To a lawyer it was an unusual and dangerous kind of will . |