Example sentences of "be [prep] a [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | them two have not been for a while so they 've crossed off so , you have another |
| 2 | Time is money in the City and few people are worth an hour unless it 's over lunch and only then if you 're involved in a takeover bid . |
| 3 | Golf clubs can rest assured that our members are of a standard as suggested by their handicap certificate and not being confronted with a ‘ worthless piece of paper . ’ |
| 4 | Because most of the lawyers and judges are of an age where they 've considered , or are already , divorced . |
| 5 | They 're worth a bit when they 're like that are n't they ? |
| 6 | Oh you 're on a diet as well are you ? |
| 7 | And then they 're at a disadvantage when they have to deal with real life problems . ’ |
| 8 | Cos the others are different generations , they 're at a disadvantage cos they 're the same generation Andy |
| 9 | ‘ Then it seems we 're at an impasse until … ’ began Rohmer . |
| 10 | The Press Box must have been like a morgue when David McCallan scored that goal against them in the Irish Cup quarter final . |
| 11 | He had been like an animal when they found him . |
| 12 | I never had such a thing before , and I am like a child when it comes to running water . |
| 13 | These now comprise 10pc of the total index but are under a cloud because of fears about US President 's wife Hillary Clinton , who is expected to stamp on their profits hard when her review of the US health scene comes out later this year . |
| 14 | Those who have never been up a mountain when temperature inversion is at work have missed the most splendid sight . |
| 15 | but I am in a pickle when I get one . |
| 16 | Even to this day , many who have never been inside a church since their baptism expect to be buried in consecrated ground after some form of religious service . |
| 17 | The scuffle at the Club Des Esseintes aside , she had not been in a fight since elementary school . |
| 18 | If people had been in a building after we had been round testing it and seen it secure , they 'd come out and leave it open . |
| 19 | ‘ She 's been in a coma since it happened six weeks ago . ’ |
| 20 | Allan Bland on his son who has been in a coma since the Hillsborough disaster . |
| 21 | It 's erm when you start a car , have you ever been in a car when someone 's started it up in gear and the car moves forward ? |
| 22 | I 'd never even been in a car until I was twenty … |
| 23 | ‘ Gray would still have been in a job if we had won at Torquay , ’ said Corden , ‘ but it was a diabolical performance and we felt something had to be done . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Gray would still have been in a job if Darlington had won at Torquay . ’ |
| 25 | Or the desperate plight of a little girl who had been in an orphanage since she was a month old . |
| 26 | It is no wonder our railways are in a mess when they are burdoned by regulations to a far greater extent than any road operator . |
| 27 | Finally , John , does it make a difference how popular a horse race is and how many horses there are in a race as to the odds against winning or the odds in favour of winning ? |
| 28 | We are in an environment where money and status are irrelevant , time is measured in aeons , and human arrogance is an object of frequent ridicule . |
| 29 | Anyone who has been alongside a ship when he or she is in a small boat knows the way she towers over you at a dockside . |
| 30 | But that may be worth a go if you 've got some Permitabs left . |