Example sentences of "be [adv] [prep] a [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm not in a police cell . |
2 | Just say I 'm not in a babies class at twelve . |
3 | how value it is , and most insurance , yeah , that 's right through a brokers . |
4 | Well I do n't think that 's much like a rolls royce . |
5 | I mean he 's such a good son in law to me , he really is , I mean he , he , he 'll help Pete with any thing , especially when they lived here , he 'll help Peter with any thing and erm , he 's very , very good to Deb , he get 's in after a days work , he does the shopping and housework , look 's after the cats which he does n't particularly like |
6 | For all Arnim 's reputation for acerbic wit , in characters and style and ( mutatis mutandis ) in plot , this abridged version is exactly like a girls ' school story of 50 or 60 years ago , even to Lady Caroline 's nickname , Scrap , and the one amazing coincidence that makes fulfilment possible for Rose . |
7 | It is not like a pools entry when one can mark an X for no publicity . |
8 | It 's more like a childrens ' afternoon TV show than a science lesson , but there 's a message in every device . |
9 | There is no text that can be read , such as there is even in a children 's comic . |
10 | It was exactly like a children 's tea party , complete with squabbling and displays of temperament . |
11 | She must have been going for the six o'clock train , and she was probably in a dickens of a rush when … ’ |
12 | Within days sixteen-year-old Anita was again in a police report . |