Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indicator lights show when salt and rinse aid are low and an overfill protector reduces the risk of flooding . |
| 2 | You are stupid and an idiot . |
| 3 | Judge Blofeld said : ‘ I am unhappy that an incident that requires a court hearing can not have one . ’ |
| 4 | I am sure that an engineer could tell you of other differences between the punchcard and electronic machines too . |
| 5 | He said : I am concerned that an incident like this happened but I am confident that our security measures worked well |
| 6 | Such an order has inheritance tax advantages ( if dissolution of the marriage has taken place ) , a saving in the HM Land Registry fees is available ( see Chapter 3 and generally ) and , as any financial provision can be expressed in the order to be in full and final settlement of the wife 's claims ( see Chapter 11 ) , it is less likely to be upset than an agreement between the parties not carried into a " consent order " ( see for instance Dinch v Dinch [ 1987 ] 1 WLR 252 where the court refused to make a further order on the grounds that the consent order had conclusively determined the rights of the parties in the matrimonial home ) . |
| 7 | In a whole variety of ways , the novel shows conventional Western modes of thought and behaviour to be absurd and an obstacle to that goal . |
| 8 | In constructivism we view the organism-environment dyad from the outside and ask how it might be possible that an organism which has input systems and which is active could ever come to know that the environment exists . |
| 9 | At common law it appears to be doubtful whether an agreement for a " knockout " , ie a contract between interested bidders to refrain from bidding against each other , was illegal . |
| 10 | However , it can be dangerous when an artist becomes very established . |
| 11 | In everyday language , it is often the case that an apparently unproblematic ‘ observation statement ’ is found to be false when an expectation is disappointed , due to the falsity of some theory presupposed in the assertion of the observation statement . |
| 12 | It might be obvious that an object had a religious purpose , but often even this is debatable : a small , crudely carved wooden figure might be the cult statue of a god , but it could equally well be a child 's toy . |
| 13 | The Legal Affairs Minister , Roger Chonwe , declared that to detain people without charge would be illegal and an abuse of human rights . |
| 14 | If you look at Algol and find that it is no brighter than Epsilon or Zeta , you may be sure that an eclipse is in progress . |
| 15 | For example , even with the widely used psychological scales , such as those for measuring intelligence or extroversion , we can not be sure that an IQ of 145 points is really greater than one of 144 . |
| 16 | Gods and goddesses could appear in the form of boulders , trees , birds , snakes , or pillars , but we can be sure that an appearance in human form had the greatest emotional impact . |
| 17 | Given the delay in the appointment of a new Director ( see later ) the Directorate feel that preparation for CCT must continue and that options for the restructuring of the Department should be available when an appointment is made . |
| 18 | It can be infuriating if an anchor gives when the fence is loaded . |
| 19 | In cases of breach of repairing covenants where three years or more of the lease remain unexpired a preliminary application for leave under s 1(3) of the Leasehold Property ( Repairs ) Act 1938 will be necessary before an action for forfeiture may be commenced . |
| 20 | I have to say that I can not at present conceive of any circumstances in which this would be other than an abuse of power as directly or indirectly requiring the practitioner to act contrary to the fundamental duty which he owes to his patient . |
| 21 | The identification of fire arms is not difficult in crash wreckage but it is less easy to be certain that an explosion on board an aircraft in flight resulted from a bomb or perhaps a disintegrating turbine disc or an explosive decompression of the cabin . |
| 22 | Police say the driver may not be aware that an accident has happened . |
| 23 | Do not be surprised if an agency interviewer is rather alarmingly direct . |
| 24 | ‘ I must say , ’ the woman said to the man , ‘ I 'm surprised than an animal like that can appreciate this film . ’ |
| 25 | The problem arises in different terms , however , where the residence requirement does not have to be satisfied before an occupation is taken up but when it is being pursued . |
| 26 | If a non-competition covenant appears likely to infringe Article 85(1) exemption is possible under Article 85(3) although such an exemption is unlikely to be granted in respect of restrictive covenants because of the difficulty of showing that such provisions fulfil the four requirements set out in Article 85(3) that must be satisfied if an exemption is to be available . |
| 27 | This greatly enhances both ablation and deceleration , but it is misleading , because equation ( 2 ) ceases to be valid before an object has spread to this extent . |
| 28 | It might also be true that an arrangement in which supplementary grants were made in the light of positive evaluation would be an effective incentive for schools to maintain momentum and involve themselves fully in inservice activities . |
| 29 | It will NOT be true if an attempt has been made to read from an empty area of a sparse random access file . |
| 30 | I 'd have to be insane or an imbecile to do such a thing . ’ |