Example sentences of "be [adj] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been asleep almost an hour . |
| 2 | You must have been rich then a couple of years ago ? |
| 3 | Even so , I suspect that the visit of Pope next month would n't have been possible even a couple of decades ago . |
| 4 | If the CRCs are different then an error message is output . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're good enough an actress to be invited to our Fenice theatre . ’ |
| 6 | Film actors are not the only ones getting vastly rich : some pop stars command sums that would have been unthinkable only a decade ago . |
| 7 | She 's enjoying herself , we met her at John 's house I felt nervous this morning for sleeping home late although in fact I have been awake quite a lot in between , but |
| 8 | I mean I walk around the town and I see a factory or a shop or a house , it only got to be empty about a week and all the windows are smashed . |
| 9 | The tenancy is to be monthly at a nominal rent of £2 per month payable in advance , ( I would suggest that this should be payable once a year and would be grateful for your agreement to this ) . |
| 10 | To be effective therefore a framework must be set up which will allow expense to be apportioned and identified and variations detected . |
| 11 | If the leadership of educational institutions is to be effective then a number of fundamental changes are needed . |
| 12 | A three-hour three-course lunch saturated with gin and tonic , Chablis and Rémy-Martin might be enjoyable once a month , but more frequently becomes a dangerous chore . |
| 13 | Many situations where the glider is very low and flying slowly are insoluble quite a time before the accident actually happens . |
| 14 | LEFT Home computers were unheard-of only a couple of decades ago ; now they have become routine magic' . |
| 15 | she is deaf twice a day |
| 16 | If the appreciation is high enough and the price is possible then a purchase results . |
| 17 | An alternative approach is to measure share price changes ; prices at any given time reflect the market 's estimate of future performance and if it is assumed that this estimate is reliable then a comparison of ‘ before and after ’ figures should provide an accurate guide to the change in earning potential brought about by merger . |
| 18 | Other diversions include a sauna and steam bath which is free once a week , but otherwise is payable locally . |
| 19 | Facilities include an indoor pool which opens onto a large garden , a solarium , sauna ( which is free twice a week ) and sun terrace . |
| 20 | Top 40 Hits , for instance , only lists records that entered the US Top 40 up to July 27 , 1991 and thus is well over a year in arrears . |
| 21 | If the boot sole is flexible then a crampon is unlikely to give a secure enough fit and will be difficult to use properly for serious mountaineering . |
| 22 | From November to April wild-bird food is available once a day and nuts are suspended in a holder . |
| 23 | Is Shocked still a wanderer ? |
| 24 | Even if the contract documentation is precise occasionally an estimator will make a mistake . |
| 25 | If the story is newsworthy enough a newspaper or radio station will use it , however dull and uninteresting the press release . |
| 26 | ‘ Is young Freely a swimmer ? ’ |
| 27 | Now if that is correct perhaps a minister could say so and clear in explicit terms er because it is very , very important because increasingly er a number of firms act in er in er in in both capacities and indeed for the large firms I think many of us are aware of the difficulty that 's now arising and there are only half a dozen very large accountancy firms that are capable of providing accounting and auditing services in this country and indeed most of them are beneficiaries of this government 's largesse in awarding public service contracts er to a surprising degree and so the government will be well aware of the problem . |
| 28 | Like it really , that film really pisses me off right , when he 's beating her up and he rips her knickers off and fucks her up the arse and Nick 's going that 's how to treat a wo it 's disgusting fucking a woman up her arse , and ripping off the woman 's knickers and rip putting it up sitting watching it thinking |
| 29 | Listen , I 'm going to tell you this and you can believe it or not : Uncle Mosse had been dead about a week when they took me in to identify him . |
| 30 | Rather it suggests that intercourse was normal once a couple began to " keep company " and considered each other " promised " . |