Example sentences of "is [det] [conj] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But is that because a new innovation you see . |
| 2 | That the members of the quintet will be ‘ bound ’ to each other in secret guilt by the cement of blood , having been tricked into thinking Shatov is a danger and must be removed , is another and a promising rationalization which reveals a local shrewdness like Iago 's . |
| 3 | We would also be interested in purchasing some of the more sought after antiquarian guides and books where their value is such that a pure donation might be considered over-generous . |
| 4 | He thought the doctor should be liable where the risk is such that a prudent person , in the patient 's position , would have regarded it as significant . |
| 5 | The sensitivity of the test is such that a diluted specimen may still give a positive result , but the contaminants will be so dilute as not to cause a problem . |
| 6 | The range of syllabus options in each of the study units is such that a single subject route or a more interdisciplinary pathway may be followed , depending upon individual abilities and aspirations . |
| 7 | The nature of British law is such that an adverse ruling becomes a " precedent " for later cases , and the basis for cautious legal advice in the future . |
| 8 | In this context , a scheme is reasonable if the proposal is such that an intelligent and honest man , a member of the class concerned and acting in respect of his interest , might reasonably approve ( Re Dorman Long and Company Ltd [ 1934 ] 1 Ch 365 ) . |
| 9 | In short , he is all that a medieval paladin might be expected to be . |
| 10 | Clearly the brain is more than a passive relay from stimulus to response . |
| 11 | Yet Maastricht is more than a symbolic milestone . |
| 12 | Some of the smaller , and most certainly highly active dinosaurs were about the size of a chicken , and there is more than a passing similarity between a running ostrich and the kind of reconstruction that shows fleet-footed , running dinosaurs . |
| 13 | The former can do no more than skim the surface of an area which has recently been very heavily mined ; the latter is included because I think that this theory , though recent , is more than a passing fashion and contains some insights into the nature of knowledge . |
| 14 | The Conservative case is more than a political ideal : it can be backed up by rigorous economic arguments . |
| 15 | However , since it is more than a mere sign , it partakes of the reality it signifies and is a means of grace through which the atoning work of Christ is made effective in the life of the Christian . |
| 16 | The tunnel is more than a mere curiosity to astronomers . |
| 17 | A good caddie is more than a mere assistant . |
| 18 | As that doyen of golf-writers , the late Henry Longhurst said , ‘ A good caddie is more than a mere assistant , he is guide , philosopher and friend . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ M ’ is more than a mere dressmaker , she 's an artist : a fairy godmother sewing with enchanted thread , bringing , life to each John Peacock creation . |
| 20 | Further , it should be now , not so much a bizarre , attention-grabbing death as the murder of someone who is more than a mere blood-bathed cadaver . |
| 21 | This is more than a mere measure of the offensive character in question . |
| 22 | ‘ poeticity ’ , he says , is like oil in cooking ; you can not have it on its own but when it is used with other food it is more than a mere addition . |
| 23 | This is more than a mere breach of the implied condition that goods should comply with the contract description . |
| 24 | The Kirkland facade is more than a mere architectural exhibit within the building , for |
| 25 | The fact is , however , that Leonce and Lena is more than a fizzled-out digression into comedy by the creator of Woyzeck . |
| 26 | The Bible , however , is more than a great storehouse of myths , of unfocussed divine truths , for it also reveals God in full-focus . |
| 27 | In this blithe seaside comedy , Depardieu reminds us that a great star is more than a great actor ; he is a creature people ca n't stop watching . ’ |
| 28 | Sometimes Japan is more than a Western mind can take . |
| 29 | The maintenance of the castle is more than a concerted defence of the ordered interior against the disorderly exterior . |
| 30 | If there is more than a certain amount , gravity will in due course draw the galaxies back together . |