Example sentences of "is a [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a proven gas source in the Westphalian A and B coals and along the basin flanks gas generative maturity post-dates traps formed during Cimmerian structural development . |
| 2 | Mark Flanagan , of Ash , said companies were also concerned that passive smoking will fall within the Health and Safety at Work Act now it is a proven health risk . |
| 3 | ‘ There is a distant family connection . ’ |
| 4 | The major histocompatibility complex ( MHC ) is a polymorphic multigene family encoding two classes of cell surface glycoproteins class I and class II , and has been extensively studied in mice and humans . |
| 5 | He brings a joy and an ebullience to his work which is a fantastic morale booster for the cast . |
| 6 | ‘ Up ’ ( and I think we 're talking more than the one level of ambiguity in that solitary two-letter word ) is a record that actually makes you feel happy , in that all of it is uplifting ( oi ! spiritually , not trouserly ) , you can dance to some of it and sing along to the rest , the words are rude and witty and always smart , and Richard Fairbrass is a fantastic pop singer , all post-Bowie and Ferry and languid , a sort of brightly-coloured Neil Tennant . |
| 7 | Proof of Theorem 1.2.9 unc [ Here we wish to show that every non-empty set of positive integers has a least member so … ] assume [ to the contrary ] that there is a non-empty set T , say , of positive integers such that T has no least member . |
| 8 | Definition 2.6.1 A function ( also called map , mapping , or transformation ) from a non-empty set A to a non-empty set B is a non-empty subset f of A x B such that for each a ε A there exists exactly one b ε B for which ( a , b ) ) ε f . |
| 9 | The combination of oxygen and essential oil is a superb skin rejuvenator . |
| 10 | Castor Hanglands Reserve is a superb woodland area for birds . |
| 11 | Another feature is a superb health spa which includes sauna , Turkish Bath , solarium , whirlpool , fitness room and weight training facilities . |
| 12 | This is a superb funboard training resort from June into September , and we run RYA coaching courses up to level 4 throughout the season . |
| 13 | In the bar is a superb chalk drawing of the drinking scene from ‘ Tam o' Shanter ’ , complete with Tam , and Soutar Johnnie ‘ at his elbow ’ . |
| 14 | There is a superb guest appearance by Malcolm Muggeridge in gaiters , playing a senior Anglican cleric . ) |
| 15 | There is a superb riding centre with courses for beginners and miles and miles of signposted tracks over the countryside , through woods and across streams . |
| 16 | On the plus side here is a superb neck joint , well finished frets and an unmistakably ebony fingerboard . |
| 17 | But she proved to be a highly effective change master in her organization , responsible for many successful new projects , because she is a superb coalition builder , drawing hardly at all on her relationship with the CEO . |
| 18 | He could have been the finest brain surgeon England has ever seen … even blind he is a superb concert pianist … |
| 19 | One good thing about Fuengirola is that there is a Moorish castle ruin on the beach at the southern end . |
| 20 | Trying to stay sane is a delicate balancing act : it 's easy to overbalance , particularly if you 're pushed . |
| 21 | Inside this chest is a delicate glass globe packed with Yellow Mould spores , and if the chest is tipped up , broken into , etc. , this will release its deadly contents in a 10-yard radius . |
| 22 | ‘ SunSun ’ is a 16 berth motor yacht ( 8 twin cabins , all with own shower and wc ) which runs as a floating Houseparty . |
| 23 | Also , there is a 14 amino acids long putative alpha helical region at positions 328 to 341 containing 8 alanine residues , 6 of which would be located on one side of the putative alpha helix . |
| 24 | Of particular interest is a 1986 working paper from the Department of Land Management and Development at the University of Reading . |
| 25 | It is a substantial brick watermill , and dates from the seventeenth century . |
| 26 | As it happens , there is a substantial engine refurbishment contract in the offing which ( although tenders have not yet been invited ) promises to bring someone several tens of millions of pounds in revenue over a period of a few years . |
| 27 | Improbably combined with this is a substantial beech bridge , 18 mm high in the bass and tapering to 14 mm in the treble , of the truncated triangular form and mass that is seen in the much more heavily strung harpsichords of the Flemish tradition . |
| 28 | Lloyds too is a substantial merchant acquirer and was the first to offer the convenience of processing both Visa and Mastercard vouchers . |
| 29 | That is why it is so terrible that what we offer , by and large , is a limited liability Christianity which is little more than a modern social convenience and more convenient to the white man than the black . |
| 30 | The use of irradiation is a limited specialist application , mainly confined to certain parts of the dairy industry and for the treatment of shellfish , for which ultra violet light is used . |