Example sentences of "are [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Convince them you are worth a look and , almost out of the blue , you might end up with 300 words in Kerrang or Echoes or the NME . |
| 2 | Time is money in the City and few people are worth an hour unless it 's over lunch and only then if you 're involved in a takeover bid . |
| 3 | In addition , when I look at the plight of the millions of people who 've been made homeless recently because of flooding in other parts of the world , it does make me realize how lucky we are as a society that homelessness is still on a much smaller scale here than it is in some countries . |
| 4 | Section 27 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 , adding to the text in the CEA at s.6(1) , states that ‘ it is immaterial for the purposes of this subsection how many removes there are between a copy and the original ’ . |
| 5 | Golf clubs can rest assured that our members are of a standard as suggested by their handicap certificate and not being confronted with a ‘ worthless piece of paper . ’ |
| 6 | The company 's predicament and that of its 5,500 employees in the UK are of a kind that would respond to sympathetic treatment intelligently applied by the Government — the kind of assistance , in short , given by a previous Tory administration which nationalised Rolls Royce to save it . |
| 7 | Most tone-units are of a type that we call simple , and the sort that we call compound are not discussed in this chapter . |
| 8 | The convergence of geopolitical events , of the consequences of the technology that has been fermenting in the post-war years , of new ideologies , of government processes are of a scale and significance unprecedented for half a century . |
| 9 | Beautifully made and beautifully decorated , Kamares vessels are of a quality and refinement never again to be achieved in the Aegean world . |
| 10 | We shall begin to see in this and the next five chapters that the evils and problems of modernity are of an intensity and subtlety unimaginable a mere two hundred years ago . |
| 11 | For the changes that threaten this country , either from a majority Labour government or one kept in power by the Liberal-Democrats , are of an enormity that still has not sunk in . |
| 12 | Because most of the lawyers and judges are of an age where they 've considered , or are already , divorced . |
| 13 | Some of the solutions adopted are of an intricacy that to a British observer seems almost unbelievable . |
| 14 | These now comprise 10pc of the total index but are under a cloud because of fears about US President 's wife Hillary Clinton , who is expected to stamp on their profits hard when her review of the US health scene comes out later this year . |
| 15 | Portugal has not claimed that the treaty is void , but that its negotiation and conclusion are with a State that has no legal authority over the territory in question . |
| 16 | However , if you are with a group and everyone is laughing , it might put a damper on things if you remained tight-lipped and poker-faced . |
| 17 | Until you are within a minute or two of your ETA , there is no need to call for QDMs more frequently than at a half to one minute intervals . |
| 18 | Approaching Keld I dropped down into the dale where Great Sleddale Beck falls over a succession of stairs , hard bands of limestone that have resisted the action of the water to form an impressive series of falls all of which are within a mile or so of Keld village . |
| 19 | The figures are from a report that the Association for the Conservation of Energy published last week . |
| 20 | This is especially true if the stables are in a shed or barn . |
| 21 | I 'm sure they are in a mess and perhaps you will not find the right thing , after all . ’ |
| 22 | Our roads are in a mess and anything that will speed up improving that situation I think is to be welcomed . |
| 23 | It is no wonder our railways are in a mess when they are burdoned by regulations to a far greater extent than any road operator . |
| 24 | Relax deeply , then imagine you are in a landscape or townscape of some kind . |
| 25 | This is true whether you are in a desert or a forest or swimming on a coral reef . |
| 26 | Finally , John , does it make a difference how popular a horse race is and how many horses there are in a race as to the odds against winning or the odds in favour of winning ? |
| 27 | This ‘ Dutch courage ’ can be useful if you are in a situation that requires you to be resolute . |
| 28 | If you are in a situation that demands action — act now if you are the victim — report the problem . |
| 29 | Products forming the bottom right-hand group are in a market that does not offer future prospects of expansion and profit to the company . |
| 30 | But take Old Shallot 's advice : if you are in a boat or barge which has been holed , particularly one where the damage is malicious , stop rowing and block that hole for any further movement of the barge simply helps the water rush in . |