Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being a forward-thinking ‘ man of science ’ it seems highly probable that our present-day Darwin would be computer-literate and certainly a user of word processors . |
| 2 | New shares are applied for on the expectation that the issue will be underpriced and hence a profit might be made on the difference between the immediate market price and the issue or striking price . |
| 3 | The pelvic floor needs to be free for the voice to be free and then a voice has both highs and lows . |
| 4 | This persistence might be seen as an obvious contradiction of the prediction that deviations of output from its natural level should be random and hence a clear refutation of the rational expectations version of the aggregate supply and demand model developed above . |
| 5 | It was argued that since any payment above the standard rent would be illegal and indeed a criminal offence under section 17 of that Act , the lease itself was unlawful and accordingly the agreement for commission fixed upon the amount of the rent stipulated in it was also illegal and irrecoverable . |
| 6 | It is hoped that courses tailored to particular IT topics will be available as both a control and a development provision . |
| 7 | The irony is only compounded by the fact that in retrospect those trade figures turned out to be misleading and only a statistical ‘ blip ’ . |
| 8 | Since Alford was described on the ballot paper merely as ‘ The Labour Candidate ’ , it would not be surprising if quite a few voters were confused , and voted for him by mistake . |
| 9 | " My dear great-niece , Sara Monroe , will be surprised and perhaps a little chagrined to find that I have not left Moorlake outright to her as I always promised , but when she has met Matthew Preston she will , I know , understand why I have changed my mind . |
| 10 | God knows what Pybus saw in him , because if you could buy skill Meek would be bankrupt and still a crap player . |
| 11 | Foolish in that it gave a great deal away to the other woman , and she could tell the woman looked at her as someone who could be aggressive and perhaps a bit vulgar , someone who said things which ought never even to have been thought . |