Example sentences of "be [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aleksei Ermolov , the Russian commander in the Caucasus whom Paskevich replaced in 1827 , had been pursuing a conciliatory or " regionalist " policy for more than a decade . |
| 2 | She said she and another officer had been pursuing a red Ford Sierra car on the road between the villages of Hillam and Burton , North Yorkshire , when it suddenly stopped and a gunman got out . |
| 3 | The president himself has quashed rumours that Egypt has been pursuing an Arab peace initiative , and rejected the idea of any ceasefire until the Iraqis have promised to withdraw from Kuwait . |
| 4 | ONE of the province 's most popular marching bands , the Millar Memorial Flute , has reported an increase in membership recently with it now in excess of 35 including many young members who are building a firm base for the future . |
| 5 | As you are building a new pond , you have the opportunity to put in the best filtration system , without paying a fortune . |
| 6 | Said manager John Bell : ‘ The Canadians are building a huge power plant in Ontario and already they have been in touch for guidance on how we operate our laundry system . ’ |
| 7 | With reference to the three-dimensional search space shown in Figure 1.1 , we are building a recursive graph along the time and the knowledge-level axes . |
| 8 | The Chinese authorities are building a 90 megawatt plant on the Yarlung River , 2,600 foot below the Yamdrok Tso lake , with water falling through four tunnels drilled through the Gambala mountains to power the turbines . |
| 9 | Principally the visit had been to see a senior boy with lifelong problems who had suddenly become unmanageable and would have to be admitted to an asylum , but while there he had been asked to assess Anna Beckett , a child who had moved him strangely . |
| 10 | The Regional Council Highways Department is to install a kerb at this corner and the Community Council are to plant a few trees . |
| 11 | The doctor says stores are wasting an ideal chance to redefine children 's eating habits . |
| 12 | It appears that German states are opposing a VAT-like tax on in an inconsistent way , aggravated , aggravated by a failure to warn of any increase in the tax in January nineteen ninety three . |
| 13 | Scottish fishermen 's representatives are opposing an all-out ban and are calling for a series of restrictions on imports until there is a balanced supply at the markets . |
| 14 | The eavesdroppers are proving a serious problem for police in Sheffield , South Yorkshire . |
| 15 | Significant technological advances in underwater excavation and recovery are proving a mixed blessing in the field of marine archaeology . |
| 16 | Remaining large areas of old-growth forest in Eastern Europe are proving a tempting source of hard currency at a time of rising world timber prices . |
| 17 | But the heavy clay gallops near Woodbridge are proving an ideal training ground for young chasers . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ How would a political party as totally committed as the Labour Party to equality of treatment and of opportunity for girls and women , lend its support to the introduction of schools in which men exercise all the power , and women are assigned a subordinate and restricted role ? ’ |
| 19 | James had for some time been accepting an annual pension from Elizabeth in return for promises of assistance against foreign invaders — meaning , at this period , Spain — and on the tacit understanding that he would in no way connive at his mother 's return to Scotland . |
| 20 | But then came the news his immigration application had been delayed a few weeks because he 's a diabetic . |
| 21 | I am attaching a complete list of the personnel in the film unit . |
| 22 | These modern versions of Marxism are not attempting to reintroduce ‘ idealism ’ in which thought and ideas are given a central role in the determination of history . |
| 23 | Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets . |
| 24 | Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets . |
| 25 | Addition : Suppose you are given a long column of figures to add . |
| 26 | Mozart 's life and character are well documented by the extensive correspondence that was generated within his family by his frequent travels and we are given a fascinating glimpse into matters both artistic and domestic . |
| 27 | Each defendant and his witness are given a limited time — say fifteen minutes altogether — in the box . |
| 28 | These great beasts are given a temporary respite from their working lives to parade each day for a week through the streets of Kandy attended by drummers and dancers , the procession starting each day from a different temple . |
| 29 | All patients new to the practice are given a temporary folder , which is stamped with the date that the permanent notes were requested from the family health services authority . |
| 30 | Many colleges organize an " electives fair " at which students are given a broad general introduction to subjects on offer during that session . |