Example sentences of "be [adj] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may find that some beaches are private and a charge is made , but wherever possible we have included any beach charges in the price of your holiday ( see p.225 ) . |
| 2 | Several methods of data collection are possible and a pilot study will be necessary to check that the operation runs smoothly . |
| 3 | It will consider the conditions under which government policies have been conducive or a constraint to NGO activity . |
| 4 | Some are charming and a delight to converse with . |
| 5 | According to the constitution of the united Germany , acts tending to and undertaken with the intent to disturb the peaceful relations between nations , especially to prepare for aggressive war , are unconstitutional and a punishable offence . |
| 6 | Had they known of it , the course of events might have been different and a tragedy averted . |
| 7 | Per capita costs of material appear low , but the project is so small that production costs are minimal and a great deal of good will and free time has gone into material production and distribution . |
| 8 | The screens are colourful and a MONO version will be along shortly . |
| 9 | You 're welcome and a penny change |
| 10 | I hope to show ways you can help heal our environment and enjoy yourself at the same time , regardless of your earning capacity , age , sex , sexual orientation , race , political ideology , whether you 're an individual , couple , group , family and whether you 're country-folk or a city-slicker . |
| 11 | These days , you just ca n't get insured at all if you 're young and a biker in certain areas . |
| 12 | Nestled on a mountain terrace nearly 1,000 feet above the azure sea , from here the views are magnificent and a cablecar links you to Taormina Beach below . |
| 13 | If you are ill and a doctor feels that this could be due to HIV , being tested will be an important part of finding out what 's wrong . |
| 14 | Now that two of you are married and a couple of you are starting families , does the band work as a lads ' escape ? |
| 15 | When deadlines are deadly and a male editor is breathing fire and brimstone down the phone , I go all giggly and silly-little-me-late-again-ish . |
| 16 | However , casual or conspired encounters with the public are infrequent and a primary duty is to deliver court summonses and warrants . |
| 17 | The pottery designs are distinctive and a diverse range of colours used . |
| 18 | a All these options are useful but a catalytic converter will cut out 90 per cent of emissions of carbon monoxide , nitrogen dioxide and hydrocarbons . |
| 19 | a All of these are useful but a returnable bottle system ( as with doorstep milk deliveries in the UK ) uses fewer raw materials and less energy than even the most efficient recycling scheme . |
| 20 | Teachers are unionized and a powerful enough group to prevent the decoupling of their salary levels from those of other public-sector employees , but none the less by 1985 they had seen the real value of their salaries fall to half their value a decade earlier . |
| 21 | By and large , he was saying what most ordinary people think : that it is not a good idea for very young girls to embark on motherhood , especially if they are poor or a bit dim . |
| 22 | Once , when he had been late and a crowd of louts from the factory had started to shout at her , calling out about her legs and what they 'd like to do to her , Georg had come storming down the road on a bicycle , jumped off , and knocked two of them down before the rest ran away . |
| 23 | You will have off days when you are tired or a bit under the weather . |
| 24 | So , for example , a letter and a phone call are good but a letter , a phone call and a visit even better . |
| 25 | In the UK , it is estimated that 1 in 4 people are overweight , grade 1 obesity , the major reasons for dieting are cosmetic and a sense of well-being . |
| 26 | However , this may not always be possible and a good list will be categorised in such a way that sections can be taken out and used as appropriate . |
| 27 | The majority will be mobile but a few may require walking aids or wheelchairs . |
| 28 | There have been some impressive cases of increases in productivity , notably British Airways , British Leyland , and British Steel , which have shed workers , but it remains to be seen whether the improvement will be durable or a once-only case of firms shaking out the least efficient workers . |
| 29 | This might , for example , reveal that a child who appeared to be inattentive or a slow learner was in fact showing symptoms of specific learning difficulties ( e.g. dyslexia ) or a hearing impairment — possibly an intermittent one such as is associated with otitis media . |
| 30 | Though the existence of a variety of competing perspectives in sociology can sometimes be confusing and a little frustrating to the new student , he or she must recognise that there simply is no nice , neat package of ‘ sociology ’ which is universally accepted and which provides all the answers . |