Example sentences of "that a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Is n't that a disgusting thing to admit ? |
2 | Was that a faint shouting he heard , away by the outer wall ? |
3 | When you learn that love is something you must do without , that close attachments to other human beings is a sign of weakness and that expressions of emotion are deeply shameful , how will you ever manage the openness , honesty and compromise that a close relationship demands ? |
4 | ‘ Is that a nice way to greet someone who 's ridden three thousand miles to see you ? ’ |
5 | Is that a nice way of saying that there 's going to be a lot of fighting , is that what they 've been planning ? |
6 | Do n't pick your nose , what you doing today dirty boy is that a nice biscuit ? |
7 | Is that a nice biscuit ? |
8 | Is that a nice cat , do you stroke it ? |
9 | that a nice dog ! |
10 | Is that a nice thing to do to a friend , eh ? ’ |
11 | Is that a nice book ? |
12 | Is that a nice cake ? |
13 | Was that a flickering shadow in the corner ? |
14 | Is that a key thingy ? |
15 | Is that a hot area so far as the arts are concerned ? |
16 | While Molloy and Carroll use groupings which are slightly different from those used by Bourner and Hamed , the overall picture is clear in that a substantial number of those student groups entering with qualifications other than A-levels perform at least as well , and in some cases better , than those with A level entry . |
17 | Liberal economic policies , including deregulation of trade , financial services , and privatisation , have created a flourishing zone of small industries — clothes-making , shoes , toys — of just the sort that a poor country needs . |
18 | I find that a worthwhile observation . ’ |
19 | Amiss had to restrain his impatience , knowing as he did that a distinguishing feature of Blenkinsop was that he had enjoyed any wine , as long as there was enough of it . |
20 | I call that a two-tier service . |
21 | Given that a prime reason for investing in science is to boost the nation 's technological performance , where was the discussion about the implications of the government 's plans to privatise the British Technology Group , the descendant of a body set up by Labour itself in the mid-1960s to perform precisely this task ? |
22 | Is n't that a marvellous way of praying ? |
23 | Is that a technical reason or is that purely money judgement ? |
24 | ‘ Is that a mobile phone or are you just pleased to see me ? ’ |
25 | We were working with the council at ten pence and hour so we thought we were going to improve on that a wee bit . |
26 | The wine that have in the bog , is that a cheap wine ? |
27 | What that a recognised tool for judging the depth ? |
28 | Or is that a stupid question ? |
29 | Then , as now , the materials just were not available to make that a feasible proposition . |
30 | The 1930s and 1980s are similar in that a wide variety of institutions , both voluntary and statutory , were involved in both decades in work with or for the unemployed . |