Example sentences of "be a [adj] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 If that happens I would think there would be a reasonable pro for succ reasonable prospect for success .
2 And obviously you can er ascertain that er , when more windows get smashed , the locals are gon na start complaining to the council , that it looks a bit of an eyesore , even though it 's an eyesore now , it 'll be a greater eyes eyesore then .
3 For example , there may be a simple YES/NO/DO N'T KNOW set of alternatives to choose from .
4 It will be a separate er wh whatever .
5 I think it might be a good id , I do n't know whether , Lisa would like it better if you would let her know and let her get Kev talking on it , which perhaps be a better idea if she was in on it , but I 'll , I 'll have a word with her
6 would be a good er
7 Well at least this would be a good er on that would n't it .
8 There could be a four per cent difference in the mortgage rate between the various categories .
9 The strong nonthermal radio continuum emission from the centre shows that there is a large flux of synchrotron electrons at the centre , and if these are accompanied by relativistic protons , the inner 300pc of the Galaxy should be a powerful γ -ray source on account of the large column density of molecular gas there .
10 Under the then prevailing adjustable peg arrangements , any one currency could fluctuate within a band ( or ‘ tunnel ’ ) 1 per cent either side of the dollar par value , so if one EC currency moved from its floor to its ceiling and another moved from its ceiling to its floor there would be a 4 per cent relative fluctuation in the values of the two currencies .
11 On July 9 the Seimas approved an election law by 93 votes to one , under which 71 of the 141 deputies would be directly elected and 70 by proportional representation ; there would be a 4 per cent threshold for gaining seats .
12 Head of Department said that theoretically there should be a 100 per cent ‘ O ’ Level pass rate ‘ if our judgments were invariably accepted but we 're soft , we accept parents ’ money for double entry ( i.e. ‘ O ’ Level and CSE ) against our better judgment .
13 Gradually the ankle got better , but it will never be a hundred per cent .
14 And personally I 'm absolutely confident — ’ he repeated the word — ‘ confident , that the whole show will be a hundred per cent .
15 While he says it would be a hundred per cent certain to go up if an atom bomb exploded alongside it , we must n't over-estimate the effects of a more remote explosive shock , even at a distance of a few miles .
16 I 'd like to be a hundred per cent sure that Alfred killed himself . ’
17 We can never be a hundred per cent sure with security , we are , it is a public building , we do encourage er patients and their relatives to come up on to the children 's wards as part of the treatment er to make it a much more homely atmosphere .
18 It was announced on April 15 that there would be a 10 per cent staff cut in two stages by end-1992 at NATO 's military headquarters in Europe ( the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe , or SHAPE , near Mons in Belgium ) and at the major command centres in Europe ( Brunssum , Netherlands ; Kolsaas , Norway ; and Naples , Italy ) .
19 Well what I 'm hoping now is that er following this absolutely tragic incident , that er there will be a general er review of hospital security .
20 Since he has shown this sort of network to be discernible in a wide range of different kinds of poetry , and since it is hard to imagine that it could also be found in non-poetic language , there seems to be a strong prima facie case for accepting his argument that the principle of equivalence provides an objective criterion for identifying the poetic function .
21 In both periods there was to be a 5 per cent increase in the Christmas bonus ; the working week would be reduced from 37 to 36 hours .
22 The result , according to the Washington Post , would be a 16 per cent reduction in active Army combat divisions , a 20 per cent cut in Air Force fighter wings , and an 11 per cent cut in naval vessels .
23 With effect from 1992 entry this will be a joint UCCA/PCAS application form .
24 erm He 's been improving all the time erm and I think he could be a live erm candidate for the outright winner , so that 's the third leg of the yankee .
25 I think it would be a desirable erm idea to have a classless society as long as we 're all middle class !
26 Well , to tell you truth , up Deadman 's Street , there used to be a big er meat shop , and we used threepenny wrap up , we used to get two chops , piece of liver , three pieces of sausages , for that , threepenny wrap up .
27 you know so I think be aware of that , that may be a valid erm observation to be thrown back at you .
28 As has already been demonstrated , the fan can be a formidable kung fu weapon .
29 In the block arrangement , there might be a twenty-five per cent chance of collapse if pressures on the pile were to be distributed on all four sides .
30 In Saratov itself it was suggested that there should be a 2 per cent deduction from water-workers ' pay in order to improve cultural facilities .
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