Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the paper is viewed on the light box , a see-through view is obtained so that it is possible to see the rough copper track layout , like an X-Ray , in relation to the components . |
| 2 | A 17th minister was expected to be named later , Voice of Ethiopia radio reported . |
| 3 | Those with a mushroom-style head are intended to cast the beam downwards on to the flower beds below , others with a pencilshaped lamp are suitable for using along the edge of a path or for illuminating an area of border . |
| 4 | COHQ 's plan avoiding a frontal assault was changed when direction of the raid passed to the Army 's UK Home Forces Command , after a political decision was made to replace the marines with Canadian forces . |
| 5 | At 13–00 hours a frontal attack was made by tanks who approached within 20 yards of company positions , firing at point blank range . |
| 6 | A frontal lobotomy was of more use . |
| 7 | Can you really be reneging on that vow , merely because a connected case is being investigated by the Inspector ? ’ |
| 8 | Keeping alive a grateful memory is a spiritual art . |
| 9 | The nearest Britain came to having a deaf monarch was in the case of Prince Albert Victor , eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales , later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra . |
| 10 | A DEAF grandmother is being kicked out of a charity home for having her TV and radio on too loud . |
| 11 | They draw implications in the world of a deaf child 's hearing through the early fitting of a hearing aid and point out that even under these advantageous circumstances a deaf child 's functional hearing may not be comparable to that of hearing children at the same sound levels . |
| 12 | ‘ A deaf driver is a safe driver . ’ |
| 13 | SPECIAL interpreters assisted yesterday at the opening of a unique trial at Cardiff Crown Court , where a deaf man was accused of murdering a deaf woman who had speech difficulties . |
| 14 | Such a non-natural concept is disjunctive . |
| 15 | In Principia Ethica ( p. 41 ) Moore implies that what makes good a non-natural quality is that it could not exist by itself in time , as other properties could . |
| 16 | Maintaining a historic building is a considerable responsibility and the task should not be made unnecessarily daunting or frustrating by too much interference over small things . |
| 17 | A historic house is valued as a capital asset whereas in fact it is virtually a non-income producing liability . |
| 18 | For most of us the uphill battle to avoid a downhill slide is one of the uphill battle to avoid a downhill slide is one of the hardest challenges in a sport where yesterday was a long time ago . |
| 19 | For most of us the uphill battle to avoid a downhill slide is one of the uphill battle to avoid a downhill slide is one of the hardest challenges in a sport where yesterday was a long time ago . |
| 20 | Big dish , little dish — a 59-ft telescope was installed at Parkes in 1963 to form interferometer with the main dish . |
| 21 | Separated from the other two by the fire , a pleasant intimacy was engendered , so that each couple tended to intersperse the general conversation with their own . |
| 22 | I understand that your institution covers not only Cambridgeshire but also Norfolk and Suffolk , so my welcome is a particular one to those delegates who have travelled here from neighbouring counties today , and I trust that your journey on such a pleasant morning was a really good one and that you 'll find that this symposium is going to be very worthwhile . |
| 23 | A pleasant period is ahead of you , as opportunities for socialising with others of your kind may be at their peak . |
| 24 | Sort of a rich twist is just right for this latterday England bowler ( 5 , 5 ) |
| 25 | If , however , a rich medium is provided , then the plant will produce large leaves and many shoots , developing into a very dense bush . |
| 26 | A rich peasant is a peasant who works his own land but will employ some wage labour as well because he has a large enough plot to be able to , to need to do that . |
| 27 | In pondering these options , the key point to bear in mind is that the only way a society can get a rich future is by engineering a rich economy . |
| 28 | Typically , a rich picture is constructed first by putting the name of the organisation that is the concern of the analyst into a large ‘ bubble ’ , perhaps at the centre of the page . |
| 29 | A node in a Kohonen net is simpler than nodes in perceptrons and BMs . |
| 30 | These two arrangements , which directly and indirectly committed Britain to major international financial responsibilities in which the operation of sterling as a reserve currency was an essential element , stemmed from a deeper commitment to the belief in Britain 's world role [ Clarke , 1982 ; Scammell , 1980 ; Strange , 1971 ] . |