Example sentences of "[is] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I like the idea of strach cos he s a winner ( does nt like losing ) , has respect from players , has top experience … and has been at Wilko 's side throughout the last 3–4 years .
2 Leeds did play Grampus 8 preseason … maybe there s a chance of a return match ? ?
3 But unless there s a change of plan , by the summer of next year the base will effectively be deserted .
4 That s a candidate for Danny Baker 's After All ( serving suggestion ) .
5 He s a piss head
6 In real life he s a bollox left back .
7 Also , there s a clause in the sale which means Leeds paying Brighton 100grand if he should ever get an England cap … nothing about an Irish cap : - ) ) )
8 He s a fringe player there even .
9 I do nt know whether that s a compliment or not ; -p
10 Ever since Cuntona joined scum , all of a sudden he s a class player — despite still not playing as well as he did for Leeds .
11 On teletext there s a quote from Wilko re : Rocastle 's statement .
12 KARA ‘ S A STAR
13 I do nt mind personal criticism of players … but I just think there s a limit to how far we should go .
14 I think he s a bargain specially as he s good looking to which lets face it is the only way to judge a player anyway .
15 I do nt think there s a place for 2 midfielders on the bench .
16 The second one — the one she made a couple of weeks ago — i-s a bit more complicated , but not much .
17 It 's a bidet as well then ?
18 It 's a bidet as well .
19 Long before , when he was in perfect health , we had watched a television programme concerned with the high cost of dying and had sent for the accompanying booklet , entitled , appropriately , It 's a R.I.P. Off .
20 First an interview with Richard Buckley , a retired funeral director , who had written the paragraph in It 's a R.I.P. Off which first aroused our interest in the subject .
21 I think there 's sufficient weighting on the course in art for the child to make it work … if you kill the word ‘ exam ’ and just call it a ‘ set piece ’ , and say ‘ This is the final piece of work I 'd like you to do ’ , and see if there 's a climax of five terms ' work , as opposed to some sort of insurmountable hurdle that only 20 per cent of the pupils can get over … ‘ if you do n't make a particularly good job of it , it only carries 40 per cent of the marks and you 've got 60 per cent for the coursework ‘ .
22 There 's a rehearsal tomorrow , and I 've got some history homework to do before . ’
23 If it 's sunny , fine , and if it 's raining , it 's a chore to walk the dogs .
24 ‘ It 's just one of those things , so try to remember what it 's like next time there 's a panic on , eh ?
25 I want everyone out of here before there 's a panic .
26 Yeah , and there 's a panic button at the front door and there 's a panic button upstairs
27 Yeah , and there 's a panic button at the front door and there 's a panic button upstairs
28 Apparently there 's a dose of speculation that the new relationship between Novell and AT&T is a lot deeper than they 're letting out and will eventually result in AT&T 's acquisition of Novell .
29 There 's a dimension missing , it has no depth . ’
30 I mean it 's it 's a dimension you can bring into it .
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