Example sentences of "[noun] be [adv] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 2 ) How many notes are there in a Pentatonic scale ? |
| 2 | How many notes are there in a scale ? |
| 3 | 1 ) How many notes are there in a Triad ? |
| 4 | The objects are now in a safe , awaiting their reinstallation in the Nancy museum . |
| 5 | And the Copts are hardly in a position to complain . |
| 6 | " Success " he remarked " is not a matter of chance — how many hours are there in a week ? " |
| 7 | Practices of keeping donor insemination secret from all others , and of keeping the child in ignorance of his/her means of conception which have traditionally been implicit in the provision of donor insemination are now in a state of flux . |
| 8 | These three fungicides are already on a UK Ministry of Agriculture ( MAFF ) list of 100 pesticides up for review , that have not been subject to modern tests . |
| 9 | Contracts are typically for a three- or five-year term and can prove inflexible in the intervening period . |
| 10 | Children from China 's fifty-five minority groups are also at a disadvantage in the competition for higher education places , according to Cleverley . |
| 11 | We need to set an example as well , at this present time M S F are already in a position where they 're training their activists in other languages . |
| 12 | Individuals in many settings are now as a matter of routine involved in interactions with complex computer systems . |
| 13 | There is no doubt that the Opposition are now in a shambles over their tax plans . |
| 14 | White kids are always at a disadvantage , ’ speculated Charles Taylor . |
| 15 | Birmingham 's shops are well worth a visit . |
| 16 | It may be that some hereditary peers are well worth a place , but it is also true that some who are not hereditary peers are equally deserving and it is hard to argue that they should not be considered on their merits on the same basis , with life peerages being conferred on those most suitable . |
| 17 | The larger systems which make up communities and nations are currently in a state of flux because of the impact of technology . |
| 18 | Sir Nicholas Hunt of Eurotunnel , writing in Annales des Mines , claimed that the Kent Impact Study had done much to reassure local opinion about the Tunnel and that the doubters were now in a minority . |
| 19 | It is also true to say that if the Opposition parties were ever in a position to put their policies into effect , that self-employment record would inevitably be gravely harmed and the cause of women in particular would suffer much more . |
| 20 | He was only a little taller than she and their eyes were almost on a level . |
| 21 | He came closer to the desk , sitting easily on one corner of it so that their eyes were almost on a level . |
| 22 | The speeches were really like a competition to see , who could manipulate and how they used their power . |
| 23 | Sewell 's perky and attractive character was always apparent and it was also demonstrated by his two pairs of First Division goals — scored , one may add , at a time when Palace goals were really at a premium . |
| 24 | My own favourite , putting price aside , was the Western Systems , but if you want value for money then the Phoenix is well worth a look . |
| 25 | Cunningham is here as a deputy for Scott Hastings . |
| 26 | But if the electorate is indeed of a mind that it is ‘ time for a change ’ , then it should consider carefully just what sort of change it would be letting itself in for . |
| 27 | Tactical talk in the trattoria After 4,000 years of turbulent rule , the prospect of a fortnight 's foraging by English fans is barely worth a shrug to the Sardinians , says Erlend Clouston of the World Cup qualifying match preparations . |
| 28 | When it emerges from below ground , a basalt lava is usually at a temperature of about 1,100 degrees C , and it glows fiercely reddish yellow , the colour of molten metal poured from a furnace . |
| 29 | I 'm under more strain than I was — I get upset more quickly , my mind 's often in a turmoil . ’ |
| 30 | The Scottish defender is still on a high after hitting the extra time winner which earned his side a Wilkinson Sword League Cup final spot against Bangor on April 20 . |