Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [is] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 The fact that Mustakimzade is clearly at a loss about Abdulkerim is further pointed up in his article about the following Mufti , Molla Arab .
2 Ukraine , at loggerheads with Russia on military issues , insists that the accord must be turned into a multilateral one and that Russia is not in a position to ratify it on behalf of the other republics of the former Soviet Union .
3 At the top of the league is Slovenia , and at the bottom Kosovo ( although Macedonia is not in a much better condition ) .
4 When Christopher Steffen , reportedly a slash and burn merchant when it comes to cutting costs and staff , quit Eastman Kodak Co on Wednesday after just seven weeks in the job of chief financial officer of Eastman Kodak Co , saying that the team was agreed on the objectives , but had irreconcilable differences on how to get from here to there , IBM Corp shares jumped for joy in anticipation that he was about to be named finance chief — but the joy subsided and so did the share price , off 87.5 cents at $49 when nothing happened yesterday ; word out of IBM is that there is an appointment already to be announced , but unless the fact that Steffen is now at a loose end causes a last-minute re-think , he is not the man that IBM has in mind .
5 Because of the case , of going to court to claim compensation for James , we had to have neuroligists to come and look at James and assess him for thes claim and they have said that James is not in a persistent vegetative state . ’
6 ‘ OK , well I 'll just confirm that Bell is definitely worth a look .
7 But Middlesbrough is not in a position to build more homes .
8 The Golconda eyes are on the horizon to which our boat is hounding us , but Monsoon 's never at a loss for an answer .
9 He ca n't come down at Kisangani airport because Gog is there with a lot of his guards .
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