Example sentences of "[is] [det] [noun] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little evidence to support a view that Isabella or Mortimer embarked on invasion , conquest and dethronement under the influence , or by the counsel , of any bishop . |
| 2 | But on the whole , there is little evidence to suggest a link between male wage levels and fertility . |
| 3 | In my computer 's ROM , location numbers 64489 , 64490 and 64491 , taken together , contain a particular pattern of contents — 1s and 0s which — when interpreted as instructions , result in the computer 's little loudspeaker uttering a blip sound . |
| 4 | But the minister 's little joke reflects a suspicion among many in social services that going ‘ over there ’ is less about learning than enjoying a jaunt . |
| 5 | The other reason most often given for government ownership is that government needs a voice of its own and can not rely on the privately owned press . |
| 6 | What is really problematic is that psychoanalysis produces a theory of identity [ i.e. sexual difference ] which does not allow for a genuine heterogeneity and contradiction in our diverse identifications . |
| 7 | Why is that man pushing a bed up the hill ? ’ die behind you in the breeze . |
| 8 | The lesson of history is that doctrine becomes a cloak for power politics , rivalry becomes an excuse for dealing ruthlessly and the rule of fear , paranoia and suspicion means that whatsoever is not for us is against us . |
| 9 | The comment voiced from apparently everywhere is that workwear represents a move away from Eighties designer flash : away from all the heavily-labelled , non-hard-wearing , too-clever-by-half , over-styled garbage . |
| 10 | There are many reasons for these laws ; some are obvious , but some are very deep and one level of understanding is that menstruation represents a loss of potential life ; the same applied to a man who had a nocturnal emission , or wet dream , or someone who had helped to prepare a body for burial . |
| 11 | Some news in brief now — an English High Court judge is this afternoon visiting a farm at the centre of attempts to sue chemicals firm Re-Chem . |
| 12 | Ryle ( 1949 ) is another attempt to find a way between extreme behaviourism and the mental/physical separation . |
| 13 | Norman 's All Stars to play a fund raiser |
| 14 | Firstly there 's more chance striking a match on wet tripe than there is of Boro getting to the FA Cup Final . |
| 15 | But even if they are qualified and on your establishment we can not but insist that they have a substantial teaching load as well , and I really do n't think that is any way to run a library … |
| 16 | Also null and void is any stipulation releasing a partner from playing an active role in running the business . |
| 17 | Overall , it may be difficult to discover whether there is enough evidence to pursue a claim . |
| 18 | They still probably there is enough room to get a bit |