Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [adj] [verb] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what good is that gon na do love ? |
| 2 | If you have become fairly proficient at the nose-in hover , you may find that this figure is easier to perform by standing with your back to the wind and taking off and landing in the nose-in position . |
| 3 | In two respects , it is open to the courts to insist that the constable 's decision must be a reasonable one ; there must first be reasonable grounds on which the constable is entitled to rely in deciding in the first place whether or not a breach of the peace is likely to occur . |
| 4 | Such work is painless compared to turning a 16th-century military fortress into the ultimate 21st-century family home . |
| 5 | Here the key issue is the extent to which the child is likely to benefit by tackling the problem through drama . |
| 6 | For the remainder of this century the Canadian economy is likely to grow at approaching 3% per year with energy demand increasing at just over 2% per year . |
| 7 | Remove the distance piece — the softer polystyrene block is easier to remove without damaging the stem than a harder wooden block . |
| 8 | Keegan is desperate to stay after savouring his first taste in management by keeping United in the Second Division . |
| 9 | Inevitably the question reverts to how far the UK government is prepared to go in persuading its EC partners to harmonise duty rates between beer , wine and spirits . |
| 10 | Fomalhaut is easy to find by using Scheat and Markab , in the Square of Pegasus , as pointers . |
| 11 | David Lapworth says the new gear box makes the car easier to drive because the driver is able to concentrate on driving rather than worry about gear changes . |
| 12 | Lots Of Luck is hard to fancy after disappointing badly at Haydock last time , and Carrolls Marc , although effective over further , remains on a reasonable mark is likely to provide more of a threat . |
| 13 | no way is this gon na come out |
| 14 | This way of showing why a phenomenon is likely to occur by citing some social factor is what is characteristic of , and essential to , our interest in holist explanation . |
| 15 | A drink problem is less to do with enjoying alcohol than with using it as a means of coping with pressures of various kinds . |
| 16 | Attending her seventh meeting of this odd club , the British Prime Minister is unlikely to shrink from going it alone . |
| 17 | Spinnaker nylon is difficult to paint without having smudges where the colour runs through to the under surface . |