Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [prep] [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do n't want to lose the scrum as part of our game or just to be a means of restarting play ’ , concluded Spotswood . |
| 2 | The case came to hinge on the legitimacy of Mabel because of William 's first contracted marriage and so to be a matter for the church courts . |
| 3 | She ( and occasionally he ) is seen by some as an unnecessary interference in the realm of the doctor , by others as a monitor to assess clients ' suitability for treatment , and by others again as a provider of information about treatment , advice about choices and generally to be a shoulder to cry on . |
| 4 | More positively , it is the recognition that all people should have the right to live within the community — to contribute to it and benefit from it , and simply to be a part of it , except in very rare circumstances . |
| 5 | Not to play with the twins , not for solace or scraps or to complain about the social security man , but simply to be a nuisance since being a nuisance was his way : to say again that he was the child of Miss Lavant . |