Example sentences of "and [adv] be [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The actor can play a different person each month and still be considered a good actor . |
| 2 | Wright could have sat , watched , learned and even been given a short burst to discover again what the international arena is all about . |
| 3 | Having run sixth to Desert Orchid in the Irish National the month following the Cheltenham race and then been beaten a short head by On The Other Hand at the big Punchestown festival in April that year , The Committee ran into a major training setback and never saw another racecourse for two and a half years . |
| 4 | After the first three days she takes a purificatory bath , and then is given a complete mini-bridal trousseau by her father or , in his absence , her brother . |
| 5 | But it also works as a political metaphor about the whimsical arbitrariness of autocracy with the architects first working under strict supervision and then being granted an illusory whiff of freedom . |
| 6 | Assuming a lead-time of approximately six years , i.e. the time taken between starting to train and ultimately being elected a full member of the Division , this figure shows that over half of those building surveyors now practising started their education during the period 1967–75 . |
| 7 | For some people their whole working lives so far have been one scheme to the next , never getting any really worthwhile training and never being paid a decent wage . |