Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [prep] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 A certain self-reflexiveness even finds its way into otherwise realistic novels , such as Anthony Burgess 's Earthly Powers , as if no contemporary novel could quite be complete without at least a moment of creative hesitation and self-examination .
2 He 's won dozens of gold , silver and bronze medals as a distance runner … more recently he has been awarded the MBE in the New Year 's honours list … and now he will be due for at least a service medal , at the end of the Gulf War .
3 Although perhaps not strictly a technological issue , a review of multimedia 's technological environment would be incomplete without at least a broad assessment of the influence and significance of authoring tools .
4 The line should be capable of at least a 60 amp supply and possibly up to 100 amp for a large property or heavy user .
5 Thus , early marriages tend , as a rule , to be barren for at least a while ( adolescent subfecundity ) .
6 Yeah well b well what I 'm trying to say and I ca n't emphasise it too strongly is that I do n't want anybody going round like writing another stupid letter to somebody saying that erm you know the reason we 're inundated that it has n't been advertised properly cos I tell you what it 'll come back right in our faces cos it 's our bloody fault Well that 's right well we know that I mean I told them all I told them all quite clearly when I was up in Glasgow that they 'd be quiet for at least a month because p it 'll take time to filter through .
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