Example sentences of "this [be] an [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could this be an old hippie pratfall ? |
| 2 | Since this is an agreed cash bid [ under Rule 9 ] and we have no relationship with the target I believe we can act . |
| 3 | ‘ This is an eighteen month trial period , ’ he told councillors . |
| 4 | This is an absolute treasure house for any editor or writer unsure of a common foreign phrase , an abbreviation , or the spelling of a tricky name — which means all of us at one time or another . |
| 5 | This is an invaluable reference book which will explain the puzzling and amusing references to British life that you and your students may encounter in reading or conversation . |
| 6 | This is an oral history project tape , my name is and I am interviewing of Ipswich . |
| 7 | This is an all-round summer holiday resort with enough facilities to keep everybody happy . |
| 8 | This is an uplifting anthem sort of a record . |
| 9 | In these environmentally conscious times , this is an uncomfortable growth industry . |
| 10 | — This is an Algonkian word meaning ‘ eater of flesh ’ which this Indian group used to refer to the hunting peoples who live to the north of them . |
| 11 | FRANK BLACK — Frank Black ( 4AD ) : Better known as Black Francis of the Pixies , this is an intriguing solo debut . |
| 12 | Rumoured to have been locked in the safe at KISS FM when a couple of acetates were given to the station in advance of release , this is an ultra-obvious semi-Italio belter which should keep floors jumping . |
| 13 | This is an old press gang truncheon made of ivory . |
| 14 | This is an old express passenger four four O , director class . |
| 15 | This is an old trestle-table Ernest found in the workroom at the back , when he opened up the house again . |
| 16 | This is an old family game of ours and is suitable for older children and for adults . |
| 17 | This is an old family game . |
| 18 | ‘ This is an excellent road car , ’ yells Brundle . |
| 19 | This is an excellent software package and presented no problems either on installation or use . |
| 20 | No This is an unique integer value which is used to identify a particular cached data item value ( display only ) . |
| 21 | This is an important point sir because there is a drift of much government policy towards the reuse of derelict urban land and the lady on my right here was making this point this morning to you . |
| 22 | Labour 's Jim Skinner , chairman of the council 's transport committee , said : ‘ This is an eighteen-month trial period . |
| 23 | This is an exciting career opportunity for the appointed person to join an established , successful research institute in one of the UK 's leading Biology Departments . |
| 24 | This is an airborne radar unit , a device which responds to a coded radar pulse with a coded return , giving a distinctive " blip " on the air traffic controller 's radar screen , allowing identification . |
| 25 | Although this is an American program injuries are the same the world over , as are the treatments . |
| 26 | A useful research exercise would be to compare the use of census and PAC data in deriving quantitative risk assessments and this is an interesting research problem . |
| 27 | This is an over-the-top wrestling caper ( not previewed to critics ) with the engaging Hulk Hogan . |
| 28 | This is an in-cab computer system that transmits data back to the home base using RAM 's network . |
| 29 | It had not struck him until now that this was an inadequate hiding place . |
| 30 | For once , this was an environmental health problem that could be tackled relatively easily . |