Example sentences of "[prep] [det] is a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , four B , erm the proform substitution where a proform is like a pronoun or a proverb or if you fancy a pro-sentence erm sentence five Florence teased Dougal , and Brian did so too did so means teased Dougal the sentence for that is a proform . |
| 2 | ‘ Everything about this is a plus . ’ |
| 3 | The need for another is a defining biological truth . |
| 4 | A sea of wild cornflowers such as this is a rare sight in the countryside these days |
| 5 | A cycle such as this is a series of stoichiometric reactions . |
| 6 | A cycle such as this is a series of stoichiometric reactions . |
| 7 | The District Council have not addressed the issue of washing-over the village of Skelton within the greenbelt as this is a new issue not raised by . |
| 8 | Help such as this is a form of ‘ travel insurance ’ — it insures families against the need to travel for food . |
| 9 | David Garbutt , Grampian 's depute chief constable , said : ‘ Mounting an elaborate hoax such as this is a serious criminal act and our investigation will use all available methods to track down the offender . |
| 10 | David Garbutt , Grampian 's depute chief constable , said : ‘ Mounting an elaborate hoax such as this is a serious criminal act and our investigation will use all available methods to track down the offender . |
| 11 | As point of order I believe as this is a proposal of an amendment of the city board city board is the city board chair 's right of reply . |
| 12 | The best treatment for this is a Ultra-Violet Clarifier . |
| 13 | The reason for this is a question of aesthetics , but it is true , nonetheless . |
| 14 | Italians call it the ‘ Silent South ’ for this is a region of real peace and tranquility , where life is relaxed and full of simple pleasures . |
| 15 | The music industry term for this is a ‘ hook ’ . |
| 16 | The paper support for this is a flimsy piece of plastic , and a wire loop . |
| 17 | The reason for this is a simple commercial one . |
| 18 | The best tool for this is a circular saw set so that the blade only just protrudes beneath the floorboards — beware of electric cables below ! |
| 19 | The fundamental reason for this is a fact of ego-psychology which the individualistic fallacy and the therapeutic tunnel-vision of modern psychotherapy obscures . |
| 20 | Division then returns , for this is a struggle to the death , or life . |
| 21 | First a guy comes round with a tray of Cokes ; 10 minutes later another guy brings peanuts ; 10 minutes after that is a guy with ice creams ; then a guy selling the legendary Fenway frankfurters ; and then the sequence begins again . |
| 22 | When you 've stared death in the face , everything after that is a bonus . ’ |
| 23 | Of what value after all is a power which one could never use , or at any rate did not know how to use ? |
| 24 | The effectiveness usually lasts for some weeks , but is variable , depending largely on the amount of new growth being produced , and therefore the rate at which the toxic content is being diluted , and the speed of living — called the metabolic rate — which affects the rate at which the plant is able to break down and divest itself of what after all is a ‘ foreign body ’ . |
| 25 | One of the reasons is clearly the cloying sentimentality with which all things Irish are viewed by so many Americans : DEC after all is a Boston company , and Boston has a large population that traces its roots back to Ireland . |
| 26 | Er , an analogy that I think helps to make this clear is that the ego after all is a managerial agency . |
| 27 | And just below that is a shelf of books with only one page . ’ |
| 28 | At the head of each is a government minister , normally assisted by one or more junior ministers . |
| 29 | At the centre of each is a new division of labour , a new structure of the labour process , which is based on technical innovations , especially computerization . |
| 30 | Proof of that is a rigorous R&D programme and a constant reappraisal of production and quality control beyond even the demands of the British Standard licence . |