Example sentences of "[noun prp] [am/are] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The traffic-free routes in the Forest of Dean are already a big attraction for cyclists . |
| 2 | Bananarama girls Sara and Keren are now a smart new double act . |
| 3 | When representatives of the offending authorities are called to account by the Committee , they will need to come up with some better answers to justify their past actions than that members of CPRW are just a fractious minority . |
| 4 | The Desertas are now a bird sanctuary . |
| 5 | However , before getting too carried away and concluding that detailed activity-based accounting may soon be outdated , and replaced by more simple machine-time analyses , it must be remembered that the extremes of CIM are still a long way off for most industries . |
| 6 | Jefferson Airhead are definitely a band of the times — young but old-headed , exuberant but smart , and fired with the possibilities of the new pop euphoria ; anything goes and Jefferson Airhead are going along with it all . |
| 7 | Although Dundee are traditionally a ‘ protestant ’ team , religion plays a much more low-key role than in Glasgow and Edinburgh ; the rivalry is one of status . |
| 8 | Their publications would do credit to any university : Libertarian Conflicts in Social Choice , by UBS Phillips & Drew 's John Wriglesworth , The Role of Crack Resistance Parameters in Polymer Wear , by Williams de Broe 's Mustapha Omar and Stellar Winds ( which might conceivably be a volume of poetry ) by Robert Fleming 's Martin Murch are just a few of the titles that leap off the page . |
| 9 | Warwick are obviously a firm who stand by their products and the people who use them . |
| 10 | Relations with the LEAs are also a fruitful source of tensions and confusions at the moment . |
| 11 | Thailand , Malaysia , India , Canada , New England , Kenya , Jamaica and Florida are just a handful of the places we have chosen for our impressive 1990 programme . |
| 12 | Jacobs [ 1989 ] adds the deficiencies of circularity of definitions and obsolescence to the above ; and argues that MRDs are only a piece of the solution to the lexical acquisition problem . |
| 13 | Now , having beaten West Indies three times in quick succession after not having beaten them for years , outclassing New Zealand 2–0 out there , the first team in over a decade to win a Test rubber there , and of course reaching the World Cup final , England are now a force to be reckoned with . |
| 14 | LNTs are always a half step below the arpeggio note . |
| 15 | The vineyards of Sillery are indeed an extension of the lower slopes of Verzenay , where they stretch out along the flatter , frost-prone ground on the plain beneath the Montagne de Reims , taking a good kilometre and a half to rise a mere twenty metres or so . |
| 16 | Rouen and Impressionist Normandy , Mozart 's Vienna , Madrid and the Treasures of Castile , New England in the Fall and a cruise of the Rhine are just a few of the overseas holidays available , while the UK Breaks give people the opportunity to study in depth a subject or area such as Historic Houses of Wessex or the Gardens of Mercia . |
| 17 | The shame is that , while the ICC have dragged the players over the gain line , the TCCB are still a big heave short . |
| 18 | West Indies are certainly a formidable one-day force in the Caribbean . |
| 19 | Smith insists Brugge are still a threat , but Rangers ' journey to Marseille in April appears to be the key to who meets AC Milan — and surely it must be the Italians — in the final . |
| 20 | Cliftonville are now a team to be respected by other Irish League outfits and good luck to them in next week 's Irish Cup semi-final . |
| 21 | Souness said : ‘ Wimbledon are quite an aggressive side . |
| 22 | ‘ Wimbledon are always a difficult side to beat , especially on their own ground . |
| 23 | The allocations of SDRs by the IMF have been very limited , ( no new issues since 1981 ) and consequently SDRs are only a small part of countries ' reserves . |
| 24 | SUDBURY are just a whisker away from capping a memorable season with promotion from the Courage League National Division Four South , and all roads lead to High Wycombe for the Moorsfield faithful this afternoon . |
| 25 | The Parthenon in Athens , St Paul 's Cathedral in London and the Leaning Tower of Pisa are just a few priceless examples . |
| 26 | The East Coast ports from the Humber to the Tyne are now an obvious gateway to fast-growing trade with the rest of the European Community , and to potential growth areas in recently liberated Eastern Europe . |
| 27 | Firstly TBDFs are basically an extension across borders of a phenomenon which in the 1980S expanded dramatically at national level . |
| 28 | ‘ This has put the pressure on us and although it will still be a tall order because Denbighshire are always a force to be reckoned with , I am confident we have the players who could pull it off . ’ |
| 29 | FNM are also a sensitive lot , although their sensitivity is as twisted and tormented as vocalist Mike Patton 's melodies . |
| 30 | The vineyards of Bergères-les-Vertus are largely an extension of the lower slopes of Vertus reaching down to the southern tip of the Côte des Blancs . |