Example sentences of "[adj] be a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maastricht is now over ; let this be a test of the new Europe 's resolve . |
| 2 | Should this be a matter of concern ? |
| 3 | Could this be a symptom of a more fundamental and deeper problem ? |
| 4 | Now granted that current account deficits bring downward pressure on a currency , should this be a source of concern for the authorites ? |
| 5 | It will all be a part of it , her way of coping and trying to damp down her feelings of despair . |
| 6 | Stripping away all the inefficiencies , the cosy deals , the feather-bedding , the smothering worst of the nanny-state ; it was a breath of clean new air , it was a crusade ; something we could all take part in , all be a part of . ’ |
| 7 | Regulation can after all be a matter of acting on positive or negative evidence , the adjustment of behaviour by reference to feedback information . |
| 8 | It will after all be a waste of time to send details of a luxury fur to a down-market magazine aimed at working mums and equally useless to send details of a white flour and additive-based convenience product to a health food magazine . |
| 9 | Insomnia , jet lag , bleary-eyed shift workers and bleak winter moods could all be a thing of the past thanks to a tiny dose of meltonin , dubbed the ‘ Dracula ’ hormone . |
| 10 | May 1992 be a year of peace and happiness for all . |
| 11 | May 1992 be a year of quality for our Division . |
| 12 | Could that be a piece of plasticine ? |
| 13 | Would that be a picture of George Washington ? ’ |
| 14 | When Byrd 's songs have finally been recognized for what they are , there will at last be a recording of ‘ O dear life , when may be it be , sung to its complete text all eight stanzas of Sir Philip Sidney 's agonizingly erotic poem by five brave and talented singers who know exactly what they are doing . |