Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [be] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PRAGUE to Zurich promised to be a better-than-average test drive for a new model . |
| 2 | There was , indeed , found to be a greater right field advantage in verbal ability and thus the first hypothesis was supported . |
| 3 | She had encouraged him rather to work as a translator , this seemed to be a safer activity . |
| 4 | Socialism , however , had been repudiated at the polls even more decisively than Protection , and there seemed to be a stronger case for an anti-socialist coalition composed of the Conservative and Liberal Parties than for a Free Trade one . |
| 5 | Richard Brown , director of policy at the British Chambers of Commerce , warned conditions were still far from rosy but said 1993 looked like being a healthier year . |
| 6 | In particular , whereas I had fairly strong evidence that one particular set of rules , the bureaucratic format as I called it , was standard in NHS consultations and common in the American consultations on which I had data , what I took to be a further distinct mode , the ‘ charity ’ format , was used by only one of the American doctors in the study . |
| 7 | Checking the factual accuracy of the new social security information items proved to be a greater obstacle than usual . |
| 8 | His expedition proved to be a further test of character and team leadership . |
| 9 | Commercially speaking , building superStrats had to be a safer bet for the manufacturers than attempting to break new ground . |
| 10 | Most ‘ Oddballs are secretive species , but I wanted something that would be seen so there had to be a midwater swimmer in the selection . |