Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The judge may read in words which he considers to be necessarily implied by words which are already in the statute , and he has a limited power to add to , alter or ignore statutory words in order to prevent a provision from being unintelligible or absurd or totally unreasonable , unworkable or totally irreconcilable with the rest of the statute . ’ |
| 2 | It 's not a case of being paranoid , it 's a case of seeking fairness for all the school children , and then some of them receiving disproportional , you know higher , er amounts of money , then that must be seen to be unfair , and I 'm certainly well supported in that . |
| 3 | And there are some wonderfully positive people among those who have permanent disabilities or terminal illnesses so it is not just a case of being one of the ‘ lucky ’ ones . |
| 4 | It 's just a case of being true to what you feel and being true to yourself giving yourself as good a chance as any of being heard . |
| 5 | Again it 's a case of being independent . ’ |
| 6 | It was a case of being 24 and not knowing what I know now . ’ |
| 7 | Listen to your body : Once again , it is a case of being aware . |
| 8 | It 's a bit like being colour-blind , only it 's not colours I get mixed up , it 's objects . |
| 9 | it was a bit like being married ’ |
| 10 | A bit like being able to read your own obituary . ’ |
| 11 | Rights are a central issue in being assertive ( see page 8 ) , since a decision to be assertive , as opposed to aggressive or submissive , is in effect a decision to stand up for your rights in a way that respects other people 's rights . |
| 12 | Well I would n't worry too much about cramming it all together tightly because it 's erm one of the few things we 've still got a budget for is photocopying student questionnaires so you m you know , you might as well take advantage of that , it does n't erm it does n't cost you anything and the actual difference it makes to the university and to erm world resources is very slight indeed I think |
| 13 | Just a willingness to be available for a few hours to suit you — within an agreed rota — to walk around the reserve helping people enjoy their visit and also avoiding problems of pressure on sensitive reserve areas . ’ |
| 14 | The taxi-driver , the waiters , the receptionist , had all shown a willingness to be pleasant . |
| 15 | These include sincerity , honesty ( not to indulge in plagiarism or cheating ) , truthfulness , the avoidance of self-contradiction , a determination to be comprehensible , the intellectual courage to develop and hold a position of one 's own , a willingness to be subject to the demands of reason and evidence , an openness to other viewpoints or ways of going on , and according due ( but not undue ) respect to teaching and other staff . |
| 16 | What is needed is a willingness to be open to fresh possibilities — to be prepared for a constant voyage of exploration . |
| 17 | There are demonstrable cases of innovation , clear thinking and a willingness to be brave . |
| 18 | You need also a course to be provident for the future in terms of ensuring that you will be able to continue to discharge your responsibilities in years to come . |
| 19 | It helps us to see that suffering is a part of being human . |
| 20 | VP is about what it is for a sentence to be significant rather than meaningless , while MP is about what it is for a sentence to have one meaning rather than another . |
| 21 | It is often the CD worker who elicits a response by being involved in some form of needs assessment and the partnership between community and professional is formed in the process . |
| 22 | However , it was necessary for a beginner to be cautious and rest his conclusions firmly on sound evidence , and there were useful parallels from a well at Margidunum published in 1926 by Felix Oswald . |
| 23 | The issue was finally resolved in our day , as the government have now set up a pension for poets , a license to be lazy . |
| 24 | In 1421 they entered a contract to be loyal to each other without dissimulation or fraud . |
| 25 | Responses range from bribing ( as your competitors do ) to refusing to bribe at all , but making adjustments ( for instance to price ) that will compensate for the bribe being offered and allow competition for a contract to be real . |
| 26 | Always be prepared to listen patiently to a guest 's chatter no matter how boring , but develop a technique of being able to detach , oneself politely from a conversation without giving offence , especially if there is work to be done or other people waiting for attention . |
| 27 | Well I think what we 'll have a look at is this er , mi migration essay . |
| 28 | In a very timely book , Israel 's Fateful Decisions , published shortly before the Intifada broke out , the Israeli scholar , General Yehoshavat Harkabi , wrote that for a settlement to be possible , both sides must first renounce their respective dreams or ‘ grand designs ’ — for the Zionists , the ‘ redemption ’ of all the Land of Israel , for the Palestinians , the ‘ liberation ’ of all the territory that once was theirs — and thereby end what he calls the absolute , ‘ existential ’ nature of the struggle . |
| 29 | All citizens have a responsibility to be involved in the politicoeconomic decisions which influence the AL of maintaining a safe environment — not necessarily for their own safety , but for the safety of others and especially for their children and , indeed , their children 's children . |
| 30 | Thirdly , the fact that each of us has a responsibility to be involved in bringing about that renewal . |