Example sentences of "[adv] [be] describe [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given their present configuration , Opposition Front-Bench Members might better be described as a hot dog . |
| 2 | At Love Field , a tin-pot airport outside Dallas , very late one night , he made what can only be described as a solicitation by prayer . |
| 3 | I am running a 1986 V8 County 90 which at 25,000 miles has no more than normal backlash in the transmission line , yet a most irritating noise has developed which can only be described as a clunk that occurs whenever I apply or lift off the throttle in any gear . |
| 4 | The Full Moon in your own birth sign on the 14th should certainly be an eye-opener for what can only be described as a partnership or marital affairs — and yet out of all this turmoil will come a new kind of happiness , serenity and security . |
| 5 | The paint was brushed on , rubbed down , another coat , another rub , until perhaps ten or twelve coats had been applied to give what can only be described as a wonderful finish . |
| 6 | A seven-year-old lovable imp turned overnight into what can only be described as a ‘ demon ’ . |
| 7 | The main focus of our stay was dining at Les Trois Mousquetaires , which can only be described as a heavenly indulgence . |
| 8 | The originator of the tapes has clearly decided to make his tape deck pay for itself ( although I think he could take a few hints on how to eliminate unwanted hum and noise ) and the result can only be described as a rip off . |
| 9 | The response could only be described as a God-send to a nation that had lost its way . |
| 10 | The revival of interest in what can only be described as a strategy of import led growth began in the late 1950s as uneasiness over the optimistic , autarkic assumptions of the Khrushchev period increased . |
| 11 | In what can only be described as a pampered career , James was given considerable financial support by the library who funded his PhD , housed him and his family , and allowed him to receive numerous outside grants and sponsorships to fund extensive foreign travel . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , the City Council has behaved in what can only be described as a lax , sluggish and offhand manner towards one of the few private initiatives at the very centre of Dutch cultural life . |
| 13 | However , the Sports Council for Wales is taking what can only be described as a very aggressive approach to this and a number of other sensitive recreation/environment issues at present . |
| 14 | On behalf of the Opposition , and indeed the whole House , I wish to express our sympathy to the victims and their families of what can only be described as a crime against humanity . |
| 15 | It was joy for QE1 player Davy Clements who knocked in a 100 clearance in his B Division match against Centre Spot 's Mal Aiken while in the A Division Ballygomartin 's Billy Millar potted what can only be described as a wonder blue , pink and then missed a straight black for a similar break . |
| 16 | After what could only be described as a very spirited fight a small but brilliantly coloured koi of about 7lb came to the net and I remember looking at it with disbelief that such a small fish could have pulled so hard . |
| 17 | What followed can only be described as a wild west show , with representatives chasing it around the Norfolk showground , much tot he amusement of everyone in the vicinity . |
| 18 | It can only be described as a record breaking achievement . |
| 19 | They will always be eligible bank bills and not true trade bills and their nomenclature in this context can only be described as a kind of shorthand and corresponds to the requirement that they must be drawn for transaction not capital purposes . |
| 20 | Looked at more closely still the dissolved athlete would become even more inscrutable than usual and could only be described with a set of equations which guessed where his component particles might be . |
| 21 | the cable that was demonstrated in the magazine was a little like a lobster claw cable , or could perhaps be described as a three-way plait . |
| 22 | The colonial form of government can perhaps be described as a ruling bureaucracy in the sense of government by appointed officials only slightly modified by the gradual emergence of consultative , advisory and legislative councils . |
| 23 | This undramatic release of large volumes of lava , would , if one had to give it a name , probably best be described as a Hawaiian-type eruption . |
| 24 | Perhaps it can best be described as a feeling of being ‘ earthed ’ . |
| 25 | The shape of this design could best be described as a spray , the two outer points being provided by pieces of vetch , and the other leaves being rose and Japanese maple . |
| 26 | Type D may best be described as a culture of relations and co-operation , where opportunities exist for creative thinking . |
| 27 | The operational station — the engineering workshop and so " on which was previously accommodated within the bus station has been shunted off to a glorified shed on what can best be described as a piece of waste ground " . |
| 28 | The film that accompanies this sensation can best be described as a cross between a scrap yard and a journey round your internal body system following a good night on the drink ! |
| 29 | FACED with what can best be described as a public relations crisis , the Association of British Insurers ' vigorous over-reaction to Thursday 's conclusion by the Office of Fair Trading that key rules governing the sale of life products are anti-competitive is , to put it mildly , stupid . |
| 30 | This can best be described in a series of steps : |