Example sentences of "[adj] be a [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had that been a silent watching figure just over there ? |
| 2 | Had that been a steady red light it would n't have been anywhere near as noticeable |
| 3 | Behind this are a separate small locker , and the battery tray which slides out of the fuselage side . |
| 4 | But then the British are a bloody tolerant lot |
| 5 | Well , the point was as I recollect it , er that my understanding as far as the County Council 's case was concerned , was that er the village was not inset for E Ten purposes , it was inset to recognize what the County perceived as the physical reality of this being a substantial built-up area which fulfilled no greenbelt functions . |
| 6 | David Garbutt , Grampian 's depute chief constable , said : ‘ Mounting an elaborate hoax such as this is a serious criminal act and our investigation will use all available methods to track down the offender . |
| 7 | David Garbutt , Grampian 's depute chief constable , said : ‘ Mounting an elaborate hoax such as this is a serious criminal act and our investigation will use all available methods to track down the offender . |
| 8 | This is a total solar eclipse . |
| 9 | This is a snowflaked Victorian set full of carol singers , the dreadful poor , the idle rich and Mr Caine resolutely refusing to recognise the festivities until the Ghosts of Christmas Past , Present and Future prick his dormant conscience . |
| 10 | Conservative Members say that this is a stupid procedural diversion . |
| 11 | Listen this is a bloody good paper this ! |
| 12 | She said : ‘ Neil , this is a bloody awful machine . |
| 13 | This is a bloody awful track , and I 've no idea why the PGA ever schedule a tournament here . |
| 14 | This is a suggested first stage transmittal letter for use where pre marketing or an advert has been used . |
| 15 | This is a fascinating historical testament for specialist collectors , pianofiles , and the curious-minded , which offers some tantalising glimpses of great playing through a haze of appallingly bad ( mono ) reproduction . |
| 16 | This is a great left-hand exercise because the 2nd finger will stay put while the others move . |
| 17 | His upbeat — you know how with many conductors this is a great upwards gesture and then a dreadful flop back down — with him there was none of this . |
| 18 | All in all , this is a great little village , with something for everyone and very friendly locals . |
| 19 | Clearly this is a wide ranging motion designed to provoke thought and debate with no easy answers . |
| 20 | This is a strong artistic movement . ’ |
| 21 | This is a sarcastic little L A story about ageing , made for two female stars on the other side of 40 who examine their crow 's feet and cellulite like a pair of prospectors panning for gold . |
| 22 | This is a genuine surgical emergency if it occurs and the unfortunate victim has to be whisked off to hospital . |
| 23 | Pretend that this is a genuine scientific experiment to demonstrate that ‘ What goes up must come down ’ — or something equally absurd . |
| 24 | This is a private little shop you know and her mother kept this little shop , mother long since dead you know . |
| 25 | This is a palatial Jacobean country manor house with exquisite interiors and wooden carvings . |
| 26 | ‘ This is a nice little cottage . |
| 27 | here you are I 'll give you this look , this is a nice soft cloth , you can give it a rub with that oh dear |
| 28 | ‘ This is a nice cultural place . ’ |
| 29 | This is a typical mid-Victorian pectoral cross . |
| 30 | This is a typical psychological reaction , i.e. one which is said to cause ‘ a reversible alteration in mood , behaviour , attitude , or thought processes of which the subject is or may become aware and which may be favourable or unfavourable ’ . |