Example sentences of "[adv] [modal v] [be] [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any one of a very large number of ways of throwing rocks together would be labelled a mountain , and might have been named Mont Blanc . |
| 2 | Anyone wishing to attend alone will be found a place on a team . |
| 3 | It would help to define how widely the term Gypsy applied , and who exactly could be called a gypsy . |
| 4 | However , now was not the time to probe into his previous daydreams , and before anything further could be said a shout came from Matt , who had left them to attend to the fire burning beneath the two billies of water which hung from an iron bar . |
| 5 | ‘ The building is locked at eleven o'clock each night , but anyone wishing to stay out later may be given a key . |
| 6 | The Earl of Bothwell , nephew of the earl who had done James 's mother so much harm , was what today would be called a tearaway : he revelled in leading Border raids , once broke into the Edinburgh Tolbooth to free one of his men from custody , and was widely believed to hold the office of chief warlock to various covens of witches . |
| 7 | Beyond can be seen a mixture of walkers , mounted and dismounted cyclists and even the occasional moped ( Figure 6.29 ) . |
| 8 | He would sometimes be slapped with a hand on the bottom , and very occasionally would be given a clip around the ear by Mr Roberts . |
| 9 | He would sometimes be slapped with a hand on the bottom , and very occasionally would be given a clip around the ear by Mr Roberts . |