Example sentences of "be a [noun] [adv] [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nowadays I am a lot better placed and able to eat better because of the electric cooker . |
| 2 | Not a recognized route , it had been a track much used and he was willing to bet it was still there . |
| 3 | Right after that you 'll learn that once the bird is stabilised in the dive it 's all too easy to be a bit late recovering and end up pulling g . |
| 4 | Not getting a reply fast enough came top of the list , especially when you know there must be somebody there , so when there 's a telephone just ringing and nobody answers it . |
| 5 | He says it 's a bit far to come but he thinks they pay expenses , so it 's nice . |
| 6 | As far as the Church is concerned , Jennifer is a mistake best forgotten and not worth sacrificing a priest for . |
| 7 | It matters only that it is a tribute well deserved and well located . |
| 8 | It often happens , especially if you train only spasmodically , that you start off the season with a personal best time , get really excited because you think there is a lot more to come and then the rest of the summer turns out to be something of a damp squib . |
| 9 | She might , however , reach the conclusion which Hapgood finds it hard to take on board — that espionage is a game best understood and appreciated by small boys . |
| 10 | This awesome aspect of An Teallach is a highlight never forgotten and well repays the five miles of rough walking before regaining the smooth road . |
| 11 | It is a charge never withdrawn and it is one which stuck . |
| 12 | It is a mystery only to man and not to God . |
| 13 | ‘ But , I 'll be honest with you , Sir Ralph was a man more feared and respected than loved . ’ |
| 14 | Splendid buildings with grand entrances and such smart people going in and out that it was a pleasure just to stand and watch them . |
| 15 | It was a remedy frequently recommended but less often applied . |
| 16 | That was but a seed , but it was a seed well sown and matters have moved on a great deal since then . |