Example sentences of "this [vb mod] [be] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be in a particular meeting or over a period of time . |
| 2 | As I have argued previously , this should be through a national market for research , which would be open to research hospitals all over Britain . |
| 3 | This should be of a fine grain size to allow the female to do the small amount of digging necessary to convert her cave into an ideal home for herself and her fry . |
| 4 | This might be in a direct indictment , as at the end of 147 , where after twelve lines describing the poet 's state of fever and madness ( ‘ frantic-mad with evermore unrest ’ ) , the couplet finally reveals the cause of his derangement : ‘ For I have sworn thee fair , and thought thee bright , /Who art as black as hell , as dark as night . ’ |
| 5 | This could be on a regular basis , for example once a week , or could be available in an emergency . |
| 6 | But this would be at a great price for the many to deal with the problems of the few . |
| 7 | This would be on a charitable basis and any cash surplus would be made available to fund research projects . |
| 8 | Translated into terms of visual experience , this would be like a semi-transparent door with extra light coming in around all the cracks . |
| 9 | If they are retained by the liquidator , this will be under a new contract of employment . |
| 10 | This will be by a single tube three foot long which will be held in the standard plastic clips screwed to the back wooden frame of the hood . |
| 11 | Although I regularly travel through it , this will be in a professional capacity . |
| 12 | This can be as a senior executive , trainer or educator |