Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a leisurely breakfast accompanied by the Sunday papers , perhaps you 'd like to discover the local beauty spots of which Royal Deeside is justifiably proud . |
| 2 | The road to Fleetwood is not one of the best and any extra traffic must bring extra problems . |
| 3 | It says the company 's marketing of Cisco is dangerously deceptive ; it induces unsuspecting teenagers to guzzle it as if it were a standard spritzer . |
| 4 | Though packaged to look like a low-alcohol spritzer — all soft lines and pastel colours — a 12-ounce bottle of Cisco is as intoxicating as five shots of 100-proof liquor . |
| 5 | Ya , Rohit is so talented . |
| 6 | President Gorbachev is as uncertain as everyone about what the future of the two — perhaps one — German states will be , but there is no doubt that the Gorbachev vision of a new Europe had to encompass the Wall 's disappearance . |
| 7 | In the past , whenever he has erred on the side of too much order , the judgment inside the Soviet Union and outside has been that ‘ Gorbachev is as good as we 'll get ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ Thank God , ’ cried Snow White , ‘ Dopey is still alive . ’ |
| 9 | Waorani Indian land in eastern Ecuador is under potential threat from the construction of an oil road and pipeline by the Dallas-based Maxus company . |
| 10 | Local Stigmatic is about two Cockney thugs who beat up an actor in the pub because ‘ fame is the first disgrace because God knows who you are . ’ |
| 11 | IBM Corp has launched a version of OSF/1 , but only in the ultra low-volume mainframe version of AIX , but Groupe Bull SA is quite happy to add bits of Foundation technology to its Berkeley Unix brought up to Unix System V.3.2 level , and Hewlett-Packard Co is taking the same tack with HP-UX . |
| 12 | The oasis of Bahriyah is over 200 miles from Cairo . |
| 13 | My hon. and learned Friend is entirely correct ; I endorse his remarks . |
| 14 | Although AFDC is not generous , it may still be attractive . |
| 15 | Her need of the steadying , mature containment of the Ryans is as clear as ice water , for there is much in her professional and personal past that has had to be relinquished . |
| 16 | Andrew Neil is very litigious for an editor ( ‘ Randy Andy Gets a Grandy ’ , you may remember , as The Sun put it in January ) , so although Pamella told me lots of … interesting things about him , I 'd better tread carefully . |
| 17 | Neil is quite different , you know . |
| 18 | Mitterrand is highly unpopular as the French economy weakens and unemployment soars . |
| 19 | As a universal history of art Gombrich is less complete than the Honour/Fleming World History of Art , since , while including Africa , the Pre-Columbian cultures , Oceana , Islam ( mostly Iran ) and China , he omits India , South East Asia and Japan . |
| 20 | Tenerife is easily accessible from all the major airports of Europe and is famous for its wonderful climate , spectacular scenery and its Carnival and local festivities . |
| 21 | Such has been the pace of South Africa 's re-entry into the world arena that Rhodes and his team mates have had little time to be overawed by the situation , which for a youngster from a small town in Natal is quite remarkable . |
| 22 | As a result of 400 years of Portuguese rule , the state of Goa is quite unlike the rest of India , and the house where I was dining was quite unlike any equivalent in Bihar or Madya Pradesh . |
| 23 | LASMO is now active in The Netherlands where it operates the Markham field which straddles the border between the UK and The Netherlands . |
| 24 | For example , in Indonesia LASMO is sponsoring a land rehabilitation scheme involving a number of villages ; in Colombia , LASMO is actively involved in the construction of schools and providing financial assistance for the supply of educational material and scholarships and has begun work on a Small Business Development programme to generate economic activity and assist local communities to become increasingly self sufficient ; and in Scotland a LASMO Arts Trust has been set up to provide cash awards for promising musical students . |
| 25 | ‘ W — I — L — L — I — S. Is n't that right ? ’ |
| 26 | ( Matthew S. is very worried about creative writing , or any kind of writing , really … prefers practical things … has never been above average in language all his school life . |
| 27 | UALITY David Walker is just four years through an eight year jail sentence for robbery . |
| 28 | But Walker is n't worried by the challenges facing him . |
| 29 | However , I believe Walker is basically well-intentioned in her portrayal of women despite these appropriations of the patriarchal perspective . |
| 30 | Mr Walker is quietly optimistic . |