Example sentences of "[noun prp] [am/are] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Desertas are now a bird sanctuary . |
| 2 | Jefferson Airhead are definitely a band of the times — young but old-headed , exuberant but smart , and fired with the possibilities of the new pop euphoria ; anything goes and Jefferson Airhead are going along with it all . |
| 3 | Warwick are obviously a firm who stand by their products and the people who use them . |
| 4 | Thailand , Malaysia , India , Canada , New England , Kenya , Jamaica and Florida are just a handful of the places we have chosen for our impressive 1990 programme . |
| 5 | Jacobs [ 1989 ] adds the deficiencies of circularity of definitions and obsolescence to the above ; and argues that MRDs are only a piece of the solution to the lexical acquisition problem . |
| 6 | Now , having beaten West Indies three times in quick succession after not having beaten them for years , outclassing New Zealand 2–0 out there , the first team in over a decade to win a Test rubber there , and of course reaching the World Cup final , England are now a force to be reckoned with . |
| 7 | The vineyards of Sillery are indeed an extension of the lower slopes of Verzenay , where they stretch out along the flatter , frost-prone ground on the plain beneath the Montagne de Reims , taking a good kilometre and a half to rise a mere twenty metres or so . |
| 8 | Smith insists Brugge are still a threat , but Rangers ' journey to Marseille in April appears to be the key to who meets AC Milan — and surely it must be the Italians — in the final . |
| 9 | Cliftonville are now a team to be respected by other Irish League outfits and good luck to them in next week 's Irish Cup semi-final . |
| 10 | SUDBURY are just a whisker away from capping a memorable season with promotion from the Courage League National Division Four South , and all roads lead to High Wycombe for the Moorsfield faithful this afternoon . |
| 11 | Firstly TBDFs are basically an extension across borders of a phenomenon which in the 1980S expanded dramatically at national level . |
| 12 | ‘ This has put the pressure on us and although it will still be a tall order because Denbighshire are always a force to be reckoned with , I am confident we have the players who could pull it off . ’ |
| 13 | The vineyards of Bergères-les-Vertus are largely an extension of the lower slopes of Vertus reaching down to the southern tip of the Côte des Blancs . |
| 14 | Nightlife is Igls is relaxed and friendly , with several restaurants and cosy bars : there is even a discotheque for the young at heart while the bright lights of Innsbruck are only a taxi ride away . |
| 15 | You are a very intelligent girl and you have read a great deal — no , I mean it ; one thing you ca n't say is that I have been trying to flatter you — but you do n't know everything , you do n't know the French , the real French ( though the Fourniers are quite an example of one kind ) , you can have no idea of what life among us is like , the attitudes , the demands ; if you like , the values . |
| 16 | The County Champs are only a month or so away , and you 're thinking you 've got to get some speed in the legs before the serious stuff gets underway . |