Example sentences of "[art] [noun] a " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We should ask national income estimators conceptual questions such as : which of the activities a farm family does for itself without payment , such as haircutting for example , have you included in the national income ? ’ , says a leading development economist ( Seers 1979 : 15 ) .
2 Since the defence must be given a copy of the statement of a proposed witness who has not made a deposition , it must follow that , if a Crown witness 's evidence is intended to depart significantly from his deposition and to be based on his statement to the police , it is the duty of the Crown to give the defence a copy of that statement in advance of the hearing .
3 You can imagine the response a member would feel , actually receiving such a gesture .
4 The disciplines a Designer works by demand some very special qualities — in effect they demand a specialist in many wide-ranging fields , coupled with virtual Sherlock Holmes powers of observation .
5 The $420m a year that America has been getting to compensate it for the loss in sales of farm products to Spain and Portugal after they joined the Community was due to run out in 1990 .
6 I wander round the park a bit looking at the trees and stuff .
7 When the scheme ended he stayed on and through his endeavours has helped to make the park a place of beauty .
8 On the extreme northern end of the park a stream some 20 feet ( 6 metres ) wide acted as a rabbit barrier along that side .
9 Reaction 's high energy approach and commitment to producing a visual and musical spectacle has helped to make the Shakespeare in the Park a festival favourite .
10 You may feel that a local course would have more relevance to the job you want or appreciate the opportunity a local course gives you to make new contacts in the district where you will be working .
11 A few hours later he was at a mega Hollywood party , the Welsh wonder from Stratford-upon-Avon , declaiming Shakespeare , drinking soundly , reciting Dylan Thomas , singing , story-telling , perhaps a little over the top , one or two thought , but to the majority a marvellous new whirlwind of talent and animal energy .
12 A nose hook provides more stability for aerotowing , and it is a slight advantage to start the take-off a little on the upwind side of the towplane .
13 Intikhab Alam gave the Pakistanis a ‘ pep talk ’ during the interval , pointing out that the pitch was taking spin already and that they should aim to bat only once , and massively at that .
14 And the u a couple of them would come , a black and a white would be here and no bother at all .
15 For the purpose of the Acts a dealer is ‘ a person who in the normal course of his business attends sales by auction for the purpose of purchasing goods with a view to reselling them . ’
16 Understandably , the expert systems did not assist the experts a great deal but came into their own when both of the 2 experts were not available and an inexperienced technician had to take over .
17 The desire to teach the experts a lesson took on manic proportions .
18 Half of the 40 employees will lose their jobs this autumn and the remainder a year later .
19 Apparently the starting point for this design was the body of an 0–18 model Martin , but the slightly less angular shape and rounded Venetian cutaway have given the guitar a look all its own .
20 The edges of the body have all been left square , with no contouring , lending the guitar a very sharply-defined profile .
21 But when Khan goes on to describe the crowds a little more closely , this picture of prayerful pilgrimage undergoes something of a transformation : ‘ On seeing beautiful women carrying in their hands porcelain bottles of perfume , the crowds become uncontrollable … the ecstatic people move around as though being swept into a whirlpool …
22 From the gully a pipe leads to an inspection chamber which may also have the soil stack connected to it .
23 Cray Research Inc lifted the veil a little last week on its plans to build a line of massively parallel processing systems around Digital Equipment Corp 's Alpha RISC for launch next year .
24 That is , the link a church has , within a group of three or four other churches , with a particular missionary .
25 The City of Paris offered as its gift to the Prince a cradle which was fashioned in the shape of a Viking boat with the Imperial eagle at its prow , while above the infant 's head the City of Paris , personified by a young woman , held aloft the Imperial crown .
26 But at least they would clarify the current situation and offer the Prince a place in history alongside his great uncle .
27 Webster offered the Prince a perfunctory bow , then offered him a despatch .
28 The same act gave the prince a life interest in the remaining moiety , so deferring the inheritance of the other heir , John Lord Howard .
29 Kingsburgh , Flora 's father-in-law-to-be , gave the Prince a pair of new shoes and , when they were returned to him , kept them as treasured souvenirs .
30 The same act gave the prince a life interest in the remaining moiety , so deferring the inheritance of the other heir , John Lord Howard .
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