Example sentences of "american [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To lend naive party cheer , the young American DJ whacks up the dry ice machine which spurts more of its obnoxious fumes into the heart of the room . |
| 2 | ASK an American banker to point out the bright spots in his beleaguered industry , and he will probably point to credit cards . |
| 3 | ‘ A friend of mine , ’ he said , ‘ an American , sometimes travels on the top of a double-decker bus and in a very loud American voice points out the national monuments . |
| 4 | Would the cheap American import drive out the expensive one-off play , for example ? |
| 5 | His view of the American situation follows out the formal consequences of earlier complaints by such writers as Nathanael West and Philip Roth , that the American novel can no longer keep up with contemporary reality . |