Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either because he had the hump or because he thought it would make for a good show he started smashing the footlights one by one . |
| 2 | Then Edgar appears , disguised as a poor knight whose ‘ name is lost ; /By treason 's tooth bare-gnawn , and canker-bit ’ ( 121f. ) , and by defeating him in single combat , completes the exposure of Edmund , the bastard being displayed as a hypocrite and pretender ( 162–74 ) , who in a fair contest — according to Renaissance optimism about the superiority of right — is bound to be defeated by the legitimate . |
| 3 | If you have any continuing illness or condition or if you are registered as a disabled person you should make an early appointment with one of the doctors . |
| 4 | The biggest march was in Quimper on the Brittany coast , where up to 10,000 people gathered for a silent protest which remained calm until the late afternoon when a handful of people began throwing stones and tear gas bombs . |
| 5 | This led her to search for a continuous tradition which had been activated by occult means and linked the French and Russian Revolutions . |
| 6 | Here they also found the values of the market place , which stressed personal independence and self-gratification , and began to search for a sexual fulfilment which , Shorter . |
| 7 | One aim of experiments is to search for a compact spelling which can show sound and meaning as directly as possible , meet the needs of all who learn and use it , and is still close to existing spelling which has , so to speak , been ‘ cleaned up ’ . |
| 8 | In fact it is futile to search for a rigorous definition which will ‘ correctly ’ locate the division between the ‘ working class ’ and the ‘ middle class ’ in Britain . |
| 9 | The polling factor probably arose as a natural mutation which local farmers selected for preference in due course , as they did later with the Aberdeen Angus . |
| 10 | This is because your hair goes through a growing phase which lasts from three to five years , then a resting phase which lasts for three to four month before it falls out . |
| 11 | She taught much of the practical work in the natural sciences for the women students of Newnham and Girton Colleges for more than twenty years , and she was recognized as a stimulating teacher who demanded high-quality work . |
| 12 | He managed to spend the odd hour alone with Grace , who told him she had fallen for a Welsh corporal who had stood on a land-mine and ended up blind in one eye . |
| 13 | If you asked for a special audit they would probably welcome it , as an indication that the bank was going to great lengths not to put them out of business . " |
| 14 | It was intended as a high-performance set which could inherit the reliability associated with previous BR ( SR ) DEMUs , thus beating the older , inherently unreliable diesel-mechanical multiple units hands down . |
| 15 | As he passed through a small piazza there was a shout and a boy appeared at a window holding a bulging plastic shopping bag which he let drop to a friend in the street who stood , arms raised to catch it . |
| 16 | If you try to go through a closed door you may injure yourself ! ) |
| 17 | Bukharin specifically warned against tying up too many resources in long-term capital projects , and argued for a balanced approach which would actually yield a greater product : |
| 18 | Chainsaw guitars and dreamy vocals make for a volatile cocktail which when mixed leaves a sweet taste . |
| 19 | Chainsaw guitars and dreamy vocals make for a volatile cocktail which when mixed leaves a sweet taste . |
| 20 | ‘ He 's what I would regard as a sensible Scot someone who does n't wear Scotland on every part of his clothing , but he 's deeply interested in the Scottish Institute in terms of its members . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , Muoi was widely regarded as a cautious leader who would be unlikely to speed up the pace of reform . |
| 22 | Cherrie advises against leading edge technology and even with what is regarded as a technological winner he recommends a trial run . |
| 23 | Generally speaking , however , although Orphism was regarded as a new school its derivation from Cubism was acknowledged . |
| 24 | I feel I 'm just regarded as a neurotic woman I 've been told that by Mr I 've found that is was very yes I have do n't deny it . |
| 25 | In particular his concern with social benefit and social cost ( the costs of ill-health fall on the community , not just the individual ) , the view that welfare spending should be regarded as a social investment which could increase national productivity and efficiency and his technocratic approach to solving social problems are all typically Fabian . |
| 26 | As Professor Elton has argued , it was not regarded as a constitutional force which deserved notice only when it was opposing or restricting the Crown . |
| 27 | At the risk of being treated as a terrible simplifier I venture to assert that the author of Daniel 7–12 was evidently writing or at least putting the last touches to his prophecies immediately after the reconsecration of the Temple ( in December 164 ? ) . |
| 28 | Treated as a wayward child who at the same time was exceedingly precocious , he was considerably indulged as long as he continued to sow confusion in Rommel 's back yard . |
| 29 | Then , out of the blue , Simon and Moscato announced after a considered assessment they had decided to opt out of the French national squad 's World Cup preparations . |
| 30 | ’ Do I qualify as a nice man who lets you get on with your work in your own way and as far as possible on your own initiative ? ’ |