Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ air diaphragm ’ of this port has an area equivalent to that of the midrange cone , thus matching its directional characteristics and helping to provide a seamless transition at the crossover . |
| 2 | I believe that I speak for many others , both in my party and outside it , who want to see a successful conclusion at Maastricht and who want political and economic union in Europe to go forward . |
| 3 | But the film has received a cool reception at city hall where calls to licence empty council properties out to squatters are denounced as way off beam . |
| 4 | How is the world going to know it has received a boundless freedom at the hands of an obscure young man lying in some back room in a provincial Russian town ? |
| 5 | AIR travel has come a long way at Aldergrove since the first wide-eyed civilian passengers flew there 30 years ago . |
| 6 | One of the region 's independent radio stations has won a top award at the radio Oscars . |
| 7 | A SPORTS car which does n't go on sale in Britain until next year has won a top award at the British International Motor Show . |
| 8 | Anyone who has seen a busy barrister at work will bear out the truth of the picture . |
| 9 | Someone who — has accepted a leading chair at one of the universities expects to do a job and does not lightly change after less than two years . |
| 10 | Thanks for the bumper size of this newsletter must go to who has done a marvellous job at retaining our loyal advertising supporters and encouraged new people to start to advertise with us . |
| 11 | ‘ Lennie Lawrence has done a fantastic job at Middlesbrough . |
| 12 | ‘ Jim Smith has done a tremendous job at Porstmouth , ’ says Lyall , ‘ They play quick-pass football and any team who play the ball early can always create space . |
| 13 | Rory tried to sneak a surreptitious glance at Adam 's wristwatch — she was n't wearing her own since it would have looked totally out of place with the slinky black number she was wearing — only to have her eyes riveted on his hands . |
| 14 | The Peoples Democracy Platform , the reformers ' ally , wants to avoid a major split at all costs and are trying desperately to prevent a purge . |
| 15 | Judgement of price is a difficult matter , for it requires an awareness of the pricing structure of publishing which has produced a given price at any given time . |
| 16 | Durnin , who 's twenty seven , has had a chequered career at the Manor and was sent off twice last season . |
| 17 | Boro midfielder Andy Peake insisted yesterday : ‘ I do n't think anybody has had a real go at Newcastle 's back four this season . |
| 18 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc has had a good look at Unix System Lab 's Destiny desktop — it is a beta site — but is n't worried by the competition , ‘ after looking at it closely , we 've no problem with Open Desktop , ’ it says . |
| 19 | has had a distinguished career at the British Museum . |
| 20 | The former Charlton youngster has had a harrowing time at Wednesday since his £250,000 move in January last year — but is aiming to finally win over the Hillsborough boo-boys . |
| 21 | The growth of EP has had a marked influence at the low end of the publishing business . |
| 22 | Hallcrest USA , formulator of thermochromic liquid crystal mixtures , has opened a new office at Unit 14 , Dorset Business Centre , Dawkins Road , Poole , Dorset BH15 4JY , to service its European accounts . |
| 23 | The old man — General Midwinter — has got a private suite at seven floors below ground level . |
| 24 | But winning the first three of the five-match one-day series has supplied a crucial tonic at a time when TV pictures were being screened back live to Pakistan for the first time . |
| 25 | She tried to smile a real smile at her father , who had run down the town to be here for the big moment . |
| 26 | Fig 71 Stuart Sawyer carve gybing a short board at speed . |
| 27 | There was no interim dividend , but Mr Aitken said the directors would consider paying a final dividend at the year-end in the light of trading conditions then . |
| 28 | Thanks to all the teachers from Inner Kent who helped provide a lovely tea at the training day . |
| 29 | Bruno foe BOXING : Frank Bruno has landed a highly-rated opponent at Wembley Arena on April 22 after a first-round fiasco win over Dutchman John Emmen in his comeback fight last November . |
| 30 | Fire has damaged a disused hotel at Abingdon in Oxfordshire . |