Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [subord] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But things begin to go wrong when a dinosaur expert , played by Irish-born New Zealand actor Sam Neill , and his girlfriend , played by Laura Dern , arrive on the scene . |
| 2 | No Mills and Boon title has less than a print run of almost 100,000 , a figure that makes most bestseller lists look like chickenfeed . |
| 3 | She was a little woman , not much taller than Carrie , but she seemed strong as a railway porter , carrying their cases as if they weighed nothing . |
| 4 | And I 'd come out of it looking sharper than a Connecticut Yankee at a 2 Live Crew concert . |
| 5 | And if that does n't sound better than a Paul Daniels tape , I 'll eat my copy of Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simons . |
| 6 | As a PC depreciates faster than a catwalk model who 's just turned 30 , here are my tips for those of you who do n't want to lose your shirts : |
| 7 | My horse went down a couple of times when we were riding along a shallow river The hooves must 've turned up the mud at the bottom and I 'm sorry but no amount of expert preparation can help you keep cool when a 500lb horse goes down on you . |
| 8 | He says it is absolutely the case that the baby can not be born alive if a Caesarean operation is not carried out . |
| 9 | If LIFESPAN does not find the QAO log file it will create another when a QAO log is actioned for the module . |
| 10 | Two days earlier , Myeni had escaped unhurt after a hand grenade was thrown into his house in Soweto . |
| 11 | Well , I , I wan na go skiing as well , so you get more than a day trip . |
| 12 | So it 's not a progression all in one way but I have to say that even by the standards of the Lloyd George era , the battle by memoir which we now see for considerable sums of money has become more than a cottage industry , it 's a production line industry . |
| 13 | In the past , the guards have smacked of overkill , since it rarely takes more than a baton charge with their lathi sticks to quell the traditional rotten orange barrage that welcomes most touring teams . |
| 14 | It always seems funny when a Rottweiler guards for the first time , barking loudly , usually backing off , not quite sure if he is doing the right thing . |
| 15 | the pundits reckon more than a £100,000 resting on the Pall mall alone . |
| 16 | As has been indicated , some provisions implied more than a customs union : membership of the EEC meant a commitment to the free movement of both capital and labour , a common investment policy , and the coordination and rationalisation of social welfare goals . |
| 17 | ‘ The BNP contends that it will take more than a Race Equality Council to smooth over the cracks of the fragmenting edifice that is the multi-racial society . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ The BNP contends it will take more than a Race Equality Council to smooth over the cracks of the fragmenting edifice that is the multi-racial society . ’ |
| 19 | She needed more than a non-committal grunt in answer to her outpourings . |
| 20 | It appears a smuggling plan went wrong when a lorry driver went on holiday . |
| 21 | Now we know why the bream weighs less than a side-on view suggests it should . |
| 22 | Many spreadsheet users never use more than a mono text mode display ! |
| 23 | Successive efforts from inside his own half went close before a 40m chance was tucked away . |
| 24 | Plus , living proof that you CAN get quicker than a Kwik-Fit fitter . |
| 25 | It is unlikely , however , that any Western company will get more than a minority stake in Pilsner Urquell . |
| 26 | Secondly , a company 's articles could not require more than a 50% majority for the appointment or removal of directors , nor confer on holders of a particular class of shares an exclusive right to nominate directors . |
| 27 | First-time buyers can afford more than a broom cupboard , and those wishing to trade-up to a bigger house get better value for money . |
| 28 | Not only does a diesel engine consume less of the world 's oil resources , but — provided it is regularly serviced — also lasts longer than a petrol engine . |
| 29 | In burns — any third degree burn ( see below ) , any second degree burn ( blistering and loss of the top surface of the skin — very sore and painful ) occurring on sensitive skin ( face , hands , genitals ) or second degree burn larger than a hand size occurring anywhere else . |
| 30 | You will not be told how much he earns ; but you will be told that the reports of £1 million a year are exaggerated and distorted ( half that is nearer the mark ) ; you will be told , too , that in his fourth year at the Bar he was earning less than a Manchester bus driver — without overtime . |