Example sentences of "[verb] a [det] [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in their own dossiers , I found a few suggestive hints to the effect that Rains and Kruger were hardly spotless . |
| 2 | Irresistible charm is brought to bear again as she butters up a worthy old bag ( ‘ unpleasant ’ ) who has a few tedious objections to our Hildamay waltzing off with her granddaughter . |
| 3 | Further study will also be given to the possibility of translocating a few Javan rhinos to other reserves within the species ' former range . |
| 4 | Add a few fresh cranberries to the compote for colour and a festive touch . |
| 5 | He made a few gamey remarks to his first Hollywood leading lady , Olivia de Havilland , and she announced to the world that he was ‘ a coarse-grained man with a coarse-grained charm and a talent not completely developed ’ . |
| 6 | In a truly decentralised system , subsidiary organisations could reasonably be given a few well-defined priorities to which assessments of corporate and individual performance would be related . |
| 7 | Uxbridge flowing sections produced a few good roach to maggot . |
| 8 | When she returned to the house in late afternoon , Ellie 's determination to put a few pertinent questions to Mrs McMahon and then leave was thwarted — deliberately , probably — by Feargal , who was with his mother in the lounge . |
| 9 | A FRENCH judge yesterday ordered a former top aide to Prime Minister Pierre Beregovoy and eight other suspects to stand trial for insider trading in collusion with a close friend of President Franois Mitterrand . |
| 10 | THE great advantage of having a former chief secretary to the Treasury as transport secretary is that he knows a thing or two about raising money . |
| 11 | For not having the obsessive singlemindedness — the bloody-minded selfishness — which permits a few male artists to be geniuses . |
| 12 | Rachel was crying now and Annie spoke a few comforting words to her as she set off pushing the pram along the shabby street . |
| 13 | This month , with time at a premium , we 've taken a few short cuts to preparing delicious Christmas fare : we bought a cooked gammon to transform into a glorious centrepiece with a crunchy nut , honeyed glaze . |
| 14 | Before you start home hunting , call at your local Midland branch , answer a few simple questions to our satisfaction , and we will give you a Mortgage Certificate . |
| 15 | Over-abundant growth may selectively promote a few aquatic plants to the detriment of others , clog the water-course and reduce the number of fish and other aquatic creatures ( and hence their predators ) . |
| 16 | Le Fauconnier , Léger , Delaunay , Metzinger and Gleizes chose for themselves Salle 41 and accepted a few other painters to be shown with them , among them , at the request of Apollinaire , Marie Laurencin . |
| 17 | Can I just say a few brief things to this , firstly , I share their concern entirely and totally and I do n't think there 's an officer round this table who would n't agree with that , and I also believe , having met with all the board members this morning , I know that the board members similarly agree . |