Example sentences of "[verb] in a [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the beauty that ought to be but rarely is , all the promises of perfection are caught in a few moments of that iridescent light . |
| 2 | It is not known why this occurs in a few animals after strangles infection . |
| 3 | Tall and strong , with very broad shoulders , he would go on to claim 202 victims at 25 from his 47 Tests , of which 50 came in a dozen games against England . |
| 4 | I can offer an account of what the minimum level to be attained at 16 by 80%-90% of pupils would entail in a few areas of the curriculum … ; in English , pupils would need to demonstrate that they are attentive listeners and confident speakers when dealing with everyday matters of which they have experience , that they can read straightforward written information and pass it on — orally and in written form — without loss of meaning and that they can say clearly what their own views are ; in Mathematics , that they can apply the topics and skills in the foundation list proposed in the Cockcroft Report ; in Science , that they are willing and able to take a practical approach to problems , involving sensible observations and appropriate measurements and can communicate their findings effectively … ; in History , that they possess some historical knowledge and perspective , understand the concepts of cause and consequence , and can compare and extract information from historical evidence and be aware of its limitations ; and in CDT [ craft , design and technology ] , that they can design and make something , using a limited range of materials and calling on a restricted range of concepts and give an account of what they have done and the problems they encountered . |
| 5 | More is accomplished in a few weeks through revival than is accomplished in years of ordinary labours . |
| 6 | A wall goes down from the road straight as a die to Ease Gill and a walk alongside leads in a few minutes to a small hole in the ground that opens into lengthy passages below : this is Short Drop Cave . |
| 7 | I made him understand that he was to stay where he was and I would return in a few minutes with a tin of tobacco . |
| 8 | He returned in a few minutes with a very wet and chastened Liam and the cortege was complete . |
| 9 | Shivering , she brushed a few drops of rain from her face , glad when Rune returned in a few minutes in the promised taxi . |
| 10 | It has been detected in a dozen systems in the US and yesterday the Swiss government announced that 75 of its computers were infected . |
| 11 | The portrait was painted in a few hours without Modigliani stopping for a single minute . ’ |
| 12 | This same attitude has underlain much of the industrial conflict during this century , and was to Tawney , and others , a ‘ disgrace even it was explicable in terms of the evils sown and ripened in a 150 years of capitalist morality , ( see Norman Dennis and A. H. Halsey , English Ethical Socialism , Clarendon Press , Oxford , 1988 , p. 163 ) . |
| 13 | After shaving , rub in a few drops of Corvette After-Shave . |
| 14 | ‘ For the option , ’ Howard explained to Felicity , walking up and down the terrace , frowning seriously , with the setting sun flashing in a thousand windows of the city behind him , ‘ they 're paying … 30.000,00 . |
| 15 | An exceptional first floor flat in a small modern block situated in a quiet mews behind Claridges in the heart of Mayfair . |
| 16 | For the isolated detached property , situated in a few acres of land , is a cemetery lodge . |
| 17 | It has n't been a disastrous trip for me , but I got in a few times without going on to a really big score . ’ |
| 18 | Osgood was the same age as JTR and it is a pity that JTR did not continue northward from Gairloch and possibly meet this incredible man whose life and family chronicled in A Hundred Years in the Highlands gives such detailed insight into the times . |
| 19 | speed of execution — 100 years in the life of a watershed can be simulated in a few seconds of computer time , and |
| 20 | What many people need is simple self-catering cheap overnight stays , now satisfied in a few places by Youth Hostels but in need of a much more extensive network . |
| 21 | A miser 's body lies cut in a thousand places by a huge array of coins with sharpened edges . |
| 22 | and try and get out of them what skills , you know , and chuck in a few ideas of your own , you know , |
| 23 | Because each species has a tendency to stay in a particular strata in the tall forest , they seldom compete for the same food . |
| 24 | But , put in a few pages at the end of chapters , they are rather an ‘ add-on ’ . |
| 25 | Doubtless many iron workers put in a few days at a time on different sites ; until quite recently putting out much of the work to contract in small stints on a ‘ labour-only ’ basis was a regular practice in mineral extraction , so leading tax collectors to class earnings as profits rather than wages . |
| 26 | Since joining Cardiff , Walker has become an overnight success , scoring eight First Division tries in a dozen matches as the club have moved up from strugglers last season to table-toppers . |
| 27 | All they had to do was pile the earth back on top of the coffin and toss in a few bulbs of garlic just to be on the safe side . |
| 28 | I was n't going to rush around buying horribly expensive things like smoke salmon that I could n't afford , I was going to do a big family feast and I was going to get in a few games like the monopoly or lotto or you know , I just , I have n't worked it out but I thought oh what fun |
| 29 | This example is unusual in having the stem deliberately fired a bright coral red , also found within round the tondo-picture ; a rare technique , practised in a few workshops from the time of Exekias . |
| 30 | Not bad for the first day , she thought with a sense of satisfaction as she washed her hands and tucked in a few strands of escaping hair . |