Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | There was also substantial cross-group agreement on the selection of this feature , with most groups arguing that the 'summarising " nature of this sentence made it a strong candidate for an opening to the story . |
2 | Superb 3-D and a Dave Whittaker soundtrack make it a real high-flyer . |
3 | Saints boss Ian Branfoot made it a double raid on London when he also signed Chelsea 's Dutch defender Ken Monkou for a similar figure . |
4 | Straightaway , he made a niche for himself as our left-back , and his fearless diving headers made him a tremendous favourite with the Palace fans , who dubbed him ‘ Chopper ’ in recognition of his decisive interceptions with his unruly fair hair . |
5 | The Open University offers you a lifelong opportunity to continue your education — to whatever level you want , and in a way that fits in with the rest of your life . |
6 | His dribbly nose , crooked teeth and cheeky Cockney accent made him an obvious classroom victim . |
7 | The capacity and speed of optoelectronics make it an ideal means for simplifying switching and routing with optical networking a possibility for perhaps 10 years time — a prospect that researchers from University College are currently co-researching with British Telecommunications Plc in Harlow . |
8 | Feynman offers us a simple way to see that this happens . |
9 | Geraldine read us a short story and , as I had each contraction , I 'd kneel over a bean bag . |
10 | He told Johnson that Warburton ( the combative English divine and man of letters , whose generally controversial national presence made him a common topic of Johnsonian conversation ) had a close relationship with an unnamed ‘ eminent printer ’ . |
11 | Bishop soon abandoned the ‘ exalted ’ demeanour that troubled his brethren , and his organizational skills made him an invaluable member of the emerging movement . |
12 | Young 's Scottish background , Calvinist convictions , and diplomatic skills made him an ideal emissary , and he was praised by the archbishop of St Andrews , among others , for his persuasive performance . |
13 | The report says ‘ Mr Zappala 's … experience … along with his civic activities make him an ideal candidate for the US embassy ’ . |
14 | But Pascoe found her a great deal of help in restoring his rather worn manly pride . |
15 | Her appetite for life , boundless energy and numerous gifts and graces made her an all-round person . |
16 | You have only to look through one or two stately homes to see what a great difference the architectural details — the cornices , mouldings , hardware on doors and windows , doors themselves — make to a room . |
17 | ‘ We believe that Power Fluidics offers us a unique opportunity , and we are delighted to be at the forefront of the application of this technology . |
18 | As Mayor Perry 's encouragement demonstrated , Fulani 's status as an African-American woman and the utter absence of a consistent progressive agenda among this year 's leading Democratic presidential candidates make her a tempting protest vote in some decidedly mainstream quarters . |
19 | If some of Hoppé 's portraits and genre pictures have not stood the test of time , his influence on his contemporaries , his restless experimentation , his role in helping to found the London Salon of Photography , and his nineteen books made him an important figure in the history of twentieth-century photography . |
20 | The city 's site on the Isthmus made her a natural centre for trade , and the aryballos seems to have been created to meet a new need : to bottle scented oils , imported from the East , for re-export east and west . |
21 | Meredith flung him an eager glance , enthralled by the noise , the snow , the funereal gondolas bobbing in the water . |
22 | Round him , she was talkative in order to provoke him into replying , and the attempt made her a habitual confessor , though she would have been amazed if she had been charged with talking about herself all the time . |
23 | Landor 's want of training and his impatience to press on with all speed made him an unreliable surveyor , and there were those who impugned the veracity of his hair-raising escapes ; but in energy and resourcefulness , in courage and power of endurance , he was the equal of any of the previous generation of great explorers . |
24 | The Proconsul offers him a last-minute reprieve , however , if he will repent and swear by the genius of Caesar . |
25 | Sir Michael Angus made it a double whammy for Unilever as the outgoing plc chairman , soon to take up the cudgels on behalf of the CBI , entered the International Marketing Hall of Fame . |
26 | His self-promotional skills combined with his love of sport and the arts made him a popular choice in his new fields . |
27 | When the show finally ended and the house lights came up , Lucy found herself a backstage corner and waited for a while longer . |
28 | It took the bank almost two months to write him a curt letter saying it was not interested . |
29 | Caroline found herself saying impulsively , regretting the impulse immediately as Anneliese cast her a surprised look . |
30 | ‘ Pete 's brother-in-law built him a massive speaker cabinet with 12 speakers in it . |