Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [conj] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had miscalculated her dates , so when she went into labour she thought she was only five months pregnant and having a miscarriage . |
| 2 | If large curtains are vacuumed in situ with a hand attachment , this will keep the fabric fresh and prevent a build-up of dust , reducing the need for frequent cleaning . |
| 3 | Nationally the Liberals , chaired by David Moorish and boasting a logo that resembles something from the side of a soap powder box , will field around 70 candidates the next nearest is in Leeds . |
| 4 | It would keep our industry competitive and offer a future to our miners . |
| 5 | And you 're not working Saturday morning , instead of going to work late we can go a bit early and do a bit of shopping ourselves . |
| 6 | It is simple to test for adductor strains , just lie on your back with feet outstretched and ask a friend to attempt to separate your ankles while you hold them together . |
| 7 | By tying together the two most important heavy industries in a modern economy , the Schuman Plan would make war between the two countries unthinkable and foster a rapprochement between them . |
| 8 | It acts as a sort of catch-all offence where the accused has caused death but did not have malice aforethought or has a defence to murder . |
| 9 | Essex 's alleged impotence was the central issue facing the royal commission set up in 1613 , which duly ruled the marriage unconsummated and granted a divorce , freeing the countess to marry Carr . |
| 10 | Like a chariot , a War Wagon can not move over obstacles or difficult terrain other than to cross a bridge or ford . |
| 11 | The dead man was taken at the end of a winding procession , with one man from every house in the village barefoot and carrying a log for the pyre . |
| 12 | It was flown by Geoff Dodd , a company pilot : ‘ I picked up my survival suit , cleared Special Branch , and took off for the Isle of Man suited-up and wearing a life-jacket . |
| 13 | Mother thought it was a liability , ie , it would have to be dry-cleaned , but I was twelve years old and had a Ph.D . |
| 14 | BRITAIN 'S typical executive is male , 44 years old and has a salary of £30,355 ( including £4,826 in bonus pay ) , according to a comprehensive annual survey conducted by P-E Inbucon , writes Sarah Hogg . |
| 15 | The young boy pictured above is 13 years old and works a minimum of 12 hours a day . |
| 16 | It 's just that , as a nome who is probably seven years old and feeling a bit creaky , I 've got to admit I 'd find it sort of comforting to have a few of the good old signs around the place . |
| 17 | He used to just sit there with a 12 string guitar and often used a tape recorder with backing tracks , and then put on a harmony live or used a stylophone . |
| 18 | Second , ensure there is a supply teacher available and prepare a schedule of work for all your classes . |
| 19 | If , however , the apparent consent is brought about by dishonesty , there is nothing in the words of section 1(1) , or by reason of any implication that can properly be read into those words , to make such apparent consent relevant as providing a defence . |
| 20 | Accordingly , the statement in the judgment of the Court of Appeal , at p. 377d , to the effect that , if the apparent consent of the owner is brought about by dishonesty , there is nothing in the words of section 1(1) to make such apparent consent relevant as providing a defence is , with respect , erroneous in relation to a charge of theft ( which was the relevant charge ) if the words ‘ appropriates ’ bears the meaning which the Criminal Law Revision Committee ( rightly , in my opinion ) has deliberately given it . |
| 21 | The draftsman did not make the crimes formerly contained in those statutes consistent or create a hierarchy of offences . |
| 22 | She is an inch long and digs a burrow six inches deep into soft ground . |
| 23 | The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says the Ministry now has only three months to find the person responsible and mount a prosecution . |
| 24 | A governor 's daughter , travelling to India , found the first-class passengers stuffy and took a fancy to a handsome second-class steward with whom she danced at the fancy dress ball . |
| 25 | In the technical constrained options , schools might make CDT compulsory or offer a choice between CDT , computer studies or some other technical/vocational subject . |
| 26 | British Telecommunications Plc says that the bid by AT&T Co to operate in the UK could speed liberalisation of the key North Atlantic telecommunications route , and reckons that the matter could be settled within months ; AT&T says that it would much preferred to have entered the UK market with a local partner but saw no prospect of that ( it had been negotiating with Cable & Wireless Plc for a stake in Mercury Communications Ltd ; meanwhile each side throws regulatory brickbats at the other , with AT&T complaining that it has to deal — on a confidential basis — with British Telecom on interconnect and access charges where in the US , charges are much lower and have to be applied within the operator 's own business as well — and that simply applying for a licence in the UK costs $70,000 against just $610 in the US ; British Telecom complains that it was n't allowed to increase its 20% stake in McCaw Cellular Communications Inc and achieve a management position — and likely would be barred from buying MCI Communications Inc , where AT&T would be free to buy Vodafone Group Plc — or even Mercury , outright , if it wanted to . |
| 27 | Simple , work out what you would like to achieve , get some idea of the budget available and consult a specialist in communcation systems . |
| 28 | The fisherman reached the shore unharmed and took a piece of tentacle to show to a local naturalist called Moses Harvey . |
| 29 | God only knew how he had tried to replace her in his thoughts and in his heart — striking relationships with one woman after another , lurching from one crisis to the next , building his business with her in mind … driving himself like a man demented and amassing a fortune , yet knowing all the time that he was striving for the impossible . |
| 30 | Nicandra opened the door wide and stood a moment , attentive to the breakfast silence into which she was about to break . |