Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [verb] with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the eighth minute , Andy Comyn scored with a looping header after fine work from Tommy Johnson . |
| 2 | But junior side Lisburn levelled with a superb backline move rounded off by a Brian Dale try which was splendidly converted by Jeff Alderdice . |
| 3 | ‘ MAGGIE ACTS ’ or ‘ MAGGIE STEPS IN ’ are familiar tabloid headlines as Mrs Thatcher convenes seminars of experts at Downing Street to cope with a pressing issue . |
| 4 | Professionally , Crawford 's career was going from strength to strength , and his association with film director Richard Lester continued with A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum . |
| 5 | Best of all Miss Martineau writes with a wry humour — of the karaoke bar that bans her as a foreigner and then welcomes her lest her Japanese host lose face ; of the popularity of sado-masochistic pornography , but without pubic hair ; of the burglar who first took his shoes off . |
| 6 | Yet Nigel Lawson continued with a vigorous supply-side policy of tax cutting . |
| 7 | Panton-Lewis and Forbes handed in 74s , with Stewart one stroke behind , as Japan 's Fusako Nagata led with a four-under-par round of 68 . |
| 8 | ‘ So , our Yankee maid has learned the ritual of tea-making , ’ Dr Neil said with a naughty grin . |
| 9 | Take Zack de la Rocha — he 's where the cutie Cookie Crew collide with a lurid John Lydon , with wide-eyed results . |
| 10 | Ross Drummond opened with a double bogey but came home in 34 for a 70 and 145 . |
| 11 | Le Saux then threatened the visitors ' goal with a piercing run which Alan Harper ended with a cynical body check . |
| 12 | City completed the scoring with 20 minutes left when Garry Flitcroft scored with a deflected 25-yard drive . |
| 13 | It was n't even the sight of Alf Roberts in Coronation Street collapsing with a suspected heart attack after eating too much Christmas pudding . |
| 14 | ‘ Ah , ’ Princess Sabatini said with a little laugh , ‘ you have come . ’ |
| 15 | Sir Crispin began with a brief overview of the world 's climate and environment before and after the rise of man . |
| 16 | ‘ I am afraid it is too late for that , ’ Mr Aycliffe said with a faint smile . |
| 17 | Elijah Moshinsky directs with a light touch ( though not always quite as light as it should be ) , and Saul Radomsky 's tongue-in-cheek sets are a constant source of pleasure . |
| 18 | And experience does tell as the French Grand prix turns into a demolition derby … after two laps world championship leader Kerton retires with a broken bracket … |
| 19 | In the middle of the night , Mr Jones awoke with a crashing headache and a foreboding feeling that something was decidedly wrong . |
| 20 | Richardson then made more ground and , when Cusworth spun out the scoring pass , England 's Rory Underwood obliged with a typical one-handed touchdown . |
| 21 | Rupert Hoare excelled with a double forward roll on ski , complete with pack and no broken bones , during a particularly tight run down . |
| 22 | Mr Brandreth concluded with a rousing rationale for PLR : ‘ … the English literary heritage is the glory of our civilisation . |
| 23 | Sylvia Pankhurst worked with a fellow journalist , Silvio Erasmus Corio , an Italian libertarian socialist , whose growing concern over the rise of Fascism in Italy she shared . |
| 24 | The most important thing — of course — was being seen with the right people , and the Mirza Nama opens with a salutary warning : ‘ He [ the mirza ] must not speak to every unworthy person , and should regard men of his own class as the only [ fit ] companions [ for him ] . ’ |
| 25 | Is a little inclined to fantasise , ’ Mrs Baggley ended with a judicious air . |
| 26 | Instead of seeking revenge for PE 's criticism of the service , which the band claims responds slower to black callers than to white , the ambulancemen invited Flavor Flav to ride with a medical emergency crew . |
| 27 | A few months later , Harry Goodman responded with a full frontal attack , claiming that 9000 children in the care of the RCM had ‘ practically no Jewish contacts and that no effort had been made over a period of years to give these children some religious education ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , Sister Hennessy , at last you fall victim to the mystery virus , ’ Jesus Marumba murmured with a wicked twinkle . |
| 29 | As Whitley describes in Gerald Durrell 's Army ( John Murray ) , the following day Durrell awoke with a raging fever and had to be airlifted to hospital . |
| 30 | Moire Rooney asked with a gentle smile , and Patrick immediately knew that she had been deliberately keeping Jane in the kitchen while Tom spoke his piece . |