Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | From the initial idea Watt developed an engine with a cylinder kept hot by surrounding it with a jacket of steam and a condenser kept cool by immersing it in a water bath . |
| 32 | From the initial idea Watt developed an engine with a cylinder kept hot by surrounding it with a jacket of steam and a condenser kept cool by immersing it in a water bath . |
| 33 | She felt delightfully relaxed and slightly unreal , and her mouth seemed incapable of shaping anything but a broad smile . |
| 34 | They are , of course , very adept at absorbing everything in a brief but this is no substitute for a profound knowledge and understanding of the subject . |
| 35 | Elek was keen on establishing himself as a quality publisher and commissioned work from other artists beside Minton — Edward Burra , Anthony Gross , Fred Uhlman , William Scott , Edward Bawden and Keith Vaughan . |
| 36 | There was a need for vigilance of the type in which Collins specialises , since the Germans had restarted the match apparently intent on finishing it as a contest in time for the largely youthful audience at Ibrox to get home to bed at a respectable hour . |
| 37 | Some skip the tight fantastic by using them as a jumping rope , others wear them as a scarf or string them up in the garden as a washing line . |
| 38 | ‘ We 've found , for instance , that we can keep the confidentiality of our client 's affairs intact by providing them with a complete in-house service , ’ Mr Cunningham said . |
| 39 | Small babies always look lovely in photographs , regardless of the surround , but you could make the picture of a new baby even more special by decorating it with a pretty mount . |
| 40 | The desired behaviour is obviously recordable by using something like a diary . |