Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [adv] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes , they would meet for lunch at the Grill and Cheese at the Corner House , where Ken regularly gave a private performance for the other people waiting to be seated . |
| 2 | The fact that he 's not pin-up material like Bolton and does not quite have the same vocal dexterity as either Bolton or Richie probably has a significant bearing on his lack of success in Europe . |
| 3 | Thompson & Morgan also has a new annual from America , Nemophila ‘ Pennie Black ’ , which has almost-black flowers with scalloped , silvery-white edges . |
| 4 | By forges Defoe meant cutlers ' smithies ; it appeared to him that Sheffield already had a pronounced industrial character , and though it was very small by later standards it struck him as being ‘ very populous and large ’ . |
| 5 | Although Psion also unveiled a bigger-than-expected £2.2m loss for last year , against a £546,000 profit in 1990 , news that Series 3 sales had grown from 4,000 units in January to 14,000 last month spurred the shares . |
| 6 | The story could have happened anywhere , but some readers may notice that Sinkport closely resembles a well-known coastal town in East Sussex . |
| 7 | The fact that England virtually possessed a common language is also reflected in the increasing extent to which it was used both by individuals and by corporate bodies . |
| 8 | Robson tires of pointing out that England always have a spare man , but unfortunately this often turns out to be Gary Stevens , an orthodox full-back , perhaps incorrigibly so . |
| 9 | Although Bullock undoubtedly made a major contribution to the teaching of English , there is still much to be done . |
| 10 | On this occasion in Dunvegan he repeated his earlier assertion that Burke never made a good joke . |
| 11 | I do not myself think , that Mr ever produces a biased report on anything , and I would think that , erm , on reflection Mr may think that he overstepped the mark there , er I feel that we should , if we can , defer this in it 's entirety , which also includes , the note at the bottom , that would allow Mr to go out and , and , and explore the possibilities . |
| 12 | The Headmaster is disappointed that Geoffrey only recieved a standard reply from the Prime Minister 's office — not even signed by John Major . |
| 13 | It is certainly possible that Mercury once had a molten iron core which has since partly or wholly solidified . |
| 14 | This means that SCOTVEC now has a unique role , both accrediting and awarding vocational qualifications . |
| 15 | It is , however , worth mentioning that Nestlé subsequently established a special unit based in York responsible for developing the whole group 's worldwide confectionery business . |
| 16 | They were usually billed as the star attraction so John obviously made a good profit out of them but they were still paid at the same rate as all his juveniles , five shillings a week . |
| 17 | She must have changed greatly in this time , although Gatsby still has a fixed , perfect image of her , seeing her more as goddess , than an ordinary human being , with bad as well as good points . |
| 18 | John Scales never played for us though he was from Leeds , and Seaman never had a senior game for us though he was a trainee . |
| 19 | The stone-floored basement was converted into a huge , communal changing room , one of the first of its kind , and Bernard thoughtfully provided a large leather armchair for bored husbands or partners . |
| 20 | At the end of the night , the luck was with the opposition , but Roy and Judy still had a good night out . |
| 21 | And NCR also introduced a new version of its System 3450 server . |
| 22 | Jackie and Hill then did a one-two at the Glen , leaving the championship to be decided in Mexico . |
| 23 | Corbett grabbed a groom who was trying to lead a horse to the stables at the far end of the bailey but the fool could not understand him and Corbett simply drew a blank look , followed by a shrug and muttered curses . |
| 24 | The Company has continued to flourish over the years and Edenderry now has a thriving Company Section and Junior Section . |
| 25 | By solving a physiological conundrum Hubel and Wiesel immediately created a psychological puzzle : how is visual perception possible in a system that only relays information about the location and orientation of edges ? |
| 26 | And Andy obligingly held a hissing white mask over my lower face . |
| 27 | Diane and Carol also run a pre-school contact group for four-year olds and their parents , which excludes younger brothers and sisters , on four Friday afternoons each term from 1.40 p.m. until 3.10 p.m . |
| 28 | It is quite certain that the poets Shakespeare , Keats , Byron and Wordsworth never saw a Hybrid Tea rose . |
| 29 | The RDAs for vitamins and minerals vary between different countries , with America and Russia often recommending a higher daily amounts than the UK . |
| 30 | Young and Willmott also investigated a new housing estate to which some East-Enders had moved . |