Example sentences of "[vb -s] a [adj] car " in BNC.
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| 1 | has a multi-storey car park convenient for extended parking . |
| 2 | Hence , the judge is dressed in extraordinary clothes ; the managing director has a large car and a chauffeur ( although the director is the only passenger in the car and is perfectly capable of driving ) ; the pop star has all the glitter and pomp of the medieval monarch . |
| 3 | Alliance & Leicester 's Instant Access Account has a gross CAR of 7.2% , Bristol & West Select ( balance £2,000-£9,999 ) 7.8% , Halifax Premier Xtra ( minimum balance £10,000 ) 8.8% and National & Provincial Option ( minimum balance £5,000 ) 7.85% . |
| 4 | The report assumes a medium-sized car , driven for 13,000 km a year for 10 years . |
| 5 | Thus the car dealer who describes a second-hand car as ‘ a beautiful looking car ’ makes no misrepresentation . |
| 6 | An advertising poster for the clothing company Benetton which features a burning car has been put up close to a housing estate notorious for joyriders . |
| 7 | And never does this feel better than when he chooses a new car in the showroom . |
| 8 | ‘ A buyer should realise that , when he buys a second-hand car , defects may appear sooner or later . |
| 9 | This was overturned on appeal where Lord Denning held : " … a buyer should realise that , when he buys a second-hand car , defects may appear sooner or later and in the absence of an express warranty , he has no redress … " ( p755 ) . |
| 10 | NEWS that one in every nine fatal road accidents involves a stolen car is sickening . |
| 11 | ONE in every nine fatal road smashes involves a stolen car . |
| 12 | From Robert Fleming ( Isle of Man ) ( 0624 661880 ) comes the Fleming Offshore Reserve Account , which offers a gross CAR of 6.7% provided the balance exceeds £2,500 . |
| 13 | He is dressed in expensive clothing and drives a new car : Judy Gomez refers to him as a pimp , thus indicating his involvement in sexual as well as social exploitation . |
| 14 | Cater Allen 's High Interest Cheque Account , which currently pays a gross CAR of 7.76% , requires a minimum investment of £1,000 but pays interest down to £500 . |
| 15 | The car 's just a practical thing to me , I mean I like to drive around in comfort , everybody likes a nice car , I 'm not saying that , but to go to the extreme of spending what would say , seventy or eighty thousand pounds on a Porsche , I 'd have to be really , really rich before I would consider the luxury of having a Porsche . |
| 16 | The pink-coloured building that overlooks a municipal car park rode out glorious days under the renowned Alexandre Dumaine before crumbling into a state of tatty neglect . |