Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Successful living in Los Angeles requires controlling the environment , whereas in Bali it requires a total surrender .
2 This might appear exorbitant , and indeed as a symbolic castration of the Oedipus complex it represents a partial subversion of Lacanian theory .
3 But in any reference to useful labour it occupies a significant place as a village where the medieval open field system of farming has survived in some degree .
4 Before he can open his mouth he gets a simple instruction from each of us , so he stands switching his gaze from her to me and back again like he 's at a tennis match .
5 In the hall she wraps a long scarf round her neck and puts on a cream-coloured quilted cotton jacket , with wide shoulders and inset sleeves , and lets herself out by the front door .
6 Despite the vulgar character of such poetry it conceals a genuine sadness .
7 The stone they used to build Aberdeen may be built for endurance rather than seduction , but when it catches the sun it offers a lively spirit as well as a safe haven .
8 But in the desert it gives a strange moaning sound , low and sensual , accompanied by the singing of the sand as it skates across itself .
9 With dolphins on the rampage it seems a good idea to spend as much time as possible out of the water .
10 Powered by a souped-up , 80 bhp Mini engine it has a tough steel frame and fibreglass bodywork .
11 Good songs are ‘ Home on the range ’ , ‘ John Brown 's body ’ [ p.73 ] and ‘ Around her hair she wears a yellow ribbon ’ as well as other children 's songs such as ‘ Ai n't going to grieve my Lord ’ [ p.72 ] .
12 gets the odd enquiry about becoming a guide and she meets those interested to explain about the job , but for the moment she has a full complement of volunteers .
13 Later in the evening she has a light meal .
14 The moment he makes a great catch it surprises you , but then you think : Gee , that 's what he does . ’
15 In A High And Lonely Place he makes a trenchant analysis of the despoilation of the Cairngorms .
16 On its Edinburgh site it holds a living collection of around 30000 accessions ; a Herbarium containing some 2 million dried plant specimens from a world-wide range ; and a research library holding 75000 volumes books and over 1500 current scientific periodical titles .
17 In his inaugural lecture he imagines a utopian plurality of languages on which we would draw ‘ according to the truth of desire ’ :
18 One of his early moves on joining Grant Forrest was to change the name to its current one to emphasise that it was a pan-Scottish agency and in 1983 Cree joined to open the office in Edinburgh , a move he considers a vital part of PRCS 's success .
19 Although it carries a slight risk of giving false positive results , if followed by a rectal examination it gives a good indication of the presence of prostate malignancy , which can be further confirmed by ultrasound and biopsy .
20 Although the only relief claimed is payment of money , in form of process it resembles a fixed-date action ( see below ) .
21 In the abstract it has a great deal of force .
22 To this day he holds a bitter hatred in his heart for all Goblins , so he is subject to the psychology rules for hatred when fighting Goblins .
23 Detroit is shabby , poverty-ridden and struggling to keep its head above water It has a huge crime problem .
24 In addition , the Kingscote pavement shares with mosaic 9 a similar arrangement and a border of relieved swastika meander ; and like the Lydney mosaic it has a circular band of scroll pattern , while " the curving scrolls with petals and volutes are best mirrored in both of the panels which lie above the Hare mosaic .
25 We have argued that much communication is English-based , and in education it constitutes a real choice since a purpose may be the teaching of specific English structures through sign .
26 Leaving aside for a moment the question of the cogency of this argument , on its surface it reveals a decisive break from liberal principles .
27 That 's one thing here , will get them in and out , but I 've spoken to patients who say they do n't get the care here and , on the surface it looks a brilliant hospital , it gets them in and out , you know , it does everything , it 's got all the facilities but it does n't give them the care .
28 As magma rises towards the surface it exerts a considerable pressure on the overlying rock .
29 In terms of man 's cultural development he represents a royal epiphany of the primal father , an authentic reincarnation of primal despotism .
30 At night he plays a pattering hose , fanned
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