Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the present context of the nine archetypes , a description given in a Gnostic text is particularly interesting . |
| 2 | An administrative block of text arranged in a standard format which is added to all LIFESPAN modules . |
| 3 | A notice board placed in a suitable part of the ward is useful for presenting learning material . |
| 4 | This attractive four-hundred-year-old listed building situated in a conservation area in the old town of Bridgnorth was once a Temperance hostel . |
| 5 | EDDIE NEWTON , the rising Chelsea star who had his jaw smashed in a racist attack just six months ago , is determined to break Manchester United hearts at Stamford Bridge today . |
| 6 | Kate Bush stood defiantly before them , her hair frozen in an imaginary breeze , curling in the air like the deadly locks of a Gorgon . |
| 7 | It has direct access to the sea , three swimming pools and a night club situated in a separate building in the gardens of the hotel . |
| 8 | Members of the club joined in a wide range of activities and ate a healthy lunch at the Southlands Centre , Middlesbrough . |
| 9 | The snow gathered in a thin cloak on his tunic 's shoulders and he made no attempt to scatter the fall . |
| 10 | In short , successful organizations require a responsive capability nested in a stable culture . |
| 11 | A MOTORIST , who needed a stick to help him walk , left his car parked in a dangerous position at Alton High Street . |
| 12 | The Third Department recommended in an official memorandum of 1861 that the government strive " to retain in its own hands the standard of the progressive movement which it itself has started " . |
| 13 | His face cleared , and his mouth tipped in a lop-sided grin . |
| 14 | One corner of his mouth lifted in a self-mocking grin . |
| 15 | Jack 's mouth lifted in a wry smile . |
| 16 | His mouth lifted in a wry smile . |
| 17 | His mouth lifted in a token smile . |
| 18 | His mouth curled in a silent snarl of frustration . |
| 19 | Louis Terrenoire , the RPF 's general secretary in this era , saw de Gaulle as a tragic figure caught in an intolerable dilemma : " should I remain the man of History … and withdraw ? |
| 20 | Menzies was crouching back on the bench , his legs braced , like a cornered hare frozen in a last effort to baffle the enemy . |
| 21 | He currently works from his studio and workroom built in a large living room at home in Bethnal Green , East London . |
| 22 | He currently works from his studio and workroom built in a large living room at home in Bethnal Green , East London . |
| 23 | Her mouth moved in a tiny spasm of denial and unhappiness . |
| 24 | Just as the Singing Detective caused outrage when it featured similar amorous action shot in a shady area , director Ken Russell makes his current coupling couple keep their clothes hanging on . |
| 25 | On 6 October the Scottish Sunday Mail revealed in an excellent piece of investigative journalism that , in a draft letter to the Secretary of State for Energy , the Secretary of State for Scotland had made it clear that he would not object to fuel from an Iraqi nuclear reactor , damaged during the Gulf war , being sent to Dounreay for reprocessing . |
| 26 | It is also important not to remain tied to the investment made in an old system . |
| 27 | Guy glanced at her , his mouth twisted in a mocking smile . |
| 28 | He ordered me to cut this lot immediately ’ — he laid heavy stress on the word , his mouth twisted in a sardonic grin — ‘ and I told him it would have to wait till this afternoon . ’ |
| 29 | His mouth twisted in a derisive smile . |
| 30 | He could be seen most mornings at the door of his shop in Wimbledon Village , arms crossed , mouth twisted in a superior sneer , just waiting for the chance to decode the small print on the front of buses . |