Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Would a trust , for example to construct a public building or to set up a private monument , actually be enforced as such ? |
2 | Inflation of the theatricality of the social drama leads detectives to lay emphasis on ‘ the big job ’ and the arrest of the professional ‘ prig ’ who commits the big burglary or pulls off a daring robbery . |
3 | Is it worth insuring your computer or taking out a separate contract with a third-party maintenance company ? |
4 | Voltage and current signals can be used to pre-set speed or to call up the actual values for speed and torque , and the start/stop functions can be activated using the same method . |
5 | It is not so obviously true where the intervention takes the form essentially of a decision to initiate a single direct action such as closing a particular valve or starting up a stand-by pump . |
6 | However , it can be used if you can ‘ read ’ your card and work out the maximum number of tucks or loops you will be collecting . |
7 | So much for security , Ruth mused as she leapt back into the jeep and drove up the long gravelly drive ; I could be a burglar for all he knew . |
8 | And Newton himself exudes the confidence of someone who has just had a shave and put on a fresh shirt . |
9 | The Champagne houses were naturally outraged at the government 's ineptitude and drew up a vociferous protest , signed by eighty participants , condemning the publicity given to the ministerial communiqué . |
10 | He goes into the bedroom and puts on a clean white shirt and a suit . |
11 | Instantly he slackened speed and punched out a sizeable hole in the shattered glass with his clenched fist . |
12 | Manolo flicked a switch and brought up the other figure . |
13 | Twenty-five years ago , the line built by George Stephenson in 1836 was saved from closure and took on a new lease of life as the North Yorkshire Moors Railway . |
14 | ‘ We 're hoping to get some sort of fail-safe mechanism written in so we can take control of the club and sort out the legal matters after that , ’ he said . |
15 | She was celebrated in the media , was featured in a 1940s radio programme and built up an impressive list of clients Sacheverell Sitwell , the Marchioness of Bristol and the Countess of Rosebery plus a clutch of other aristocrats placed regular orders , and a certain Mrs Demarest of the Manor House , Harrold , Bedfordshire used to send twelve small cheeses in lieu of Christmas cards to a selection of her titled friends . |
16 | General practitioners are well placed to diagnose effusion and carry out the necessary surveillance . |
17 | He somehow manages to distil the very essence of everything good in the lineage of Bobby Vee , Jefferson Airplane , Bob Marley and The Fall , mangle the results in the scrambled computer of his mind and offer up a new vision so convincing you forgive his rants against organised religion . |
18 | Having collected the mail and picked up the following day 's patrol tasks , the vehicles arrive and we return to Rosemount for lunch . |
19 | The pellet went right through the cat 's neck and came out the other side , leaving a gaping wound . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | Cranston delved into a small leather pouch he had taken from his saddle-bag , undid the cord at the neck and drew out a small vase containing the poison he had taken from Springall 's house . |
22 | Nigel Carr is back in the Ulster fold and takes up a new responsibility as a selector |
23 | Dietary fibre is a sponge-like material which absorbs and holds water as it is chewed in the mouth and passes down the gastro-intestinal tract . |
24 | Then he put his fingers in his mouth and let out a shrill whistle . |
25 | Even the rain no longer seemed fresh : it congealed in the sullied air , splattering into filthy stinking puddles , hammering the roof and churning up the packed mud until it was slushy and loose . |
26 | Now brown your lamb bits in olive oil , sprinkle with salt , add the water/vinegar/herbs/garlic infusion and cook over a medium heat . |
27 | She nodded as Madge offered more tea and reached out a podgy hand for another piece of shortbread but the injustice still rankled . |
28 | The two Senussi soldiers were sent off on a recce and reported back the following day that there was no checkpoint on the road leading into the town . |
29 | For calorie counters , 1,500 to 2,000 calories per day should be enough to maintain correct weight and carry on an active life . |
30 | This allowed us to line the side curtains in striped fabric and make up a flat roof instead of a gathered one . |