Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb base] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | JUNE 30 : At the EGM , the BRDC members vote down a resolution by directors to ratify the deal and vote for a special resolution to have it unwound . |
| 2 | The extension provided Rabbani with more time to form a consultative assembly , the Council of Resolution and Settlement ( Hal wa Aqd Shura ) , which would elect a permanent president and prepare for a general election . |
| 3 | The opening of the session , called for under the terms of the April 1992 Peshawar Accords in order to elect a permanent President and prepare for a general election , had been repeatedly postponed . |
| 4 | Anyone who thinks owning a diesel spells the end of driving fun , should park their backside in the AX 's comfortable , supportive driver 's seat and go for a quick ride . |
| 5 | Ferguson , for his part , can now look any supporter of his club in the eye and say that Gough having to commit the foul that debarred him from a Cup-tie verified the youngster 's ability to put an awkward pre-match situation out of his mind and play in a determined way that suggested his temperament was on the mend . |
| 6 | You start with a lucky break and end with a major breakthrough ! |
| 7 | London has seen the disappearance of more than three quarters of a million manufacturing jobs in 20 years : an aggregate figure masking stagnation and decline in an inner south-east zone , and growth in the west , in part related to Heathrow Airport , as a ‘ high-tech ’ crescent ( Hall et al . , |
| 8 | At home the sudden switch from inflation and boom to stagnation and slump in a few months made changes in policy inevitable . |
| 9 | After Ibn Tulun 's death there was a period of confusion and decay before a new conquest by the Fatimids from north-west Africa in 969 . |
| 10 | Swing from 41 through Beta and continue in a direct line until you come to M3 , which is just out of the × 7 field with Beta Comæ but which has a fairly obvious star close to it . |
| 11 | Douglas Hurd , Foreign Secretary , said yesterday that an indecisive result would delay recovery , lead to uncertainty and result in a second election within a year . |
| 12 | Cover each slice of haddock with rarebit mix and place under a hot grill . |
| 13 | Afterwards a buffet lunch will be available for any who would like at The Forbury , Leominster-prepared by Amy Ormond ( Wootten 1943 ) — and in the afternoon at The Forbury Vicky Archard ( Lloyd 1966 ) , member and past president of the Hereford and Mid-Wales Philatelic Society will give a talk and display on a philatelic theme . |
| 14 | I WOULD rather take my children into the main bar or lounge of a pub and expect them to sit sensibly and reasonably quietly so that we can all relax , drink , talk and eat in a proper pub atmosphere . |
| 15 | Of course it is one thing to state baldly that modern Christians are often ineffectual in their witness and live in a privatised world , cut off from the mainstream of social life , but it is quite another thing to make out a case that it is so . |
| 16 | ‘ England 's batting , fielding and — apart from Emburey and Edmonds — their bowling proclaimed the lack of practice and resolve on a slow pitch which , had they been in the right frame of mind , would have given them an even chance of levelling the series , ’ asserted Wisden . |
| 17 | As soon as they pass their driving test , they can get out of the supervised test car and hop into a two or three litre car and off they go down the road to possibly death and destruction . |
| 18 | However I run my boat as a charter boat and cater for a masochistic fringe who would sail on Christmas day if I were to let them . |
| 19 | Fold the whipped cream into the custard and pour into a rigid polythene container . |
| 20 | As the inset pictures show , fear of hitting a bad shot can destroy any natural rhythm and result in a hurried thrash . |
| 21 | Turn mixture into prepared tin and bake in a moderate oven for about 1 hour 20 mins , or until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean . |
| 22 | Turn into a greased and lined 20cm ( 8 in ) deep cake tin and bake in a pre-heated oven for 1 to 1¼ hr . |
| 23 | They yield 6.2 p.c. and stand on a historic multiple of 12½ . |
| 24 | Now Mr Ferguson hopes that a victory over Brian Clough 's Nottingham Forest will reassure his side and act as a timely impetus in the championship campaign . |
| 25 | NCR Corp 's Hauppauge , New York-based subsidiary Applied Digital Data Systems Inc has signed a co-marketing agreement with Structured Software Solutions Inc for ADDS to distribute the latter 's FacetTerm Window and session manager software with ADDS ' AlphaWindow and character terminals , making ADDS the only terminal manufacturer to offer windowing systems on both character and AlphaWindow terminals ; to encourage evaluations , value-added resellers can currently buy a single AlphaWindow terminal and FacetTerm for a reduced price of $350 . |
| 26 | Place thumbnail-size pieces on a baking tray and cook in a hot oven until golden brown . |
| 27 | Add the mushrooms and pepper and cook for a further 10 minutes . |
| 28 | Add the garlic , chilli and pepper and cook for a further 1 minute , stirring . |
| 29 | A priest from County Galway , in a letter to the Irish Times , informed that Dr Enda McDonagh , a noted Roman catholic moral theologian , had told priests of the Tuam archdiocese in January that it was possible to make a distinction between the church 's teaching on the ideal of marriage and divorce as a civil right . |
| 30 | In exploring the construction of marriage and divorce as a public issue , we will focus in particular on the role of politics , the law and the Church and the nature of the interaction between these and the various professional and public figures involved in the development of marital work in Britain since the 1930's . |