Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [verb] with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Extend the algorithm to deal with a general dividend and divisor , and include a test for overflow ( i.e. when the quotient can not be represented in n bits ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , if you put it that way … ’ the porter said with a nervous chuckle . |
| 3 | Fremantle 's motion was put to a vote and rejected and it was agreed to recommend that new fire-proof Foreign and Colonial Offices should be built on part of the park to conform with a general plan for rebuilding the area . |
| 4 | Prior to fixing this lid the inner joints , base and sides were caulked with swedish pitch , the base covered with a shallow layer of bran and sawdust over which the bottom sheet was tacked — alternatively a fitted buttoned mattress could be supplied — then the side lining and , possibly , a ruched or broderie anglaise frill ; finally the pillow and the shrouded body . |
| 5 | But just as that excuse failed , so does this , and the couplet emerges with a direct warning : ‘ Take heed ’ . |
| 6 | For a second the shell lay with a smoking fuse amidst the wreckage of the wheel , then it crashed apart in a deafening explosion . |
| 7 | All the patterns observed with a truncated polymerase and CRP are the juxtaposition of the individual patterns of CRP and α-C deleted polymerase consistent with the idea that both proteins bind independently to the lac UV5 promoter . |
| 8 | Outside the radio reception areas , the watch runs with a normal quartz movement . |
| 9 | The database language can be integrated with an object-oriented programming language ( in particular Smalltalk , but also Traits and Eiffel , and extensions of programming languages such as Object Pascal , Object Lisp , and C++ ) , which means that the programmer deals with a single uniform model of objects . |
| 10 | Secondly , the database language can be integrated with an object-oriented programming language ( such as Smalltalk ) , which means that the programmer deals with a single uniform model of objects . |
| 11 | The pattern recognition technique enables the computer to cope with a certain amount of operator error , minor misspellings make no difference . |
| 12 | The methods that he employed in September and October 1962 — the referendum combined with a personal appeal to popular confidence and official manipulation of the mass media — were essentially those he had employed throughout the early years of the Fifth Republic . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll just bet it is , kid , ’ the clerk said with a fake smile . |
| 14 | The birds responded with a loud cry of ‘ Ti-lo Ti-lo ! ’ |
| 15 | We finished the wine and adjourned to the cafeteria to celebrate with a good dinner . |
| 16 | The election coincided with a precipitous slide in the popularity of a Conservative government struggling with a severe balance of payments deficit . |
| 17 | The British Chiefs of Staff and the Foreign Office put up an obdurate defence , yet it seems that Attlee did not begin to retreat until January 1947 , around the time of the decision to proceed with a British nuclear bomb . |
| 18 | Some writers have developed theories of English rhythm in which a unit of rhythm , the foot , is used ( with an obvious parallel in the metrical analysis of verse ) ; the foot begins with a stressed syllable and includes all following unstressed syllables up to ( but not including ) the following stressed syllable . |
| 19 | The Hunters moved with a distorted slow-motion gait through the corridors of the abandoned station , occasionally taking off and flying a few metres . |
| 20 | A glass partition in the typing-pool imploded with a shattering roar . |
| 21 | I slipped ten pee into the slot and the coin dropped with a contented click . |
| 22 | The thunder burst with a grand crash above our heads , and the heavens flung down their contents upon us . |
| 23 | This time the thunder burst with a pistol-shot snap and with an equal suddenness , as if at last those swollen vessels had been punctured , the rain began to fall . |
| 24 | ‘ Affirmative ! ’ the admiral said with a loud clack of his beak . |
| 25 | Photech Engineering Ltd. has produced an underwater housing system for format cameras which allows the user to start with a basic housing system and build on it , take full advantage of their camera system and even to change camera systems altogether at a relatively small cost . |
| 26 | The story opens with a brief scene-setting introduction , followed by a much fuller treatment of the social history of Combsburgh during the years 1820–60 . |
| 27 | the story starts with a comprehensive review of the various types of horse drawn transport with some good photographs of the brewery area and London delivery areas — even in the early 1900's experiments were taking place on the transport of beer in bulk using horse and carts for delivery vehicles . |
| 28 | This makes indirect taxes , such as excise and import duties , much cheaper to collect than direct taxes , though the difference is less marked for VAT , which requires the authorities to deal with a large number of mainly small traders . |
| 29 | Histologically , the skin heals with a dermal scar due to the non-specific accumulation of heat . |
| 30 | The course ended with a magnificent banquet and uproarious party , despite the prospect of a 6.30 a.m. departure next day . |