Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the election campaign Gamsakhurdia 's opponents had concentrated on attacking what they claimed were his dictatorial tendencies ( a week before the election his ruling Round Table-Free Georgia coalition had sponsored legislation passed by the Georgian parliament making it a criminal offence , punishable by up to six years in prison , to insult the Georgian President ) . |
| 2 | A loving partner 's selfless support gives you the extra edge you need to succeed . |
| 3 | A loving partner 's selfless support gives you the extra edge you need to succeed . |
| 4 | Bracing the right side gives you the only opportunity to use the left side to start the forward swing smoothly and efficiently . |
| 5 | Nearby , in the small village of Sticklepath , the Museum of Rural Industry gives one a clear understanding of the skills and hard work involved in living in such a remote area . |
| 6 | Mrs Van Smirren , the County Commissioner for Lincolnshire South , also came and Brown Owl gave her a phonetic alphabet worksheet . |
| 7 | British Rail tell us the eighteen twenty four , Manchester to Paddington train — that 's the train that 's due in at Oxford at eighteen twenty four- is fifteen minutes late this evening , and all trains from Paddington to Oxford are about twenty minutes late . |
| 8 | When a thinker unravels previously unnoticed implications of a familiar idea , one seems stupid to have missed them oneself ; but anyone who discerns a similarity which runs athwart the current categories , a poet by metaphor or a scientist by a new model or paradigm , can strike us with astonishment and awe , as a genius whose spontaneous flash illuminates what no logical operation within the frame of accepted concepts could have disclosed . |
| 9 | East Germany 's ringing endorsement of his plan for speedy German unity makes him the strongest contender to lead the strongest power in non-communist Europe . |
| 10 | It was only when the high priest asked him the direct question : |
| 11 | Brown ‘ boiled-up cow ’ type glue is holding the all-solid construction together remarkably well , and the high action makes it the perfect instrument for playing bottleneck and slide blues . |
| 12 | There was a full social programme to give them a good impression of Scotland and its people . |
| 13 | Fucking what , I , I 'm , I think it was he 's mum or not , some old biddy gave me a right old . |
| 14 | I was still nursing my Freddieland injuries , and the way she was looking at me with her unflinching gaze gave me a queasy feeling I 'd only narrowly avoided providing lunch . |
| 15 | Supremely , however , this generous desire to show us the best in an author is manifested in his long chapter about Spenser , and there he marks himself out not as a kindly eccentric , but as a pioneer of modern taste . |
| 16 | Without making a song and dance about it your quiet air of self-assured confidence makes you a natural leader , so do n't be surprised to find yourself elected unofficial spokesperson for a group of trusting friends , workmates or neighbours . |
| 17 | Metallic papers have a highly reflective finish makes them an excellent choice to give a feeling of spaciousness in a small area . |
| 18 | My hon. Friend offers me an enticing invitation which I shall consider taking up . |
| 19 | My hon. Friend makes me an irresistible offer . |
| 20 | Will my right hon. Friend give me a categorical assurance that that order was decided solely on price ? |
| 21 | Chen Xinhua , the English champion retains his No 2 spot behind Prean , but the gap has narrowed to 44 points . |
| 22 | I want to keep my new clothes on , so the old woman gives me a big paper carrier bag to put my mac and woolly hat in . |
| 23 | Down 's handsome appearance , high principles , and genial manner won him a powerful influence over his patients and the real affection of his colleagues . |
| 24 | He has persuaded the French Federation to give him a new consultancy role . |
| 25 | WELL , WHEN I OFFERED SIR WILFRED MY RESIGNATION , THE OLD BUGGER GAVE ME A SECOND-HAND YACHT HE 'D PICKED UP AT AN AUCTION … |
| 26 | However , significant resources are also being made available by the private sector where there is no immediate commercial gain : thus IBM UK Ltd has donated £3.5m. of computing equipment to UNEP and IBM in general is actively supporting other R&D which can be expected to facilitate ‘ sustainable development ’ : IBM Europe , for instance , has invested $16m. in its Bergen scientific centre to make it the focal point for the company 's environmental modelling and a centre for information on the environment and sustainable development . |
| 27 | In Yugoslavia 's biggest postwar strike , nearly 700,000 workers in Serbia 's textile , leather and metallurgical industries stopped work on April 16 to demand that the Serbian government pay them the guaranteed minimum monthly wage , backdated to January , and that it abolish new taxes introduced at the end of 1990 . |
| 28 | In a few minutes … the Foreign Secretary gives us an exclusive glimpse of his new swimming trunks … |
| 29 | But today The Daily Mirror reveals what the Nineties teenager really thinks about making love . |
| 30 | At Corbett 's bidding an old man showed them the blood-spattered piece of ground where their priest had been found . |