Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [adv prt] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect of this , of course , is to induce an ability to postpone oral instinctual gratification along with a concern about the availability of food — a character ideally suited to the demands of delayed-return systems of subsistence such as seasonal hunter-gathering or , still more , cultivation . |
| 2 | Once past her garden , Clare turned off the narrow lane on to a path hedged high with hawthorn , which led up the gently rising hill behind the cottage to the wood . |
| 3 | Fred rinsed the old tea out of a cup and poured some Scotch and tap water into it . |
| 4 | As a consequence , ‘ Scientific research is not a neutral activity : child abuse was launched as a public issue out of a variety of private interests and its subsequent development has continued to reflect those and other interests ’ ( Dingwall , 1989 ) . |
| 5 | But it comes with a very annoying gyrating sound as the mirror , activated by the music source , vibrates to reflect the light beam on to a wall or ceiling . |
| 6 | Terry B says it 's great to be back and he 's heard there 's a race for the over fifties which he may have a go at … he 's getting itchy feet and will soon be back riding for trainers … he 's also got his old job back as a steward at Worcester races and his public still love him |
| 7 | He reached his hand inside each bird to strip its innards away before tossing the empty carcass on to a pile on the ground . |
| 8 | Usually , we also provide a free day out at a farm for the children . |
| 9 | If these are carefully stuck with waterproof glue on to a piece of stout board or plywood , cut ends to the board and in close rows , the whole board can be used for making individual holes for large seeds in trays of compost , umpteen at a time , and neatly ! |
| 10 | The flashes of light average out to a magnitude of 24.5 , making the pulsar one of the faintest objects ever detected , about one hundred-millionth as faint as the dimmest stars visible to the unaided eye . |
| 11 | In addition to your normal credit facility , you will be able to call upon this additional reserve to help you cope with unexpected expenses such a last minute change to travel plans , or an unplanned stop over in a hotel . |
| 12 | With Lord Harris , he frazzled his goose even more thoroughly by running the creaky old aristocrat out in a charity match and taking the field at Lord 's by the same gate as his professionals . |
| 13 | … a generation of writers the best of whom have taken the British novel off into a variety of experimental directions … which have challenged and reconstituted the mimetic constituents of fiction while not dismissing its realistic sources . |
| 14 | This is an acceptable risk up to a point , but remember that Mobs do n't attack chariots , characters on their own , war machines , or units of Trolls , Snotlings , Black Orcs , etc . |
| 15 | He was shovelling up the broken glass on to a piece of cardboard . |
| 16 | RTMAS has been developed for an IBM PS2/Model 80 connected via modem to software initiated by direct dial up to a sequence of traffic counters . |
| 17 | Promoted by Rhyl Town Council , the festival has attracted leading London band Hillingdon , who will be competing in the top section along with a record 140 soloists . |
| 18 | Does it have to enrol , turn up at a classroom , do homework , remember to take the right equipment along in a bag ? |
| 19 | SECURITY lapses at Frankfurt airport that let an armed hijacker on to a Lufthansa airliner will be tracked down , the German government pledged yesterday . |
| 20 | An orangery , a formal canal , a Gothick tower , one of Britain 's most fantastic grottoes , a Gothick garden house and a mock fortified bastion are all crammed into its limited acreage along with a statue of Hercules being toppled by the weight of his own club . |
| 21 | He stopped at a little roadside inn and found inside an old woman at work with a spinning wheel , like ‘ a dark silhouette out of a fairy tale ’ , and beyond her , through the window , the clear sky and a path through the delicate green , and geese pecking in the grass . |
| 22 | Each member of the Section had dragged their entire kit down to a patch of gravel behind the barracks and , standing in a semicircle , we had lain all our uniforms and possessions at our feet . |
| 23 | This clearly covers such a vast range of possibilities that it is best to break verbal behaviour down into a number of categories and concentrate on some specifics . |
| 24 | But the having of a principle of action , as opposed to the unreflecting impulsive acting out of a desire , has , in fact , no place in Hobbes 's scheme ( unless such principles are taken simply to be settled general desires ) . |
| 25 | Shelves over the top of radiators push warm air down into a room . |
| 26 | This is an important achievement , for microscopy is concerned not only with magnification ; you could project a tiny image on to a cinema screen and obtain enormous magnification without seeing any more detail . |
| 27 | She ladled the flat and listless thing on to a piece of toast and put it before her guest . |
| 28 | Shut that appalling Manrico up in a shed somewhere . |
| 29 | Braintree says the southern link road was included in the package simply to push the overall cost up to a level at which it became eligible for government funding . |
| 30 | Braintree says the southern link road was included in the package simply to push the overall cost up to a level at which it became eligible for government funding . |