Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [verb] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Association will provide past students with a chance to renew old friendships , make new contacts or build up a strong , useful network within the catering industry . |
| 2 | Mrs Peysner hopes that the money will be used instead to improve day facilities for this group at other homes or to set up a mobile day unit . |
| 3 | The amazing naked cat — the Canadian Sphynx — lacks both guard and awn hairs and has only a soft fuzz of down hairs on its extremities . |
| 4 | Up in her booth , a puzzled DJ stares at a machine with nothing on it , shrugs and puts on a current hit to get things moving once again . |
| 5 | It was typical of the thoroughness of his approach that he immediately decided to visit sixteen gaols in nearby counties so that he could gauge the extent of the evil , look for alternative solutions and make out a proper case for reform . |
| 6 | Choose one of the history units and carry out a detailed audit of the possibilities for cross-curricular links . |
| 7 | To one side of the lot was a collection of European cars and leaning over a snow-white Triumph was Hank Stych , talking to one of the salesmen . |
| 8 | Add the almonds and cook over a high heat until golden . |
| 9 | His red , lumpy features were transfigured and he stopped being a badly assembled mass of fleshy fragments and became instead a vital man . |
| 10 | She settled the loaded tray on Nicandra 's knees and shook out a white napkin . |
| 11 | Benstede pursed his lips and let out a long sigh . |
| 12 | Lucinda ran her tongue round her suddenly dry lips and let out a long , slow whistle . |
| 13 | You can do this on Midland machines simply by pressing the appropriate button , And in some of our branches there are machines where you can use your card to see details of the last few account transactions or print out a short-form statement . |
| 14 | A PUNTER reached into his pocket for his keys and pulled out a forgotten betting slip worth £10,000 . |
| 15 | Banks can thus cut costs by absorbing their leasing , factoring and other subsidiaries and setting up a unified sales team for many of their products . |
| 16 | In the follow-up work , which continued for several weeks , the class worked on the design of castles inventing all manner of ingenious devices to prevent unwanted intruders or attackers getting in , went on a site visit to a castle , produced drawings and models and carried out a great deal of oral work , all inspired by the original story . |
| 17 | She reached between her feet and dragged out a wizened melon . |
| 18 | Cullam sprang to his feet and let out a great cry , drumming his fists on the desk . |
| 19 | The dry bracken crackled beneath his feet and gave off a pungent aroma . |
| 20 | Her face became twisted and not so pretty , and as her voice grew louder it lost its cultured tones and took on a snarling harshness . |
| 21 | An indication of the expectations the Act has aroused among fund managers can be gauged from the fact that , just over a year ago , merchant bankers Kleinwort Benson decided to bring together previously dispersed skills and set up a specialised division , headed by Rupert Marlow , to look after their charities fund management . |
| 22 | The American space agency , NASA , already allows access to data from climate research satellites and makes only a minimal charge . |
| 23 | It was not itself a centre of manufacturing , but it outstripped all other ports as a point of transit for English exports and became thereby a major entrepot of international trade . |
| 24 | The church began in late Saxon times and developed over a long period , finally being made redundant in the 1960s , when part of it collapsed . |
| 25 | In the other half of the picture the shoulder-line tilts towards us … and the face retreats and takes on a mask-like , wall-like quality ’ , wrote John Russell . |
| 26 | It is even cheaper to pool your resources with four or five other bands and put together a composite album . |
| 27 | The Committee for Education gave special attention to the question of college libraries and set up a working party in 1974 to advise on provision in colleges proposing to diversify their courses , and over the next three years it offered guidance on ways of assessing the quality of provision , emphasized the importance of the standing of the head of the library service or resource centre , of consultation with the library in course development , and of initiating students into making effective use of the library and learning resources . |
| 28 | Contact lenders and work out a new repayment schedule , or visit your local Citizens ' Advice Bureau or money advice centre ( ask local councils or libraries , for details ) . |
| 29 | At forty-five years of age he was at the height of his powers , determined to drive out the Almoravids and bring about a united Spain . |
| 30 | Twoflower hung on as best he could as Ninereeds swooped through a succession of caverns and soared around a spiral staircase that could easily have accommodated a retreating army . |