Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The movement was not without criticism from those whose support might have been taken for granted ; Robertson Nicoll pronounced the 1894 Congress a ‘ failure ’ because ‘ it does not represent Nonconformity and it is wholly lacking in enthusiasm and initiative . ’ |
| 2 | These few words of Bishop Samson make the whole affair a matter of business-like common sense , more in keeping with the way in which government was developing than with Anselm 's grand and simple principles . |
| 3 | The two men shook hands and Scott offered the other man a seat which he accepted and a drink which he declined . |
| 4 | Beethoven gives the double bassoon a very exacting part in the Choral Symphony . |
| 5 | Hope tossed the woeful prisoner a small piece of silver . |
| 6 | This updated to the 1930s translation by Robert Cogo-Fawcett and Braham Murray affords the leading actor a role into which he can sink his theatrical teeth . |
| 7 | Still a bit shy , Luce hitched the thin sheet a shade higher to cover her nakedness and , having trapped it under her arms , helped herself to a flaky roll , which she spread liberally with butter and apricot jam . |
| 8 | The Book of Kings tells the story of the widow 's cruse when Elijah promised the poor widow a never-ending supply of oil . |
| 9 | They can delay a bill for a year by forcing the Commons to pass the rejected bill a second time in the following session . |
| 10 | Thomas Sachs stressed the final word a little . |
| 11 | Just before the interview with Mr Kinnock went on the air , Sir Robin asked the Labour leader a ‘ rehearsal ’ question to test microphone levels . |
| 12 | Mada Joyce also told the truth , which Martha considered the best virtue an adult could possess . |
| 13 | In their implementation , Fraser and Azhar gave the feedforward control a simple memory . |
| 14 | A real sparkler from David Penney gave the local derby a firework finish and the fairest result of all . |
| 15 | Ruthless as he was , Khrushchev gave the Soviet Union a more human face . |
| 16 | President Herzog granted the Labour leader a further 15 days in which to secure majority support . |
| 17 | Rowell saw the tremendous influence a player like Halliday would have on any team . |
| 18 | Keith gives the American football a good kick — high and spiralling , it hangs in the air over the Heath . |
| 19 | Suddenly appearing very Italian , Michele Lorenzo gave the American couple a polite little bow . |
| 20 | This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German Government a final note stating that unless we heard from them by eleven o'clock that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland , a state of war would exist between us . |
| 21 | In fact , Michael Crawford takes the mechanical joke a stage further than any one before him : before the custard pie hits him he has already fallen . ’ |
| 22 | Ajax , three-times winners of the European Cup , reached the UEFA Cup Final for the first time when last night 's 1–1 draw with Genoa gave the Dutch club a 4–3 aggregate win . |