Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | OPTIONS : The Sword Masters of Hoeth may carry a magic standard . |
| 2 | And if they do discern , why , Grimm will only grunt , ‘ Huh ’ while Vitali may compose a forlorn ode . |
| 3 | The LA keeps a watching brief on a haulier 's operations under his O licence ; the LA must revoke a standard licence if its holder is no longer of good repute , of satisfactory financial standing or professionally competent . |
| 4 | Bush announced afterwards that they " share[d] a common belief " that a unified Germany should remain a full NATO member , but declared : " The former territory of East Germany should have a specific military status that would take into account the legitimate security interests of all interested countries , including the Soviet Union . " |
| 5 | They feared lest Germany should become a socialist state and the revolution spread to France and Britain . |
| 6 | Mr Taylor must ensure a sceptical public understand that it is to obtain these securities for their less fortunate brethren that the highly-paid Premier League players have been asked to express a willingness to strike . |
| 7 | Fulham must find a new ground by the end of next season but there had been indications that they might be prepared to quit their Thames riverside site at the end of this season . |
| 8 | Rick Baker must get a brief mention for his Oscar-winning work on that darkest of tragi-comedies , An American Werewolf in London ( 1981 ) , also John Landis 's masterpiece to date . |
| 9 | SWEET DREAMS : One day Heidi may have a real home and a proper cot Pictures : BILL KENNEDY |
| 10 | Parkes transferred from league champions Birmingham to newly promoted Middlesex during the summer , and she and former England captain Sue Keal should form a formidable partnership . |
| 11 | Bernard thought Ellen should take a proper job . |
| 12 | We have made it absolutely clear that we are determined that Plymouth should have a good future . |
| 13 | All visitors to Mexico must obtain a Mexican Tourist Card : these are available on our charter flights . |
| 14 | I , I sort of heard Debbie and Chris talking the other day , and I might have got it totally mixed up , but I reckon , I heard Chris saying that , well basically what I gathered was that Andy might have a different father to Chris and it was Andy 's father that 's died , right ? |
| 15 | STRIKER Andy Payton could play a key role in Middlesbrough 's final promotion push . |
| 16 | As Ive said to Arif before ( direct email ) , I think O'Leary could make a BIG difference — especially for Fairclough . |
| 17 | Marshall said , after he had gone , that he doubted Wainfleet could take a serious view of anything . |
| 18 | The change of legal status , in which the state remained the controlling shareholder with 75 per cent of capital , meant that Renault could implement a share-swap alliance concluded in February 1990 with the Swedish vehicle manufacturer Volvo [ see also p. 37161 ] . |
| 19 | The No. 17 service to Whitfield in Dundee used to operate a two-way pattern which suited everyone ; because of cross-subsidy , the public transport company was able to maintain that service . |
| 20 | Reinstating a siding at Bedale would involve a five-figure sum . |
| 21 | Alright here we go then , here 's Anthony 's see saw marjory door , Johnny shall have a new master , he shall have but a penny a day , because he ca n't work any faster and Charlotte is , let's have a look then hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle |
| 22 | Attempting to bring what Meredith would call a philosophical approach to her predicament , she pondered on the differences in men 's and women 's clothing . |
| 23 | Roseanne Barr would make a great Liz during her older , fatter days but could have trouble slimming down for scenes of a 60-year-old Liz in her more glamorous days . |
| 24 | In such circumstances , they were reluctant to abandon their own positions for a possibly lesser place in a new party in which Ian Paisley would play a major part . |
| 25 | In exchange , the United States would pay a certain sum annually in the form of development-aid grants and would provide the Spanish Armed Forces with matériel . |
| 26 | For the Autumn 1955 issue , Mary Short of Norwich wrote an article entitled ‘ Compel them to Come in ’ predicting that the WEA would die a natural death unless more young members were recruited and advocating adventurous experiment : ‘ it may mean holding afternoon classes , or running a baby-sitter service so that young couples with children can come … has any Branch tried to recruit new members by advertising courses on child psychology at ante-natal clinics and infant welfare centres ? ’ . |
| 27 | And Bevir was in the strong position , that neither archbishop wished to deny that Ramsey would make a good bishop . |
| 28 | How could I ever have thought La Tartine d'Albertine would make a good title ? he wrote . |
| 29 | Also from the States will come a new craze , 8 Ball , the American version of snooker . |
| 30 | I have no doubt that if the ground is in his favour Carvill 's Hill will start a good favourite and few will want to oppose him . |