Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] [adv prt] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Out of a thousand cases reported in United States waters over a five-year period , only two resulted in death . |
| 2 | While Halliday takes on a new role , David Irwin is just happy to return to the scene . |
| 3 | Amalia Cardos de Mendez in the Art of Ancient Mexico sets out a simple plan for the language and goes to great length to explain the Maya calendar . |
| 4 | 1968 : MCA sets up a British operation . |
| 5 | David Frost kicks off a new series of Sunday breakfast current affairs shows by interviewing Premier John Major , Clive James hosts a new series titled Fame In The Twentieth Century , and Selina Scott will present show business and media magazine Entertainment Express . |
| 6 | As well as looking after Thomas , Beverley holds down a busy job as an executive with Boots in Nottingham . |
| 7 | The Evening Star sponsored Star of Anglia takes on a new format this year . |
| 8 | Wordsworth sets up a close relationship between the possessive pronouns " our " and " my " . |
| 9 | To confirm her assertion that there are radicals and revolutionaries in every corner of contemporary social life who are campaigning to overthrow the ‘ traditional ’ moral order , Mrs Whitehouse reels off a formidable list of ‘ folk devils ’ . |
| 10 | ( OLLY lets out a window-bursting scream ) |
| 11 | Latvia locks up a high proportion of its population of 2.6 million people . |
| 12 | By profession an economist , Pareto builds up a complex model on the basis of the argument that just as material resources ( in particular wealth ) are distributed skewly in an economy , so are human resources ( moral and intellectual abilities ) in society . |
| 13 | Marchant builds up a factual record of dereliction in Stepney with the intention of conveying a sense of loss . |
| 14 | Louis Montrose points out a fascinating consequence of this : ‘ If the world is a theatre and the theatre is an image of the world , then by reflecting upon its own artifice , the drama is holding the mirror up to nature ’ ( Montrose , ‘ Purpose of Playing ’ , 57 ) . |
| 15 | The Cranny River tumbles down a small glen of its own , not counted among the famous Nine . |
| 16 | SNAPPY FAMILIES : Mellor sets up a jolly photo-call with his in-laws after they claimed he banned visits from the grandchildren |
| 17 | Virgo makes up a characteristic Y-shape . |
| 18 | As well as those on the board , Geldart picks up a thick wad of letters from boys who will be invited to the club 's Centre of Excellence , which takes place over two sessions every Thursday night . |
| 19 | Japan turns out a vast number of graduates every year , but it begins to look as if the unthinkable in Tokyo , graduate unemployment , is about to become a serious problem : Fujitsu Ltd says it plans to slash the number of new hirings next spring to less than a seventh of this year 's figure — just 300 engineers , and , for the first year since its founding in 1935 , will take on no staff in its sales and administrative departments ; it will add 2,200 new staff to its 52,000 base this year compared with 3,000 in 1992 and nearly 4,000 in 1991 . |
| 20 | Christopher Benjamin bumbles around agreeably as the virtuoso ; Linda Marlowe puts on a powerful Vampirella act as his sex-hungry wife . |
| 21 | Gay conjures up a nightmarish world , in which ‘ thief-takers ’ inform on fellow criminals for the £40 reward , marriage for love is regarded as a family disgrace , and man is presented as an animal of prey . |
| 22 | NEAR NINE Maidens , the only ancient stone avenue in Cornwall , the little town of St Colomb Major straggles over a steep hill . |
| 23 | Being thus honoured by the 1990 award , Barry crowns out a remarkable decade and more of voyaging in the 1911-vintage 40ft ( 12.1m ) Galway Hooker St Patrick . |
| 24 | Kooyonga 's three-quarter length defeat of Zaahi sets up a possible clash with top three-year-olds St Jovite , Dr Devious , All At Sea and Muhtarram , as well as Saturday 's Nassau Stakes winner Ruby Tiger . |
| 25 | Paul keeps up a hectic programme of lectures on the species , and has amassed a considerable amount of information on the pros and cons of reintroduction . |
| 26 | In the case of protozoan parasites , and indeed gill and skin flukes in particular , almost every Koi carries around a resident population — it is only when the balance is tipped in favour of the invaders , rather than the host , that human intervention will be necessary . |
| 27 | Released from duty and put on the case , Renko builds up a long list of suspects , Zita having slept with most of the crew and possibly some of the flatfish . |
| 28 | Dwayne holds out a freckled ham . |
| 29 | FIESTA takes on a new meaning at Sekers as those with Spanish holidays on their minds adjust to making fabrics for the car instead . |
| 30 | ROS takes on a shifty look . ) |