Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He first met Minton in a top-floor club in Wardour Street and they became firm friends .
2 " If you say so , " agreed Chuck with a happy laugh .
3 So when we came to make the recording in Vienna I asked Strauss through a mutual friend we had at that time if I could use a fuller body of strings in the climaxes .
4 They point to the poster campaign it launched last September , through Ogilvy & Mather , which effectively relaunched Wisk as a mainstream colour care detergent , and the new label design as evidence of Lever 's determination to boost its sales .
5 ‘ Are you joining us for a swim ? ’ asked David in a loud voice .
6 Nutty let out a genuine snort of rage , nudged Midnight with her heels and rode Antony into a large patch of thistles , towing the Badminton mare with her .
7 With the help of friends , Seth lured Osiris into a coffin-like box .
8 He described Chelsea as a little village a couple of miles from London where the Thames ran between nurseries and market gardens , ‘ of which there are a frightful number ’ .
9 He was ambitious and he regarded Middlesbrough as a big club .
10 Having gently and efficiently helped Luce into a loose cotton nightdress , the housekeeper was just tucking in the light counterpane when another knock heralded the doctor .
11 A 73rd-minute goal by substitute Andy Payton helped Middlesbrough to a 2–1 home victory over Oxford United that will have an enormous bearing on the Second Division 's promotion and relegation issues .
12 But when the duke — still in his flying gear — was ushered into the presence at Ditchley Park , he found Churchill in a playful mood .
13 Mr Crosby wanted to take them back on the pitch but was prevented from doing so by police , who had acted quickly to prevent a pitch invasion when Byrne headed Sunderland into a 35th-minute lead .
14 The Doctor fixed Mortimer with a level gaze , catching him with those blue eyes .
15 Apparently they regarded Churchill as a poor security risk .
16 Ana excused herself quickly at the sound of his tight voice and as she left the room Felipe fixed Mitch with a sceptical eye .
17 Zimbabwe Test star Alistair Campbell reached 600 runs for the season with an undefeated century helped Wallasey to a 214-run victory over Sefton .
18 Clearly these involved Roger in a considerable amount of work , and at a time when Roger 's wife was giving birth to their daughter in the UK !
19 The Romanian tourist office in London referred Patrick to an independent agency called Transylvanian Travel .
20 Gurder prodded Angalo with an accusing finger .
21 While the more open approach of recent years was maintained with the expectation of closer and more direct economic relations , the suppression of the pro-democracy movement on the mainland [ see pp. 36720-21 ] provided Taiwan with a considerable propaganda weapon against China .
22 When I arrived back at the cafe , I found Kathleen in a perplexed mood .
23 McPherson 's lay-off found McCall with an unobstructed view of goal but the final attempt was too delicate and Verlinden saved easily .
24 Similarly another story involved Kylie in an Australian restaurant .
25 She dismissed Frankie with a withering stare that warned him to remain silent .
26 George Burt provided Swanage with a pure water supply , gas , drainage and a railway .
27 Paul Reid caught the defence square with a perfect through ball from the halfway line for McCarthy to race clear and beat Prudhoe with a right foot shot .
28 Paul Reid caught the defence square with a perfect through ball from the halfway line for McCarthy to race clear and beat Prudhoe with a right foot shot .
29 Not that Uttley was allowed to completely forget his rugby past — also competing is fellow ‘ crumbly ’ Andy Ripley who , after taking the Ergo up in recent months , almost overtook Uttley at a recent head-to-head in a London gymnasium .
30 And ironically enough , it was the iron deposits that changed Corby into a red brick town and one of the chief industrial centres of the East Midlands .
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