Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Personally , I 'd like to see Deane ( or whoever ) rested half way through the 2nd half if he 's having one of his off days , and Strandli , Whelan or Forrester given a 20-odd minute run out . |
| 2 | There by the light of an adjoining street lamp he clearly saw the figure of a station master or porter wearing a flat-topped regulation hat apparently waiting for a train . |
| 3 | ‘ Merry & Co have a special horsemaster looking after them . |
| 4 | These factors are worthy of emphasis because in practice they are still dealt with very badly in many organisations and yet it takes little trouble or expertise to make an enormous difference . |
| 5 | The competition , sponsored by Fina plc , challenges children to create a picture of their local environment using paint , crayons , collage or photography to provide a visual record of how their neighbourhoods shape up environmentally . |
| 6 | The aim of this study was to measure the overall plasminogen activator activity and concentrations of individual fibrinolytic system mediators in ascites secondary to alcoholic liver disease or malignancy to gain a greater understanding about the aetiology of this condition . |
| 7 | They point out that services need to be aware of carers ' histories and their responses to stress , and that retirement may not necessarily increase a person 's ability or willingness to become an informal carer . |
| 8 | Any kind of ranching , logging or building provides a ready-made inroad for the farmers to penetrate the most inaccessible parts . |
| 9 | The Navy 's costings are the most brittle : cancellation of just one warship or submarine punches a yawning hole in a year 's programme , and slowing down construction increases overheads and hence costs dramatically . |
| 10 | The Bradford & Bingley had a similar experience . |
| 11 | The task was to design wall charts using three species to illustrate the dramatic effect changes in water colour has on the fauna and flora of aquatic environments of ponds and lakes and a river system , to the extent that the presence or absence of particular plants or animals gives a good indication of pollution levels . |
| 12 | The decline may sometimes be very gradual but in other cases a heart attack or stroke makes an immediate change in lifestyle necessary . |
| 13 | It was originally inspired by a French invention , the Groupement d'Intérét Economique , allowing an association of companies wishing to pool resources such as staff or offices to pursue a particular activity without affecting their individual independence , or creating separate limited liability or a new profit centre . |
| 14 | A Tantric painting or drawing has a spiritual purpose , to assist the user in meditation . |
| 15 | To contribute to this debate , Coopers & Lybrand formed a working party to survey and examine interim reporting . |
| 16 | When a substance undergoes a physical or chemical change a corresponding change in enthalpy is observed . |
| 17 | Have anxiety , fear , guilt , anger , personal embarrassment or ridicule played a significant part in what you have just been analysing ? |
| 18 | The paramount value which Semai place on avoidance of conflict or confrontation precludes a direct response , so a strategy of passive resistance is adopted : the person who is being importuned begins , without responding directly , to turn slowly , almost imperceptibly , around , until the one who is importuning him is speaking to his back . |
| 19 | And if skills associated with the new technology are specific to a particular occupation rather than to a firm , why should either employer or employee prefer a long-term contract with one employer rather than a consultancy contract for a particular piece of work ? |
| 20 | No Hiding Place Sitting containers on pallets or bricks goes a long way toward preventing them from harbouring all kinds of pests under their bottoms . |
| 21 | Sometimes fish need to be separated at very little notice and unfortunately not every hobbyist has the space or funds to facilitate a spare tank . |
| 22 | Geographically isolated and heavily policed because of the number of VIPs who live in the constituency , it is not an easy target for the gunman or bomber seeking a swift escape from his latest atrocity . |
| 23 | Although it is direct , there is not enough feel or weight to give a proper impression of how much grip is left . |
| 24 | It would be extremely unattractive to any group of workers or management to enter a serious bid if they had been told by the Scottish Office that the bid was so contemptible that it would not even qualify for assistance if it failed because another bid from within the same management or work force had been judged as superior . |
| 25 | The funnel-shaped pits are constructed in dry soil or sand using a novel excavation technique . |
| 26 | For style conscious parents , Mamas & Papas provide an exclusive range of stylish high quality nursery products in a choice of fashionable fabrics , which have been designed and are featured in our 60 page colour brochure which contains the full range of Mamas & Papas prams , pushchairs , cots , highchairs , changing stations , playpens , travel seats , baby walkers and playmats etc . |
| 27 | This is the sort of procedure that Wimsatt had in mind when he said ( 1958 : 149 ) that ‘ poetry is that type of verbal structure where truth of reference or correspondence reaches a maximum degree of fusion with truth of coherence — or where external and internal relation are intimately mutual reflections ’ . |
| 28 | A relativist will deny that there is a unique category , ‘ science ’ , that is intrinsically superior to other forms of knowledge , although it may well be that individuals or communities place a high value on what is usually referred to as science . |
| 29 | If the obligor or feoffor pay a lesser sum either before the day or at another place than is limited by the condition , and the obligee or feoffee receiveth it , this is a good satisfaction . ’ |
| 30 | Because of the difficulties of getting it all together , the chairperson or co-ordinator has a key part to play ( see Chairing meetings on page 28 ) . |