Example sentences of "[coord] [noun prp] [adv] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The fact that he 's not pin-up material like Bolton and does not quite have the same vocal dexterity as either Bolton or Richie probably has a significant bearing on his lack of success in Europe . |
2 | Thompson & Morgan also has a new annual from America , Nemophila ‘ Pennie Black ’ , which has almost-black flowers with scalloped , silvery-white edges . |
3 | John Scales never played for us though he was from Leeds , and Seaman never had a senior game for us though he was a trainee . |
4 | The stone-floored basement was converted into a huge , communal changing room , one of the first of its kind , and Bernard thoughtfully provided a large leather armchair for bored husbands or partners . |
5 | At the end of the night , the luck was with the opposition , but Roy and Judy still had a good night out . |
6 | And NCR also introduced a new version of its System 3450 server . |
7 | Jackie and Hill then did a one-two at the Glen , leaving the championship to be decided in Mexico . |
8 | Corbett grabbed a groom who was trying to lead a horse to the stables at the far end of the bailey but the fool could not understand him and Corbett simply drew a blank look , followed by a shrug and muttered curses . |
9 | The Company has continued to flourish over the years and Edenderry now has a thriving Company Section and Junior Section . |
10 | By solving a physiological conundrum Hubel and Wiesel immediately created a psychological puzzle : how is visual perception possible in a system that only relays information about the location and orientation of edges ? |
11 | And Andy obligingly held a hissing white mask over my lower face . |
12 | Diane and Carol also run a pre-school contact group for four-year olds and their parents , which excludes younger brothers and sisters , on four Friday afternoons each term from 1.40 p.m. until 3.10 p.m . |
13 | It is quite certain that the poets Shakespeare , Keats , Byron and Wordsworth never saw a Hybrid Tea rose . |
14 | The RDAs for vitamins and minerals vary between different countries , with America and Russia often recommending a higher daily amounts than the UK . |
15 | Young and Willmott also investigated a new housing estate to which some East-Enders had moved . |
16 | The Dohnányi comes off particularly with the Toronto Orchestra revelling in their tongue-in-cheek opening tutti , and Ozolins successfully keeping a straight face in the solo part : an enjoyable alternative to the classic recording by the composer and Sir Adrian Boult ( on EMI and mid-price ) . |
17 | Solomonoff and Kolmogorov independently invented a systematic way of measuring complexity . |
18 | In contrast , rugs from East Turkestan , Mongolia and Tibet often possessed a distinctive Turkoman flavour , in addition to elements of local symbolism which combined with their overall " Chinese " character to create a unique aesthetic style . |
19 | All the men on the camp were housed in brick built barrack blocks , and J. even had a little room to himself with a radiator . |
20 | Lewis bowled a few inswingers , and Malcolm sometimes got a sizzling short one on line , but with care there seemed no reason why Pakistan should not build a formidable score . |
21 | She knew that she and Constance both needed a real break in their routine . |
22 | There are up to 360 incinerators working abroad and Britain also has a few systems . |
23 | Stewart could argue that it was little more than a playful cuff and Christophi certainly made a real meal of it by falling dramatically to the ground clutching his face . |
24 | so it 's , you have to have a full passport , well we were gon na do it this year but Robert and Wendy only had a yearly passport |
25 | The relationship between Pauline and Chloe then became a major source of conflict in the marriage . |
26 | ‘ No , really , ’ I insisted a minute or so later , as I laundered my fingers and Stuart needlessly scraped a fetid plastic comb over his cranium , ‘ where are you going ? |
27 | A ‘ churl ’ was a free peasant ( note the slur implied by present dictionary usage ) , and Charlton never had a resident squire , being dismissed in eighteenth-century diocesan returns as having ‘ no family of note ’ . |
28 | The Orkneys and Shetland also have a long history of independence in local government terms and pride themselves on their Scandinavian roots and their distinctiveness from Scotland . |
29 | Anne and Michael then took a two week holiday based at their new flat in Cumbernauld . |
30 | For a co-ordinated system of mutual police aid is now one of the primary tools for repressing expressions of political discontent , as the miners discovered during their disputes with government policy in the mid-1980s ; and the chief constables of the forty-three forces in England and Wales now form a powerful cabal for co-ordinated action against any political or moral dissent . |