Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vocational training in engineering and technological skills which young people receive in West Germany is more thorough , better organised and of a higher standard , the young people receive in this country . |
| 2 | Food is a particular highlight — always beautifully presented and with a huge choice at every meal . |
| 3 | You would n't call it the best buildup you ever seen and after a little bit of scrappy play which Pisa failed to get the ball away , it fell inviting on the edge of the area , and he struck it with all the confidence and aplomb a a player who 's been planting 'em in the back of the net all season . |
| 4 | In fact the unlawfulness of indiscriminate attacks was generally accepted and to a great extent maintained : although London , Coventry , Hamburg and Dresden were bombed , Paris , Rome , Oxford and Edinburgh were not . |
| 5 | George did a lot of things to keep Lennie well fed and in a happy mood . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , the SPG still exists , albeit reorganized and with a new name ( the Territorial Support Group ) . |
| 7 | Of the highest quality , generously made and with a wide choice of rigid baths and fittings . |
| 8 | The interference mysteriously stopped and through a clear line Frau Nordern 's voice boomed with all its usual authority , as if the ghost had miraculously become embodied with all the solidity of human flesh . |
| 9 | In 1955/6 budgets were generally overspent and by a larger margin than in earlier years . |
| 10 | Of course , records are there to be broken and with a little luck , well , who knows ? |
| 11 | Despite a rising demand for operations , the latest analysis of the waiting list shows that more people are being treated and at a faster rate than ever before . |
| 12 | ‘ Dalglish is the first ex-Liverpool manager to return to Anfield in over 70yearsscharge of a new Dalglish 's decision to abandon the club in the run-in to the 1990-91 season still rankles with many around Merseyside , but Souness insists that should not affect the warmth of his reception , saying : ‘ Kenny should be remembered as the greatest player this club has had and as a successful manager . |
| 13 | Go to Him — go to Him absolved and with a contrite heart . |
| 14 | The condition and appearance of a rug can be affected by a number of factors other than age , and it is dangerous to jump to the conclusion that something is necessarily old because it is worn and in a poor state of repair . |
| 15 | The presence of these regulatory regions , stably integrated and of a known copy number among the Ea upstream regions , permits the transgenic mice described here to be used in the following studies . |
| 16 | The Police Complaints Authority will receive a report of the investigation and the subsequent action taken and has the power to require the papers to be sent to the D.P.P. , to recommend that disciplinary charges be brought and as a last resort order these charges to be brought . |
| 17 | One was soon found and at a special meeting of the Governors on 26th February Mr. C. G. Higginson , a graduate of the University of London , was appointed at a salary of £5 a week , to be paid by Hamilton . |
| 18 | After four hours of incubation with DMJ , no pre-Β chains were found and after a 12 hour incubation period , most of the Β 1 integrin complexes on the cel surface still contained the mature Β 1 chain but some the smaller pre-Β 1 chain ( Fig 4 ) . |
| 19 | Although not randomised and with a small number of histopathologically confirmed cases , we believe , that the large number of patients in our study successfully managed by injection treatment alone favours a primary encoscopic approach towards Dieulafoy 's disease . |
| 20 | Ensure each male arrives at the party freshly showered and with a clean shirt . |
| 21 | ‘ By the time my friend arrived I was exhausted and in a foul mood and so was Graeme . |
| 22 | Resources were limited , and any conclusions must be tentative , but there was evidence of cyclical variations in the energies being monitored and on a significant number of occasions the values detected inside and outside the circle differed dramatically . |
| 23 | The Commissioners are politically appointed and as a collegiate body establish policy priorities separate from those of the Council . |
| 24 | It portrayed Boston society in the year 2000 , with the oppression and inequality of industrial capitalism long gone and with a military-industrial army working in huge monopolies rallying to the banner of nationalism . |
| 25 | They focus on the central parent-child bond , but at one generation removed and with a substantial difference in age between the two parties . |
| 26 | Almost before she had finished speaking , the eyelids had drooped and with a faint snore and a little wriggle , Ann Butler was once more asleep . |
| 27 | Though there is no appeal procedure laid down if the chairman of the meeting rejects a proxy duly lodged and therefore does not allow that creditor 's vote , it is open to the creditor affected to apply to the court for the chairman 's decision to be reversed and for a new meeting to be held . |
| 28 | As the road leaves Clashnessie Bay , the hamlet of the same name is passed and after a further mile a side road turns off to the right and crosses the bare and windswept peninsula , the Ru Stoer , to a lighthouse where it ends at a parking place for cars . |
| 29 | That 's west unless we 're off course , in which case it 's night ; the King gave me the same as you , the King gave you the same as me : the King never gave me the letter , the King gave you the letter , we do n't know what 's in the letter ; we take Hamlet to the English King , it depending on when we get there who he is , and we hand over the letter , which may or may not have something in it to keep us going , and if not , we are finished and at a loose end , if they have loose ends . |
| 30 | ‘ At 13 or 14 , I should have been taken away from my family and placed somewhere where I would have felt loved and like a real person . ’ |