Example sentences of "[vb base] this [noun] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Royal Flying Corps aerodrome at Rendcombe near Cirencester is playing host this weekend to a display of vintage aircraft , and some vintage flying . |
| 2 | You must have a sound knowledge of the life cycles , nutrition , and management of the different species of animals on your farm , and develop this skill to a point where you can notice , almost instinctively , the slightest signs that a beast is off-colour . |
| 3 | I liken this action to a cat 's attention-seeking display ( though in the Oscar 's case food is the motivator as they are always hungry ) . |
| 4 | And since most visitors have time only for one visit to Milford , you again will probably have to be make this trip as a passenger , either in an aircraft or a coach . |
| 5 | I make this protest in a spirit of self-respect and with the conviction that the American public does not demand filthy pictures , but clean entertainment and educational features . |
| 6 | Combine this imbalance with a tendency to introduce the loved one 's name into every topic of conversation ( They 're selling cabbages for £1.25 at Austins ' — ‘ Oh , really ? |
| 7 | Pace , in SoHo , is remembering the artists of Coenties Slip this month in a show that opens 10 January and continues through 13 February . |
| 8 | I base this conclusion on a variety of symptoms . |
| 9 | Seasonally adjusted figures provide this information at a glance . |
| 10 | I want this building for a garage . |
| 11 | We conclude this section with a description of a method often used in the following circumstances : ( a ) The problem is formulated as a matrix pencil ; if it is of dynamical origin , we re given a non-singular symmetric stiffness matrix C of order n and a corresponding symmetric mass matrix B : the problem is to find certain modes and frequencies satisfying |
| 12 | ( Act this rhyme with a partner . ) |
| 13 | Hold this position for a second or two . |
| 14 | Hold this position for a count of 5 . |
| 15 | But the post office says the original ballot taken on industrial action maynot cover this strike over a suspension as it 's an entirely different issue . |
| 16 | In his message of congratulations , WACC 's General Secretary , Rev Carlos A Valle , wrote : ‘ We welcome this award as a recognition of your courage and commitment in the field of human rights , and we trust that it will inspire other groups and individuals who are engaged in the struggle for justice , both in Brazil and throughout Latin America . ’ |
| 17 | In his message of congratulations , WACC 's General Secretary , Rev Carlos A Valle , wrote : ‘ We welcome this award as a recognition of your courage and commitment in the field of human rights , and we trust that it will inspire other groups and individuals who are engaged in the struggle for justice , both in Brazil and throughout Latin America . ’ |
| 18 | I read this poem to a group of 10- and 11-year-old children , pointing out to them the physical immediacy of phrases like ‘ tummy jiggled ’ , ‘ ears/Were cold ’ and ‘ teeth on edge ’ . |
| 19 | Watch this space for a re-match . |
| 20 | We attribute this effect to a combination of stronger CO binding to the surface and increased ionization of the potassium adatoms . |
| 21 | If we transfer this sail to a board which is restrained by its daggerboard from moving sideways , we can look more closely at the driving force ( Fig 18 ) . |
| 22 | We begin this chapter with a discussion and critique of his model of the changing nature of industrial confrontation from 1893 to 1985 . |
| 23 | Consider this passage about a sow : ‘ her combination of gross whiskery nakedness and riotous carnality is seized by the mythic imagination as a sort of uterus on the loose — upholstered with breasts , not so much many-breasted as a mobile tub entirely made of female sexual parts , a woman-sized , multiple udder of trotters . |
| 24 | Sasanuma et al. ( 1977 ) confirm this idea in a study of perception of the two scripts of Japanese : Kana perception ( this script is phonetic ) shows a left hemisphere advantage ( LHA ) while Kaji ( non-phonetic ) has a right hemisphere advantage ( RHA ) . |
| 25 | So when you remove a young child 's hand from an electric plug you tap the back of it and accompany this action with a firm NO . |
| 26 | I remember this happening outside a bank . |
| 27 | But I like this guitar for a number of reasons . |
| 28 | Obviously , you get this book for a fraction of what it costs us to make . |
| 29 | PLEASE PASS THIS LEAFLET TO A FRIEND |
| 30 | So far as assistance to grandchildren in adult life is concerned , the American evidence suggests that grandparents do assist financially and that they define this assistance as a gift , unlike financial support between the other two generations which is more likely to be defined as a loan , or as part of an exchange ( Hill , 1970 , pp. 69–70 ) . |