Example sentences of "[vb base] something [adj] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Nothing I can think of , unless you want something fancy in the way of cheeses . |
| 2 | If you have a group of parents who want something particular from a school and are going to organise themselves into a group to pressurise that school , they 'll do it whether there 's a P T A there or not . |
| 3 | ‘ I can only do it when we 're in the middle of a conversation and you look at me speculatively and then say something anodyne in a voice that is so deliberately empty of judgment I can practically feel the strength of will you are exerting to keep it so , ’ said David with the hint of a laugh in his deep voice . |
| 4 | I 'm really surprised that you expect something logical from an outfit that released their second album well in the wake of their third . |
| 5 | Having reached the end of the second sentence , we have to decide whether to repeat what we have already written , or introduce something new as a contrast or relief . |
| 6 | For example , in most cases when you draw something new on the screen its position will not be random with regard to the other objects already on the screen . |
| 7 | If you go into any of the high-street shops , and try and get something decent over a size 14 , there 's no way you can do it , unless you want to make your own clothes . |
| 8 | The reason is that there is nothing to put in — so please , if you have some news , or know something interesting about a member ( that can be published without attracting litigation ) let the editor know . |
| 9 | I suspect even they find something distasteful in the prospect . |
| 10 | But I detect something sinister behind the showbiz front , the big cigar . ’ |
| 11 | ENTRANCE HYMN : Choose something processional with a chorus . |
| 12 | If we do something pleasant to a horse , like worming it , or giving injection , or something else , we are likely to care and stroke it afterwards , or to reward it in some other way , such as with food . |
| 13 | My fingers hurt something awful by the end of day … ’ |
| 14 | This has aroused the criticism of ‘ nationalist patriots ’ , who see something shameful in the admittance of Coca-Cola to the Hermitage . |
| 15 | So next time you see something wrong on the road , or in your street or if you have any traffic , roads or lighting enquiries , you know what to do . |
| 16 | ‘ Buy something nice with the money . ’ |