Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drexel successfully pioneered a mezzanine layer of financing between equity and bank debt for medium-sized American companies . |
| 2 | After staring around and grunting a lot , Spunk reflexively saved a drunken girl from being roughed up in a sidewalk fracas outside a singles ' bar . |
| 3 | Tess bravely made a little cross and put it at the head of the grave one evening , when she could enter the churchyard without being seen . |
| 4 | Ill-health does not appear to have been a long-lasting problem , for , with John Field , Moorcroft soon established a flourishing practice , eventually with stabling for 63 sick horses , in Oxford Street , and a further 20 stalls at a branch in Hammersmith . |
| 5 | Born into the challenging world of mid-19th century Britain , Punch soon displayed a robust originality . |
| 6 | The Foreign Languages at Work ( FLAW ) scheme also experienced a good year , with candidate numbers up by 38 per cent . |
| 7 | Albert , she had remarked — Rose had n't known Twitch even had a Christian name — is like pummy stone , whereas Naseby ( who had had a definite smirk on his face when he saw her new hat ) is like Irritating Plaster , he causes irruptions . |
| 8 | Robert Plant recently released a great solo album Jimmy Page released a rather disappointing album with David Coverversion That 's all I know . |
| 9 | Stress undoubtedly proved a major problem for social workers whose responsibility extended beyond investigation of child sexual abuse referral to a determination of child care outcomes . |
| 10 | Waqar recently signed a three-year deal to stay at Surrey , estimated to be worth around £50,000 a year with bonuses . |
| 11 | They 've mostly enjoyed a high standard of living and voted conservative . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've never had any problem getting women into bed , it 's true , ’ he drawled , ‘ But I 've rarely felt a mutual attraction as intense as the one we share . |
| 13 | They , they 've suddenly had a few outbreaks of polio have n't they ? |
| 14 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |
| 15 | Well not disappointed that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox because obviously they 're going to need a very strong side if they 're going to win anything so erm you know , with guys like Marvin around , then it 's got to be a good idea , you know , they 've obviously made a big jump there to grab someone they think 's going to make a difference . |
| 16 | Just to illustrate how important this thing is , you 've probably all come across and it really irritates me , you see people interviewing people on television and they 've got their clipboard there and they 've obviously got a prepared question so they ca n't falter and fine , that means they 've prepared it . |
| 17 | So you 've obviously dropped a few marks on that . |
| 18 | Our expert tasters , the million cuppa men — they 've all drunk a million cups of tea — go up the northbound carriageway and down the south and assess all on their qualities . |
| 19 | If you ask me , I reckon we 've all made a big change for the better . |
| 20 | We 've all heard a great deal about you ! ’ |
| 21 | Then when you 've all found a good combination , you do it for a while , then you turn on the tape machine … |
| 22 | ‘ We 've only seen a small part of the hospital wing , ’ Fairham observed . |
| 23 | ‘ No , we ca n't , we 've only got a cheap day return , have n't we ? ’ he said . |
| 24 | Bung 'em at the baddies for all you 're worth , but do n't waste 'em — you 've only got a limited supply ! |
| 25 | Okay , well now , what I would like you to do please er because we 've only got a limited amount of time , er incidentally some of you still have n't divide collecting er a small group going with Peter I |
| 26 | I 've only got a two-person pod . ’ |
| 27 | I 've only got a thousand Sainsburys to do and we 'll be all done by |
| 28 | I mean , I 've only got a five pound note . |
| 29 | We 've only got a small Oxford one . |
| 30 | But we 've only got a small supply remember . |