Example sentences of "break the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must 've broken the other arm because the next day he had both arms in plaster . |
| 2 | A temporary ceasefire agreed on March 11 was broken the following day . |
| 3 | Pete Harvey has just broken the European endurance record … a flight of 300 kilometres … |
| 4 | Nevertheless , former protagonists have certainly broken the mental log jam . |
| 5 | His relatively strong showing in the election , coupled with that of the MSN , was judged to have broken the traditional grip of the PL and PSC on the country 's political system . |
| 6 | Mr Lamont , who will be sipping at the despatch box from Highland Spring water and Highland Park whisky , has broken the traditional Treasury silence in the run-up to the Budget to fight for his political survival by stating publicly he wants to remain as Chancellor . |
| 7 | Was it because she 'd broken the seventh commandment ? |
| 8 | It was already broken the second day of . |
| 9 | ‘ It would serve you right if you had broken the damn ankle , ’ Travis declared with suppressed violence as he knelt down . |
| 10 | " Is it not clear that our MPs have flagrantly broken the declared policy of the Party ? " asked a London Division statement calling for the disciplining of the Parliamentary representatives . |
| 11 | Jessie had said a fortnight , but it was only nine days since she had broken the awful news to her . |
| 12 | Between stops we can try and find out why their debut LP , ‘ Eva Luna ’ , is such a welcome anachronism that gives a shock to the nerve-centres of the techno ‘ n ’ grunge consensus , why rhythm is omnipotent once again and why they 've finally broken the apathetic silence by taking us all to task with some bold statements on matters of importance , instead of indistinct paeans to various objects of desire . |
| 13 | I have n't broken the fucking furniture . |
| 14 | Stevie Wonder wrote , sang and played arguably his finest albums , ‘ Talking Book ’ and ‘ Innervisions ’ , having only just broken the twenty threshold . |
| 15 | As the winner of both his races this season , Cruising Altitude was fully entitled to start favourite at the weights and he set a course record beating the time of Run For Free in the opener who had himself just broken the previous record . |
| 16 | Price , of Zimbabwe , shot a cautious second round 68 and was surprised to hear he had broken the previous record set by Mark O'Meara and Steve Jones in 1987 . |
| 17 | The vineyard area of Champagne is now almost fully planted and the greedy grape growers have broken the long-standing contract that determined the annual price of the grapes . |
| 18 | Secondly , he may be said to have challenged and broken the enhanced idea of empire , albeit with the help of circumstances . |
| 19 | But within two days the RPR had broken the initial agreement . |
| 20 | Advance ticket sales for the final have already broken the 50,000 barrier and are approaching a British Test record of 54,000 , also set at Wembley in 1990 . |
| 21 | ‘ The British government does n't want to talk about it , ’ he said , ‘ but every other country has broken the united policy . |
| 22 | A postman from Cheshunt in Hertfordshire has broken the British Isle 's solo endurance record by walking over 7200 miles non-stop around the coasts of Britain and Ireland . |
| 23 | Rambo the lamb is reckoned to have broken the local record , weighing in at twenty two pounds . |
| 24 | In the promenade bus-shelter they broke the window they had n't broken the last time they 'd visited it . |
| 25 | He had broken the fourth wall . |
| 26 | Kate found it difficult to keep her colour from rising under the enthusiastic appreciation she was being subjected to , and , to try and break the dangerous spell , she broke into provocative speech . |
| 27 | Some simple toileting guidelines and reward charts as described above will also help break the vicious cycle and make parents feel able to act positively . |
| 28 | ‘ We shall break the historic habit because we shall not just get elected tomorrow to clear up the mess , we are going to get re-elected at the next general election as well , ’ he said . |
| 29 | It should also be apparent , though , that there is a variety of other behaviour which is outside the rules and standards of society but which does not break the criminal law . |
| 30 | We have seen the US break the economic back of small sovereign nations , imposing an economic warfare and savage poverty , which brings with it humiliation , degradation , starvation and the loss of countless human lives . |