Example sentences of "successful [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , in order to achieve a successful European presence it is vital to ensure that appropriate modes of alliance are correctly identified at the outset . |
| 2 | But er if you had to paper the parlour was always papered in the ceiling but he kitchen was always whitewashed because we had these , if I explain to you these er fireplaces that er were n't very successful burning coal you know and the smoke would rise and before you knew where you were the ceiling was black again so sort of every so often up went the whitewash brush and you 'd whitewash the the ceiling . |
| 3 | So , if you want to create a successful miniature picture you must think small . |
| 4 | After a short but successful amateur career he had been a steady winner of golfing titles in Europe and Africa ; had flirted with the American tour in the seventies , but without the conviction to make a real marriage of it ; and had been good enough occasionally to carry the hopes of British fans into the Open Championship . |
| 5 | I 'm not usually stuck for words , ’ she went on , thinking of the successful extempore speeches she had made in court when her clients had led her into all sorts of impossible positions . |
| 6 | After a successful academic career he moved back to industry . |