Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [adv prt] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hastings , who has played only 40 minutes on the tour , increased speculation that all was not well when he declined a round of golf today significant as the Watsonians star is a golf fanatic and plays off a seven handicap . |
| 2 | The beauty of working on location is that so much is experienced , there is the constant interaction with the people and environment , and a constant stream of information filters into the subconscious and builds up an intuitive feeling and empathy for the country , culture and language , which ultimately influenced my drawings . |
| 3 | The penalty is that you have to decide what sizes you want and prepare them in advance , a process that can take quite a time and uses up a considerable amount of disk space . |
| 4 | This is a real delight and conjures up a wonderful portrait . |
| 5 | And takes on a surprising amount of colour : RED , naturally . |
| 6 | That is expensive and takes up a good part of our income . ’ |
| 7 | Nigel Carr is back in the Ulster fold and takes up a new responsibility as a selector |
| 8 | COMMANDER George Ness , head of Scotland Yard 's Flying Squad and tactical firearms unit , retires next week and takes up a new post with Securicor — whose cash delivery vans have been the target of the armed robbers his detectives risk their lives hunting down . |
| 9 | Each image has something different to convey , and opens up a new range of aesthetic possibilities , and as beauty itself can move and inspire us , so different images can awaken new emotions within us . |
| 10 | Fired by his own enthusiasm , he stops his sledge and gets out a huge snow drill , like a brace and bit but capable of boring a twenty centimetre hole . |
| 11 | Harry can not accept the fact that she has activities and commitments that do not directly relate to him , and keeps up a constant pressure on her to give up her job so that they can spend all their time together . |
| 12 | ‘ Gotcha , ’ Claire says , and pulls out a black box . |
| 13 | Bernard leafs through the vast vinyl collection propped up against his bedroom wall , and pulls out a freshly-purchased copy of Television 's ‘ Marquee Moon ’ to illustrate Tom Verlaine 's mastery of the tasteful , moving solo . |
| 14 | Eventually , with luck , it finds and picks up a tiny insect corpse . |
| 15 | Up in her booth , a puzzled DJ stares at a machine with nothing on it , shrugs and puts on a current hit to get things moving once again . |
| 16 | One such shrub is Skimmia japonica Foremanii which has a mass of scarlet berries throughout the winter and brightens up a shady corner . |
| 17 | It burns slowly when ignited and gives off a pleasing smell . |
| 18 | She takes the lift to the seventh floor and walks along a carpeted corridor until she comes to a room whose door is slightly ajar . |
| 19 | I have a nutritionist who travels with me and works out a daily menu . |