Example sentences of "a [noun] [vb base] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a winner shake the vaccinated coconuts : |
| 2 | In discussing texts we idealise away from this variability of the experiencing of the text and assume what Schutz has called ‘ the reciprocity of perspective ’ , whereby we take it for granted that readers of a text or listeners to a text share the same experience ( Schutz , 1953 ) . |
| 3 | In the new middle section a violin , a cello , and a viola play Mozart 's melody while strings and a harp suggest the oriental music of the koto , an ancient stringed instrument , and the bamboo-reed sho . |
| 4 | It was significant that , when the war took a grave turn the following year , it was to every Anglican incumbent in the land ( and no doubt to many others , though I can speak only for the parish clergy ) that Duff Cooper , the Home Secretary , sent letters expressing apprehension of the state of public morale and urging the incumbents to do their utmost to help raise it . |
| 5 | But in a barnstorming finish the former England international striker pounced to give Rangers a deserved draw . |
| 6 | But in a barnstorming finish the former England international striker pounced to give Rangers a deserved draw . |
| 7 | 4 If you 're a Vet remember the good times ( sub-56 minutes for me ) , but do n't chase them when they are far out of reach . |
| 8 | Once the zone outline coordinates have been measured and entered into a data file the statistical variable to be mapped is specified . |
| 9 | Now that the US , the IMF 's largest shareholder , has agreed a quota increase the main dispute is a wrangle over rankings in the IMF hierachy with the Japanese demanding their place as an economic superpower be fully recognised . |
| 10 | Because he was serving the Shah , he received a telegram form the Foreign Ministry in Teheran ordering him to pack his bags and come home at once . |
| 11 | Not one to shirk the product testing , she eats in the restaurants five times a week and , on some occasions , has a chef cook the entire menu for her . |
| 12 | ELTON John and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin have signed a contract with Time Warner in Los Angeles that will give them a £26m advance the largest cash advance in music publishing history . |
| 13 | A representative from Channel 7 visited this office in September with the same story as your article described , following a very aggressive sales pitch during a telephone call the previous week from the UK . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not office-based — I 'll go to court duty one day , a prison visit the next and perhaps a home visit the following day , ’ she says . |
| 15 | Because this is a resonance process the effective area or cross section of each atom is increased by perhaps 100 000 times . |
| 16 | Happily by the year end , a match was reported between the Royal Flying Corps and the Club and , although the Corps lost to a Henley scratch team of three ladies and six men , the R.F.C. played a return match the following week . |
| 17 | Clinton had recently spoken with band members on a national radio phone-in show , but happened to be in Chicago at a campaign stop the same day U2 were playing in town . |
| 18 | might have Mrs B why we 're doing a group get the whole team . |
| 19 | Reserve police in the RUC wear the same uniform , for all that an outsider can distinguish , and as a consequence face the same security risks , but most are marginalized by the restricted range of duties they perform and the short-term status of their contract . |
| 20 | Montage by Graham Rawle Button up a package deal THE SEASONED traveller can be identified at check-in by a conspicuous absence of specially designed leisure clothes festooned with pockets , zips and velcro . |
| 21 | EDS type expert systems assist or advise humans to solve problems , however all inputs to a process remain the direct responsibility of the human operator . |
| 22 | Blissfully unaware that I had no obligation to sign any agreement , I put down a ten-pound deposit the same afternoon . |
| 23 | The Alliance called a general strike the next day , but cancelled further demonstrations , fearing fresh violence . |
| 24 | If a landlord refuses to comply with a repair notice the local authority now has increased powers to carry out the repairs itself and recover the costs through sequestration of rents . |
| 25 | The election result has made fund managers ‘ much more confident ’ about the outlook for the equity market : all but a handful believe the economic situation will ‘ get a lot or a little better ’ over the next year . |
| 26 | Even for those who reach the last year of secondary school , only about 50 per cent pass the matriculation exam , and only a handful achieve the higher grade of ‘ matric exemption ’ which is required for university entrance . |
| 27 | I noticed a flicker of a smile cross the French king 's face at the usual flowery hypocrisies ; Francis hated Henry and the English king responded in kind . |
| 28 | In the words of a newspaper account the following day , Grundy then asked ‘ a spiky-haired youth ’ to repeat a four-letter word he had used off camera . |
| 29 | Three hundred trains a day pass the quadruple-glazed windows of 15 Buttercup Drive in Stockport . |
| 30 | If you and a friend own the same game , you can often plug them together ( with the supplied cable ) and play against each other . |