Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A grateful Niki coasts towards the finish , with Nelson , a lap down , riding pillion behind him , as though to push him across the line if he runs out of fuel . |
| 2 | For example , a deaf person goes to the theatre and experiences a hearing writer being translated ; or a wheelchair-user finds art gallery paintings endlessly drawn from the shoe-using artist 's point of view . |
| 3 | In his mind 's eye he saw a faceless man marching over the child 's body . |
| 4 | I 've got to say that I did enjoy this outing ; although the day began with a freezing start it warmed up later and I had a pleasant time working amongst the iron and other junk that abounds on the riverside . |
| 5 | The IRA had seen to it that getting in and out of the Party conference building was like a rich man confronted with the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven , or , what was worse , like checking-in at Gatwick on an August flight to Marbella . |
| 6 | Bentley Drummle came from a rich family living in the country . |
| 7 | All this time he had been keeping a reserve force waiting in the library . |
| 8 | However , 27 politicians who had been named before the trial were protected by a retrospective amnesty approved by the National Assembly in 1990 which covered illegal funding . |
| 9 | The graptolites are an extinct group of colonial organisms , with a geological record extending from the Cambrian to the Carboniferous . |
| 10 | There is not now a reigning champion left in the event . |
| 11 | Though a mocking smile played at the corners of his chiselled mouth , his voice had a caustic bite . |
| 12 | ‘ What 's that ? ’ asked Fairham , pointing at a rusted grille set in the concrete close by the wall of the hospital wing . |
| 13 | Daphne studied the menu a new one , a friendly dinosaur snaked down the side holding the printed menu between its paws . |
| 14 | Such a confirmation was to be of great propaganda value to the papacy in addition to its immediate political and financial value ; Charles had confirmed that a friendly relationship existed between the great kingdom of the Franks and Rome , and that a pope could make demands upon the Frankish king in full expectation of support and response — perhaps even of obedience . |
| 15 | The Bristol is a friendly hotel set across the road from the beach . |
| 16 | On shopping the statement 's aim is to ‘ enhance Middlesbrough 's position as the area 's premier shopping experience where the widest choice , highest quality and a friendly welcome combine in the exciting atmosphere only a thriving town centre can offer . ’ |
| 17 | The centre is a friendly place run by the Williams family and is open all year except December . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , it can be claimed that such exploration will be discussing a theistic structure found in the Eastern as well as the Western traditions . |
| 19 | Hypnosis does not increase the recall of meaningless information like nonsense syllables , which it should do were it tapping a hypothetical memory-taperecorder lurking in the subconscious . |
| 20 | Over five years , an investment of £10 a month into a hypothetical fund based on the average performances of all the ethical/green funds listed would now be worth £822.32 which as the table on average sector performance shows , is the best performance of any sector bar Far East Excluding Japan and North America . |
| 21 | Let us first consider a hypothetical example drawn from the earlier discussion of the causes of absenteeism . |
| 22 | I make this a little difficult , creating an opportunity to encourage a shy child to communicate with the alien . |
| 23 | For a while he seemed a shy figure hovering on the borders of a conversation , longing to take part in it , to belong . |
| 24 | The substantial legislator is the Church Assembly , a tripartite body consisting of the Houses of Bishops , Clergy and Laity . |
| 25 | If central government cuts taxes , so that the income of a representative individual increased by the same amount , the increase in local spending should be identical . |
| 26 | Now let us take Midgley at her word and ask what Griffin , as a representative scientist specialising in the field of animal thinking , has to tell us about possibly the most basic attribute of all animals , namely , consciousness . |
| 27 | Order dropped from my memory as a sticky substance melted in the sun might drop from a table and spread on the floor . |
| 28 | Matilda 's uncle , William Rufus ( who was far from prudent ) , never married ; her father waited till he had acquired the English throne , and then , at the age of thirty-two , instantly sought the hand of a Scots princess descended from the Old English line . |
| 29 | Its solidarity was achieved by its sense of being a small-scale unit isolated from the rest of society , and frequently preying on it in 1922 . |
| 30 | In September 1979 the Screamers , a female-dominated community living off the coast of Donegal , became aware of the nature of the prospecting going on in Donegal : IBM had claimed that month that it had encountered ‘ encouraging evidence of uranium ’ in Donegal . |