Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The re-establishment of political order of a kind masked a growing tension in which Sussex inevitably moved to the forefront . |
| 2 | It formed a ridge called a terminal moraine . |
| 3 | He could see Prussian soldiers running away in the undergrowth and he felt the fierce exultation of a cavalryman given a helpless enemy to slaughter , but he did not see the batter of guns concealed in the deep shadows at the edge of the wood , nor the Prussian artillery officer who shouted , ‘ Fire ! ’ |
| 4 | It might , therefore , be open to a court to find liability where a defendant committed a statutory offence as the vehicle for the deliberate infliction of harm upon the plaintiff . |
| 5 | When I was ten years old somehow choosing to be a boy seemed a good idea , a logical plan to follow . |
| 6 | Each member of a committee assigned a specific area of work should be encouraged to recruit a small Working Group from outside the committee to help them . |
| 7 | In West Germany a British Army officer in civilian clothes , Maj. Michael Dillon-Lee , was shot dead in Dortmund on June 2 , and on June 14 a bomb damaged a British Army training centre in Hamelin . |
| 8 | He reads the instructions on a firework called a roman candle . |
| 9 | The key factor is whether a person exercised a sufficient degree of control . |
| 10 | Radio demands particular technical skills , and a person required a minimum standard of education before being accepted for training as a broadcaster — a standard that was progressively raised . |
| 11 | Such a development required a strong defence , and the point to which they referred time and time again was that ‘ modern conditions ’ made it imperative that education be structured into a coherent national system , with special attention being paid to working-class youth , not merely to trade classes for apprentices , but to the mass of young workers . |
| 12 | The idea was , why has a giraffe got a long neck ? |
| 13 | And he had a drink and he had a pint had a white wine , I do n't bother |
| 14 | He had a helmet called a hard hat . |
| 15 | There 's a very good example of that some years ago er in one of these groups I had erm a student had a severe stutter problem and he said that he had hypnosis and for two years he was fine , he had no stutter and suddenly one day under stress it came back an and ever since erm then he was having some other kind of treatment I think , but er but that 's typical . |
| 16 | Against the most potent forward line in the country , what had been a shambles became a solid spine . |
| 17 | Erm a farmer bought a new tractor yesterday |
| 18 | ‘ Being a producer seemed a natural thing to do . ’ |
| 19 | To the general public , understandably , it was not always clear whether the creation of a Commonwealth involved a grand gesture of renunciation on Britain 's part , or a grand gesture of affirmation on the part of those who took up the option . |
| 20 | For example , if a client requested a comprehensive report on the construction of a farm pond , detailing what needed to be done and how to do it , this would be provided as a chargeable service . ’ |
| 21 | Bourjois ' Cil 18 Heures Mascara , £3.79 , for instance contains an ingredient called a hydrophobic polymer which improves the mascara 's resistance to water , whilst Lancôme 's Definicil Mascara , £12 , has a brush made of a substance called Rislan designed to be extra gentle on your lashes . |
| 22 | Like the other roles we have sketched , being an organizer required a particular set of skills and a particular commitment to the group . |
| 23 | So it was on Tuesday the twenty-third of April , 1968 , an occasion given a special fin de siècle luminosity by the knowledge that , for many of us , it was the last such event in our Oxford careers . |
| 24 | For example , in one story , an organisation required a new item to go through some 270 checks before production , which understandably cut into its capacity to innovate . |