Example sentences of "the [noun] [pron] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The looseness of the syntax was a familiar symptom enough , but coupled with the handwriting it took on a more sinister light , for the writing was one of those faint , regular , carefully-looped hands which indicate an underlying antipathy to the written word . |
| 2 | Then , during the afternoon he put in a personal appearance at three of the funeral parlours that he 'd recently acquired for the company as part of his new expansion programme . |
| 3 | Dub says : ‘ On the field they worked out a series of calls and signals for the defenders , but Jan still struggles to make conversation . |
| 4 | This is illustrated in the notes which make up a musical tune . |
| 5 | The pixels which make up an image on a digitized computer screen are like building blocks which can be coloured and combined in any way the operator 's computer , competence and ingenuity allow . |
| 6 | The hunter who strikes down a wild peccary with a blowgun dart is participating in only one aspect of this process , and the critical role is played by the ruwang . |
| 7 | This gave me pause , and when I returned to the hut I tried out a few grins into a hand mirror , and decided he was quite right ! |
| 8 | And tomorrow night we look at the work which takes up a third of the RSPCA 's time , dealing with farmers and their livestock . |
| 9 | Third , an option should be created whereby , if the directors themselves set out a full enough statement of their responsibilities , it would obviate entirely the requirement to describe directors ' responsibilities in the auditors ' report . |
| 10 | One suggestion has been that the energy output of the Sun itself fluctuates over a long period . |
| 11 | From the top of the kitchen-dresser he took down a jar . |
| 12 | On reaching the Fish I let out a cry of triumph , overjoyed to have got there while conveniently forgetting the Verdon-like wall which lay above . |
| 13 | When it met after the Conference it set up a subcommittee to draft acceptable Standing Orders with which it could approach the Labour Party National Executive . |
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| 15 | Like the bomb which blew up a national airline flight last week , killing all 107 aboard , the bombing came in the shadow of a struggle between President Virgilio Barco and the lower house of congress to overturn emergency extradition procedures decreed by Mr Barco against traffickers wanted for trial in the US . |
| 16 | Remember the communiqué they put out a couple of days ago ? |
| 17 | Seeing the strangers he let out a shout , and headed towards them . |
| 18 | Well , then how do you explain the night I put down a copy of Viz , turned on the telly , and settled in for what I thought would be a programme of smart , irreverent comedy ? |
| 19 | During an overnight assault through the Alps we bounced off a wall of snow but , luckily , only lost the number on the driver 's door . |
| 20 | Following the very worthwhile discussion at the seminar we set up a Working Party to explore the main issues of concern and to suggest practical guidelines and recommendations for implementation . |
| 21 | In the case of other products ( e.g. agricultural produce ) which are not manufactured , the producer is the person who carries out an industrial process ( e.g. freezing ) which gives them essential characteristics . |
| 22 | A producer is defined by s. 1(2) as : ( i ) the manufacturer ( ii ) the person who wins or abstracts products ( iii ) the person who carries out an industrial or other process which adds an essential characteristic to a product which has not been won , abstracted or manufactured . |
| 23 | But when the fire team are training or tackling a blaze within the perimeter he puts on a red fireman 's helmet as a member of their support system . |
| 24 | The police had arrived now in the shape of a wpc who was talking amiably to the protesters who moved back a little apparently in response to her request . |
| 25 | ‘ Databases using Clipper 5.0 ’ by Will Chapman illustrates how to build business databases by taking the reader on a guided tour of the code which makes up a generic multi-purpose database using the popular Clipper DBMS language . |
| 26 | Reaching down under the counter he pulled out a flat bottle and showed me the label . |
| 27 | In 1979 ECS obtained an injunction from the English High Court ( see pp. 82 — 4 ) and subsequently in 1982 , when the conduct complained of appeared to continue , ECS made a complaint to the Commission which carried out an on-the-spot investigation at Akzo 's premises in both the Netherlands and the UK . |
| 28 | As they left the store they picked up a copy of Allied 's 1991/1992 brochure and found the carpet was normally priced at £9.99 . |
| 29 | Having made Winter Marsh from the Crouch I anchored off a shallow bay and rowed ashore in the dinghy . |
| 30 | In a survey of school-children , we might expect that the answers they give in an interview held in the headmaster 's study will be different from those they give at home , or out of doors . |