Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The WPBSA 's constitution does not permit player-directors to be paid , but the board voted itself a 50 pence per mile travelling allowance in 1984 and doubled it to £1 per mile this year . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ The board gave me a free hand with the retained list and backed me all the way . |
| 3 | Mother Francis would n't have the money to buy me a new frock . ’ |
| 4 | The vet gave him a strong dose of painkiller , and after waiting in vain for a while to see if the pain eased , she decided to pop back into town to fetch an x-ray machine . |
| 5 | There was just enough slope in the field to give him a decent run , though she felt sure it must be frustrating for someone so skilled to be stuck on what was little better than a nursery area . |
| 6 | The referendum gave him a huge majority : 2773920 votes for and 2452 against the President . |
| 7 | As oil pastels are a very sticky substance , they grip the paper well and the paper colour will show through the sketch giving it a unifying effect . |
| 8 | Seven years later , however , Christien has not only got over the pain but has used the experience to make him a better actor . |
| 9 | Marguerite was sleeping and Jenna crept downstairs in the silent house and made her way to the kitchen to fix herself a milky drink . |
| 10 | He switched on a few lights , took off his coat and tie and rolled up his sleeves , then he pottered around the kitchen making himself a good night mug of milkless tea . |
| 11 | It 's time , and the baker brought us a nice treat this morning . ’ |
| 12 | After take-off , a miracle I might have thought in other circumstances , the stewardess handed me a sickly sweet fruit drink and I tried to peer through the tight lattice of scratch marks on the window at the Andes , at the snow , at the jungle . |
| 13 | The two crosses at either end of the roof gave her a brief moment of hope . |
| 14 | Round him , she was talkative in order to provoke him into replying , and the attempt made her a habitual confessor , though she would have been amazed if she had been charged with talking about herself all the time . |
| 15 | The ensemble gave her a slinky , model-like elegance and made her feel like an actress playing a part … a nightclub scene , probably … instead of her normal self . |
| 16 | A finish applied to the fabric to give it a watermarked appearance . |
| 17 | One set was all they needed from the match but coach Tommy Dowens admitted the defeat left him a little flat in spite of the fact his team clinched the title . |
| 18 | So their own minister held a service at the station , and the agent gave them a good dinner cheering them on in Gaelic , at which they wept , and they went on to settle at Moosomin , where they lived happily ever afterwards . |
| 19 | The photographer shot the usual roll of pictures ; the President gave me a firm , friendly handshake . |
| 20 | Before re-assembling the valve give it a good clean and smear petroleum jelly on the piston and on the threads of the cap holding the washer , so that if necessary it can be undone more easily in the future . |
| 21 | The Proconsul offers him a last-minute reprieve , however , if he will repent and swear by the genius of Caesar . |
| 22 | Doolin says : ‘ The result gave us a great boost . |
| 23 | The city 's site on the Isthmus made her a natural centre for trade , and the aryballos seems to have been created to meet a new need : to bottle scented oils , imported from the East , for re-export east and west . |
| 24 | City had not won a League game at Portman Road for 30 years , and had not scored in their last seven visits , but the jinx looked to have come to an end when Gary Flitcroft 's first senior goal for the club gave them a 37th minute lead . |
| 25 | The barman hands her a second drink , a Tennents . |
| 26 | We started many years ago by believing that innovation and uniqueness would provide the revenue to give us a good return , and for a time it did . |
| 27 | However , in this case , the plan pays you a tax-free cash benefit of £26 a night while you are in hospital . |
| 28 | ‘ Usefulness ’ was a key component of the physical scientists ' evaluation of their discipline ; and ‘ usefulness ’ referred to the capacity of the degree to get them a well-paid job . |
| 29 | The girl flashed us a brilliant smile and took her brightly uniformed efficiency off to deal with another customer , a big American with a broad-brimmed stetson shading his leathery features . |
| 30 | The girl gave her a pitying smile . |