Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [pron] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They claimed that drinking the tea gave them an intense , trip-like experience . |
| 2 | The girl gave him an undisclosed amount of cash and he hurried out . |
| 3 | The girl gave him an undisclosed amount of cash and he hurried out . |
| 4 | The guard found him an empty compartment and locked the door . |
| 5 | If the rat does not run when given some signal ( such as a light coming on ) , the experimenter gives it an electric shock . |
| 6 | He was only eight when Bruce Lee , whose 1973 film Enter the Dragon made him an international star , died mysteriously aged 32 . |
| 7 | The bachelor gave them an angry look . |
| 8 | The Act makes it an absolute offence for a shopkeeper to sell cigarettes or any other tobacco product to young people . |
| 9 | The speed of access combined with precision of access to any part of the disc makes it an important development for educational users of video . |
| 10 | If it is the first flight of the day for you , then it should always be the aim to make it an accurate spot landing . |
| 11 | Lord Hailsham along with Edward Heath poured millions of pounds into the town making it an industrial centre . |
| 12 | The rain brings him an end-of-time vision , solitary as his sense of humour , of flooding cellars and emerging rats . |
| 13 | Consider the two underlined phrases : ( 3 ) I 'll get some German hock for the party I 'll get some German beer for the party Speaking of the latter phrase , we may say that the noun gives us an initial outline " semantic target area " beer while the adjective , by specifying an additional property , restricts the issue to just that part of the target area which the writer wishes to discuss . |
| 14 | De Soto and his researchers , which include economists , sociologists and anthropologists and lawyers , have worked out some of the stark costs of formality in Peru : if a group of humble families gather and ask the government to give them an empty plot of land to live on , they must fill out a maze of forms and go to scores of ministry , municipal and other government offices , a process that averages six years and 11 months . |
| 15 | It was argued on behalf of the Minister that the legislation gave him an unfettered discretion as to whether to refer or not . |
| 16 | They had some good meals together , and when John left , the man gave him an inscribed copy of the lithograph being used as poster for his exhibition . |
| 17 | The doctor gave him an anti-tetanus injection to which the plaintiff was allergic . |
| 18 | The outstanding historical and artistic significance of the costume makes it an obvious target for acquisition by a British museum : the possibility of a serious bid by the Victoria and Albert Museum , perhaps with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund can not be ruled out . |
| 19 | The image gave her an awful cold gratification . |
| 20 | The dry crisp tone of the side-drum makes it an ideal instrument for emphasizing and giving clearness to rhythmical patterns of almost any speed and intricacy . |
| 21 | Marlene Dietrich played Lola , and the film made her an overnight international star ( please note that this film will be shown at QFT — see page 33 ) . |
| 22 | You will be listening to many of these as the election approaches as they are a wonderful invention of the broadcasting industry : a reporter stands alone with just a small tape recorder to protect him and leaps out in front of unsuspecting members of the public asking them an inane question . |
| 23 | The tutor found her an old block from a ruined church and brought it to the house . |
| 24 | And get someone who has not been involved in the production to give you an honest opinion of the end product . |