Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did the experience of plenty bring about a fundamental change in the American or British character ? |
| 2 | Roux and Co cook up a treat at Food Show . |
| 3 | What Teller hopes the West will do will be to develop its inter-dependence , eradicate secrecy between its constituent parts so the defence and the knowledge thereto is shared , and behind its nuclear shield build up a society that will prove the point about the superiority of its system . |
| 4 | The young private at the wheel let out a gasp of surprise . |
| 5 | That result has helped Ardiles 's side open up a two-point lead over Frank Stapleton 's Bradford City at the top of the Second Division . |
| 6 | But even when he managed a very convincing Frankie Howerd imitation — eyebrows raised , cheeks sucked in , mouth open in a little ‘ oh ’ of mock surprise , Mr Kinnock seemed not to notice . |
| 7 | The UK sales force fill in a weekly report form which includes questions about competitors — a successful campaign that somebody else has run , or a successful title — and room for suggestions for new titles or for areas of publishing . |
| 8 | AM : I remember reading that the Carroll camp let out a shriek of despair and I thought , that 's got to be Colbert . |
| 9 | Suddenly the boy let out a gigantic belch which rolled around the Assembly Hall like thunder . |
| 10 | Kim unbuttoned his jacket , and when the head of the frightened baby gibbon appeared , Lan let out a little cry of protest and gathered the tiny animal tenderly into her arms . |
| 11 | The child let out a howl of fright , pushing at her hand , and she blinked hard , biting at her lip , starting suddenly as she became aware of the figure suddenly standing beside her . |
| 12 | Rather , excludability/non-excludability and rivalry/non-rivalry in consumption vary along a spectrum . |
| 13 | Slazenger and sport go back a long way but did you know that they also have a great sports toiletries range ? |
| 14 | They also insist that hunting is not done for sport , as it is in many ‘ sophisticated ’ countries , although they may admit that all forms of traditional hunting take on a certain glamour , especially in the minds of the younger men . |
| 15 | Eighteen months ago the CBI suggested that the HSE take on a number of extra people to monitor the burgeoning biotechnology industry , but this has not been done . |
| 16 | Theta ( 3.6 ) and Eta make up a pair . |
| 17 | Contemporary dance , comedy , cabaret , pantomime and drama make up a packed schedule . |
| 18 | Then the teacher let out a tiny fluttering gasp — like a goldfish finding itself spilled on a carpet — and sank down , defeated , on a crate with a hand over her eyes . |
| 19 | The leader let off a few rounds which went bellowing over our heads . |
| 20 | She was dressed in what must have been the formal evening style of 1915 : an indigo silk evening wrap over a slim ivory-coloured dress of some shot material that once more narrowed and ended just above her ankles . |
| 21 | RIGHT It s all just routine magic to the little girl whose words spoken into the microphone call up a coloured image on screen . |
| 22 | ‘ On-site staff discuss the catering service at daily briefings and on a monthly basis carry out a more formal team briefing . |
| 23 | But the highlight for me was a thumping take on a buzzer which came adrift after a couple of really powerful lunges . |
| 24 | This practice is justified by reference to the fact that those permanent staff members performing notionally the same job take on a quasi-supervisory function during the peak period . |
| 25 | About four weeks ago I visited Mourneview Park to witness my team pull back a one goal deficit and win 2–1 . |
| 26 | I mean I think the first is that the kind of evidence one picks up , none of it on its own can be considered , I think , to be totally objective or totally valid , but what it does is it builds up a part of a picture and gradually different sorts of evidence build up a rather more complicated , rather more perhaps accurate picture of a situation , and it 's really the cross-checking of different kinds of evidence that in the end gives the thing some kind of validity . |
| 27 | Riva hold up a hand . |
| 28 | So forget the tick lists , lower your sights and next time the high tops are covered in thick mist seek out a few of these miniature mountain gems . |
| 29 | . Yes , well we 're in French and it 's really boring Yes , well , I think I 'll turn you off for a minute hang on a minute , where 's the button ? |
| 30 | The five bells of the cathedral ring out a weirdly charming peal : perhaps some of the bells come from the foundry next door to the nineteenth-century cathedral . |