Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been argued that British membership of the EEC imposes a legal not simply a political limitation on Parliament . |
| 2 | Beautifully decorated inside and out , the Maria offers a good standard of accommodation and traditional family hospitality at a reasonable price . |
| 3 | In 1986 , the DoE produced a slim ( eleven pages ) Statistical Bulletin , Land Use Change in England . |
| 4 | From the bedside table Chaman produced a black and white photograph . |
| 5 | Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain . |
| 6 | HOUSEWIFE Ruth Watkins got a sinking feeling yesterday — when a 470ft deep hole appeared outside her front door . |
| 7 | ‘ The death of Marcos offers a momentous opportunity for the Aquino government to rally the people behind the ideals which swept it to power : freedom and democracy , bread and justice . |
| 8 | Minton became a regular visitor to the Moynihans ' house in Old Church Street . |
| 9 | Liverpool City Council leader Harry Rimmer made a strong pitch for the region at a special hearing before a European Parliament committee examining the problems of large urban areas . |
| 10 | An echo of this criticism survives in Goya 's Caprichos and in the poetry of Meléndez Valdés , vague but radical in its humanitarianism : one of the Salamantine group , the Abbé Marchena became a French propagandist , appealing to Spain to destroy the Inquisition and imitate the ‘ sublime ’ revolution of France . |
| 11 | We had piz we had , me and Sarah shared a Mexican one and it was hot . |
| 12 | Hence the landing of the Imperial Guards to dilute the acid of resistance , and allow over seven hundred Space Marines led by Lord Vladimir Pugh to spearhead a fierce organised drive against the capital and the praetorian troopers , with whom they would cope . |
| 13 | Trying not to show that she was completely at a loss , Sophie made a careful examination , then , taking out her stethoscope , she gestured to the herdsman to hold the calf steady while she listened to her patient 's lungs . |
| 14 | Harvey produced a key for the third and a red light came on over each lock . |
| 15 | Diaka announced a 34-member Cabinet on Oct. 30 , in which he claimed that 40 per cent of ministerial posts were taken by members of the Sacred Union . |
| 16 | Along with many of the other detainees Teo made a televised " confession " of her role in the conspiracy and was released after four months in detention . |
| 17 | A pair of Messerschmitts made a strafing attack on St. Paul 's Bay where a Sunderland flyingboat and the Loire 130 were slightly damaged at their moorings . |
| 18 | ICI endured a similar fate . |
| 19 | What a shame just Mickey again out on the right hand side , Dean made a great diagonal run in behind the full back and the ball was just a little bit heavy otherwise there could 've been real danger again for Blackburn . |
| 20 | To the executions for heresy , Sussex made a gory contribution , twenty-seven men and women being burnt between 1555 and 1558 . |
| 21 | Originally planned in conjunction with John Hopkins University to be both a museum and a biblical study centre , the BLM became a single-handed operation when the American institution withdrew its $7 million commitment to the project . |
| 22 | Multiplex PCR offers a practical means to improve V cholerae surveillance operations . |
| 23 | It has become more sensitive , as indeed makes sense , for if an Aplysia receives a dangerous stimulus naturally , it probably means some hazardous entity is nearby , and it will pay to be careful . |
| 24 | After blessing Joseph and Mary , Simeon made a strange prophecy : |
| 25 | Taylor made a round 100 , shrugging off a blow on the chin from a Srinath bouncer after a caught-behind appeal had been turned down . |
| 26 | MARK TAYLOR made a spectacular debut as Australian captain yesterday , snapping up four slip catches as they beat the West Indies by 14 runs in a rain-affected World Series match at Sydney . |
| 27 | Kirov produced a small sealed envelope , handing it to the pilot . |
| 28 | The RAF made a promising start and kept up with the French until Sgt Pete Woodward mistimed his landing . |
| 29 | Sarah made a mental note to go and see Janine . |
| 30 | Had the death-dust breathed in by Yeremi conveyed a molecular message into his brain ? |