Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here Heisenberg refers to a notion to which he often had recourse , that quantum mechanics had revived Aristotle 's old idea of potentia . |
| 2 | Althea Greenan goes on a walkabout around central London galleries |
| 3 | BRITISH and Commonwealth lightweight champion Billy Schwer took only three rounds to stop Mexico 's Mauricio Aceves with a badly cut eye at Wembley 's Grand Hall last night . |
| 4 | In the event , Burnell goes as a dependable foot soldier and Wright as a tight-head who proved his versatility by scrummaging so solidly at loose-head against Jeff Probyn . |
| 5 | Ferguson refers to a pub and club session that Norman Whiteside and I had , and that come Friday I could n't train — even though , he said , I was supposed to be playing against Queens Park Rangers . |
| 6 | DALIAN ATKINSON could be the next target as England manager Graham Taylor looks for a hit-man . |
| 7 | On page 10 IAN LUCAS looks at a catfish set-up . |
| 8 | Gary lives in a block of flats . |
| 9 | Easily Accessible : Bala lies beside a four-mile long lake ( which you can take a steam-train ride around ) and is surrounded by three mountain ranges . |
| 10 | It 's mildly encouraging now , though , when Tod looks at a woman in the street . |
| 11 | Sheila lives in a council maisonette and has not been involved with social services recently , although she was in care for two years from the age of 14 . |
| 12 | The only thing Stewart has in a nice hair-style … so nice he wo n't head the ball . |
| 13 | Pat Nevin latches onto a miscued header to smash home the Tranmere winner and , inset , leaps sky high in celebration |
| 14 | Lee Harpin ODs on a long weekend of TV football |
| 15 | The largest of Spain 's beautiful , sub-tropical Canary Islands , Tenerife basks under a hot sun just two hundred miles off the coast of Africa , sharing the same latitude as Florida and California . |
| 16 | The road to Haworth goes up a hill , and there was ice on the stones of the road . |
| 17 | Peter Walker points to a recent case , and advises credit managers to keep their heads |
| 18 | Evan points to a hoist that 's slowly lowering the band 's gear down to ground level : ‘ When we played here last year , we were riding up and down in that thing . |
| 19 | The use of names rather than arguments as ammunition has become noticeable in such exercises , on both sides of the Atlantic , as Chris Baldick remarks in a review of Frederick Crews 's Skeptical Engagements : |
| 20 | Van Basten goes into a St Moritz clinic todaymon for surgery on an ankle injury . |
| 21 | In support of the National Gallery 's case Mr Vlnas points to a 1946 agreement signed between Slovak officials and the gallery exchanging the altar for 380 prints , ten Gothic paintings , and twelve Gothic statues . |
| 22 | Johnny sits in a quiet corner of the pub with the Echo crossword and a rum and black . |
| 23 | Stéphane Dumas looks for a soul in things that have been thrown away to continue their life as rubbish . |
| 24 | Sue lives in a hole . |
| 25 | The point will be made to the world that Mexico stands as a nation for the principle that a healthy environment is essential for the common future of humanity , with particular stress on the quality of life our children will inherit . |
| 26 | Edward lives in a different part of town , he espouses different ideas — but he 's also seeking acceptance , due to a romantic interest in shy , true-blue Serana . |
| 27 | The Eibenstein stands on a small hill in its own lovely park and garden , yet it is right in the middle of this bustling resort . |
| 28 | Noel Edmonds presides over a launch party in London , but the demo machine does n't function all that well . |
| 29 | When Linda stands on a chair Linda is higher than Steven . |
| 30 | Steve continued with us in One until the following March , when he crossed the Atlantic to play for Vancouver Whitecaps for a couple of seasons , but he joined the Palace for a third time in the summer 1981 as our Youth Coach and was then appointed Manager in mid-November , charged with keeping the side in Division Two , following relegation from Division One . |