Example sentences of "[vb base] a [adj] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 D' you know they actually fly a Jolly Roger ?
2 I want a present Ian .
3 A Chilean spokesman argued that " we want a pollution-free Antarctica , but we also want a useful Antarctica , not a frozen museum protected under a glass case " .
4 But I want a Labour Britain to play its full part in bringing about a nuclear-free world , ’ Mr Kaufman said .
5 Say you want a Chinese Rach .
6 A Chilean spokesman argued that " we want a pollution-free Antarctica , but we also want a useful Antarctica , not a frozen museum protected under a glass case " .
7 It is high time a border poll was taken with all citizens of voting age here asked ( a ) their religion and ( b ) whether they want a united Ireland or not , to find out just how many Catholics really do want the British to leave .
8 ‘ I share the objective of all in our party who want a nuclear-free Britain .
9 I want a red Elphberg — and the King , our friend Johann says , is very red .
10 But when he got down to the streets where we live he said , ‘ If people want a cleaner Britain , they can start with their own street and their own neighbourhood ’ .
11 But as one store owner said : ‘ How many boys want a pink Rolls-Royce for Christmas ? ’
12 If it 's a big discharge which is perhaps on a Royal Commission standard and it is consistently turning out say a 30 BOD and a 40 solids then it can be regarded as harmful and one would press for improvement to be carried out . …
13 POLICE are at war with a gang of drug dealers ; the dealers transform a huge Harlem apartment building into a crack factory that throws the city into a state of Boschian depravity .
14 The rumours of German raiders inspired the best-selling thriller , The Eagle Has Landed , in which paratroopers dressed as Allied Polish troops capture a mythical Norfolk villlage on a mission to snatch Winston Churchill .
15 You do not do me justice , my dallta , for what you do reflects on me also , and they laugh at me with you because you let a wee Campbell lassie put a petticoat on you ! ’
16 B.R.O.T.H.E.R , the Black Rhyme Organisation To Help Equal Rights , issue a three-track EP ‘ Ghettogeddon ’ , through Tribal Bass label on November 16 .
17 The truncated enzymes also show a shorter DNAaseI footprint than the wild-type enzyme and protection against hydroxyl-radical cleavage does not extend further upstream from position -42 ( lower strand ) ( data not shown ) .
18 All are small islets only a few thousand square metres in extent , which support a few Shetland sheep , a sizable common seal population and a few birds .
19 DRIVING at more than double the speed limit cost a young Newton Valence woman her driving licence .
20 If you hold a full Great Britain licence but are currently disqualified in GB you may only apply for a provisional licence .
21 We run a general SVQ programme in technology for pupils at two local schools , and one in care for adult returners from Castlemilk , Glasgow .
22 You also run a big Chrysler and have two addresses , one here in Mexico City , the other in Cuernavaca .
23 They view a planned April 4 summit between Yeltsin and US President Bill Clinton with deep mistrust .
24 I wear a greenish Barbour jacket with tight op-art leggings .
25 Much as I like my Barbour , I have to admit it is not a safe colour and wear a reflective Sam Browne belt in poor weather .
26 reject the SSR as irrelevant and , perhaps , create a new SSR which is more appropriate to their application .
27 As part of the Society 's work to protect children from abuse and neglect a national NSPCC Child Protection Help Line is being launched in the Spring of 1991 .
28 As part of the Society 's work to protect children from abuse and neglect a national NSPCC Child Protection Help Line is being launched in the Spring of 1991 .
29 But it is not clear whether the board will back him in the transfer market — a report out last night forecast a £1m loss at the club this year unless they enjoy a good FA Cup run .
30 It can only get tougher for the tourists when they face a resurgent Wales at the Arms Park on Saturday , although home hopes of upsetting the world champions were delivered a huge blow yesterday , when Swansea full-back Tony Clement was forced to pull out with a stress fracture of the leg .
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