Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He prowls about the place , you know , on his own , and dreams of springing a dazzling surprise on the archaeological world some day . |
| 2 | In the end Brodkey 's apparently stupendous equipment as a writer , that sense of an almost Flaubertian anxiety about pitch and cadence which plays about every sentence , can scarcely conceal the second-hand quality of his inventions . |
| 3 | Dorothy L. Sayers was writing her series of radio plays about the life of Christ called Man Born to Be King . |
| 4 | WIDNES allrounder Richard Hignett plays as a batsman when Cheshire open their Minor Counties championship programme against Cornwall at Stalybridge today . |
| 5 | As a membership incentive and to mark our 35th year as a Society everyone who enrols as a member in 1987 will receive a free gift . |
| 6 | As a membership incentive and to mark our 35th year as a Society everyone who enrols as a member in 1987 will receive a free gift . |
| 7 | Lurgan earned their four bowling points through a spell of sustained accuracy from veteran Alan Johnston . |
| 8 | I say , ‘ A Ta-Ta-Ta-Ta … ’ and with that he drops his book and stomps off the tee . |
| 9 | He is plagued by demons which go back to his childhood and his torment intensifies as a train hurtles him away from or maybe towards a crime . |
| 10 | ‘ I can not believe it , I have already had so many job offers as a result of taking part in . |
| 11 | The neck joint is similar to Ibanez and Heartfield 's ‘ all access ’ variety which does away with the usual bulky metal plate and offers as an alternative four recessed bolts and a sloping , shaped heel , which really does feel good under the hand . |
| 12 | ‘ Business seemed like an attractive idea and I wanted to learn about finance first , ’ he offers as an explanation . |
| 13 | Computer Horizons Corp 's largest shareholder , CGI Informatique SA , itself under agreed offer from IBM Corp , is seeking to persuade other shareholders to overturn corporate policies that it thinks deter potential acquisition offers for the Mountain Lakes , New Jersey company . |
| 14 | Above 200 ° C the flame is self-sustaining , so the igniter is released while the cock is gradually opened further and the hum builds through a howl to a shrill scream . |
| 15 | As Stan Cohen ( 1995 : 24 ) remarks , Foucault ‘ veers between a materialist connection between prison and emerging capitalism and an idealist obsession with the power of ideas ’ . |
| 16 | They were well known in Shakespeare 's time , for in A Midsummer Night 's Dream , Titania remarks about a period of unseasonable weather : |
| 17 | The same applies to poor Mr Peter Brooke 's weekend remarks about the possibility of talking to Sinn Fein , if and when the IRA renounces the armed struggle . |
| 18 | I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks about the work of the Select Committee on European legislation made during the debate on 21 November . |
| 19 | FLURRY OF SLURRY : The liquid dung flies through the air as revenge-seeking Dave launches his attack |
| 20 | He flies through the air with the greatest of ease , that daring young man is his … top secret experimental jet fighter ? |
| 21 | Subject : He flies through the air with greatest of ease |
| 22 | Subject : Re : He flies through the air with greatest of ease |
| 23 | The professional assessment is that the Mitre ball is heavier when it flies through the air and therefore lends itself to greater accuracy . |
| 24 | As she flies through the dark , or gallops on the horse of night , she is using different skills from those of our daytime world . |
| 25 | The traditional unit is a box that sits between the mains and the AC-in socket on your computer . |
| 26 | Between the depth and master volume is the manual switch for the chorus , while the ‘ effect on ’ light sits between the rate and depth pots . |
| 27 | Sliding the on/off plate back to on triggers the heating element and also shuts off the water inlet , preventing drips . |
| 28 | A special toughened , smoked glass lid with a ‘ Shut-Off Valve ’ that immediately shuts off the gas when the lid is closed . |
| 29 | Well this this of course erm shuts off the freezer that thing . |
| 30 | This action brings pin 3 of IC2 down to near zero and shuts off the drive to the switching transistor TR1 . |