Example sentences of "[noun] received a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each of the 11 winners of our December 1991 Supercrozzle received a luxury Christmas Hamper , to the value of £70 , from the Achiltibuie and Alness Smokehouses of Summer Isles Foods . |
| 2 | ALLAN McNISH received a late night boost to his Formula One hopes last night when he was summoned by Benetton-Ford team owner , Tom Walkinshaw , to test-drive the team 's new Grand Prix car at Silverstone today . |
| 3 | All seven schools received a monthly statement in the form of a computer printout from county hall . |
| 4 | On the Wednesday after Jake returned to Edinburgh to deal with the crisis at MacKay Contracting , Shiona received a frantic phone call from Desmond , her second-in-command in London . |
| 5 | Some subjects received a novel odour at this stage , others the pre-exposed odour . |
| 6 | In the post-war world the national status of the Association received a welcome boost from the BBC , when , in 1948 , it gave permission for the BDDA to make a charity broadcast appeal . |
| 7 | The British entries received a mixed reception : enthusiasm ( but not from this correspondent ) for ‘ Naked ’ , a study in ‘ gritty realism ’ which won Mike Leigh the prize for best director ; some revulsion over Peter Greenaway 's ‘ The Baby of Macon ’ , which is for strong stomachs ; and mild pleasure for Kenneth Branagh 's ‘ Much Ado About Nothing ’ . |
| 8 | But because they had taken out a personal accident insurance , they or their beneficiaries received a substantial cash lump sum just when they needed it most . |
| 9 | THE recession-hit motor industry received a much-needed boost today , with figures showing new sales last month were up by more than 8% . |
| 10 | THE REGION 'S car industry received a welcome boost yesterday with the launch of Vauxhall 's new £190m V6 engine plant . |
| 11 | THE region 's car industry received a life-saving shot in the arm yesterday with the launch of Vauxhall 's new £190m V6 engine plant . |
| 12 | Following her visit to Sutton Hall , former Darlington Mayor Heather Scott received a Golden Key card carrying £1,000-worth of free hotel accommodation . |
| 13 | Eight days later , Scott received an official letter approving the design of the India Office and instructing him to proceed with the working drawings . |
| 14 | But the proposed Government move to persuade young people to rent homes instead of buying received a mixed reception yesterday . |
| 15 | Creed received a good deal of spin-off publicity . |
| 16 | Before leaving London for the second time , the Captain of the aircraft received an updated weather report showing that conditions were bad at Manchester and deteriorating quickly at Prestwick . |
| 17 | One girl who turned up for night duty wearing plimsolls received a proper rocket . |
| 18 | MERSEYSIDE 'S bid for massive EC cash aid received a treble boost last night . |
| 19 | During the year our turnover received a significant boost from the enlargement of the agriculture operation and finished with a massive £612 million for the year . |
| 20 | Control animals received an identical volume of the corresponding acetate buffer vehicle ( pH7 ) . |
| 21 | Flanker Len Dineen received a broken ankle , and no.8 Victor Donnelly knee ligament damage . |
| 22 | Both groups received a similar volume of blood transfusion . |
| 23 | David Whitehead of the University of Sheffield received a special mention and a prize of £100 . |
| 24 | The brutality and unprovoked nature of the attacks , together with the fact that the victims were white and middle class — the jogger was a vice president of a leading securities firm — whilst the assailants were black or Hispanic , meant that the case received a massive degree of publicity and became symbolic of US racial tension and urban violence . |
| 25 | Milling at Kingswood expanded , c .1618 , and in December 1624 Webb received a fourteen-year patent of monopoly , claiming that he was the first inventor . |
| 26 | LEEDS ' hopes to land fiery Aussie Test forward Mark Geyer received a big boost yesterday . |
| 27 | As the moment approached for a key procedural vote that would make or break Reagan 's programme , Stockman received an agitated telephone call from Bill Thomas , a conservative Republican from California and an agent of the administration on Capitol Hill : This extended quotation provides a fascinating picture of the American pluralist system in operation while helping us to understand why the Reaganites were successful in fashioning the coalitions they required in the House of Representatives . |
| 28 | Six weeks ago , Tottenham 's £2 million striker received a three-match ban after a clash with Coventry defender Andy Pearce at White Hart Lane on August 18 . |
| 29 | Slovo received an unopposed nomination for the post of national chairman in succession to Dan Tloome . |
| 30 | On Sundays and on nine festival days each year , prisoners received a special diet , including 175 grams of meat per man . |