Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [vb past] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The porter made a face . |
| 2 | Mr Nichol demanded : ‘ Who leaked this report before we in the defence had a chance to see it ? ’ |
| 3 | Held , allowing the appeal , ( 1 ) that the appropriate means of achieving fairness to an accused with regard to disclosure to the defence of material in the prosecution 's possession was a matter to be determined by the particular legislature , executive and judiciary concerned ; that although the Jamaican practice , particularly in relation to inconsistent previous statements , would normally be an acceptable means of achieving such fairness it did not extend to every situation in which fairness required the prosecution to make material available to the defence ; that where the prosecution intended a witness 's evidence to be based on his statement to the police and to deviate significantly from his deposition , the prosecution was under a duty to supply the defence with a copy of the statement before the trial ; and that , therefore , since the deceased 's husband and sister had given evidence inconsistent with their statements , and important testimony had been adduced from them which had not been foreshadowed in their depositions , the failure to disclose their statements to the defence constituted a material irregularity ( post , pp. 161H — 162A , B , B–C , 165C–E ) . |
| 4 | The response followed a report by royal correspondent Simon McCoy . |
| 5 | The Premier cancelled a trip to Spain at the last minute as the sick pound hit its lowest level since joining the Exchange Rate Mechanism . |
| 6 | In strong winds , however , the sides of the tent had a tendency to cave in and flap about . |
| 7 | The remainder listed a scatter of courses concerned with English , Modern Languages , Literacy , Literature and ESL and one course on Community Languages . |
| 8 | When I was about eight years old , the Beatles thing happened and the guitar took a place in the panorama of western culture that attracted me . |
| 9 | ( These included four symphonies , five piano concertos and various chamber works , of which the prince took a selection , but declined to grant the retainer . ) |
| 10 | And as the prince played a round with bubbly brunette Gillian Petrie , it was revealed that the tape , containing a veiled threat that the Duchess would flee to her mother in Argentina , had been handed over to the Queen 's lawyers . |
| 11 | The Prince chose a conference in Glasgow to highlight the problems of urban deprivation which he says have led to people living in impersonal , soulless areas , alienated from the rest of society . |
| 12 | He tried to toughen Charles up as a child by sending him to Gordonstoun public school in Scotland , where the prince became a target for bullies . |
| 13 | If two such people , the one popular with Conservatives , the other a nominee of the new Liberal Government in London , took that view , the Prince had a lot going for him . |
| 14 | The prince unveiled a plaque to mark the 600th anniversary of the swannery , which was founded by Benedictine monks . |
| 15 | The Prince waved a hand . |
| 16 | A switch to an official car and into the centre of Edinburgh , where the prince joined a meeting of chairmen of his business and youth trust organisations in Scotland . |
| 17 | A practical example was illustrated at Castlebrae High School , where the prince watched a car maintenance class . |
| 18 | In the darkness the Prince gave a short , barking laugh , ingested a large mouthful of water , choked and expelled it in panic through nose and mouth at once . |
| 19 | So appealing a plant do I find this that I have planted a ‘ fairy ring ’ of eight where the hurricane left a space . |
| 20 | The wizard unrolled a fraction . |
| 21 | ‘ They also say the serpent had a woman 's face . ’ |
| 22 | The new requirements are largely set out in the Building Societies ( Accounts and Related Provisions ) Regulations 1992 , although where the change necessitated a change to the 1986 Act itself , that has been effected through the s 104 mechanism , which enables company law to be applied to building societies by Order . |
| 23 | The GP advertised a snip service in his local paper . |
| 24 | The GP became a supplicant . |
| 25 | Thus the writer became a participant in the direct market process of the sale of his work . |
| 26 | Rodrigo is always ‘ my Cid ’ , as though the writer felt a degree of affection for his hero beyond that of author and subject . |
| 27 | Subsequent to the analysis by teachers of the four most popular titles , with the exception of Animal Farm , the writer completed a checklist for each of the remaining eighteen texts so that all twenty-two class readers in use in four or more of the schools were included in the analysis . |
| 28 | The trial lasted a week . |
| 29 | The commencement of the trial ended a period of intense speculation that Barry would reach a plea bargain with the federal authorities . |
| 30 | The lieutenant thought a bit , then nodded . |