Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a [noun] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bavarian position appears untenable , as the matter is surely a civil one and Article 13 expressly prohibits a refusal based on the ground that the internal law of the state of destination would not permit the action on which the application was based . |
| 2 | Rarely has a film given me such a warm glow . |
| 3 | At the age of eleven he went to London to work , eventually becoming a butcher employed by Thomas Pickworth , a staunch Calvinist . |
| 4 | Naturally , what the duke had in mind was his own political interest , and his managers duly picked a man named Hamilton for the vacant charge , a gentleman whose brother was a bailie of one of the royal burghs in which the Montrose faction took an interest . |
| 5 | A pixel addressable printer can obviously reproduce a bit mapped image , and page description formats have developed to allow this . |
| 6 | With so limited a territory left for privacy , perhaps it is not surprising that the Swedes have led the way in data protection . |
| 7 | Valuations are an important part of the range of services offered by MAS , especially since they can lead to further work within the department , eg handling a disposal based on a valuation provided by us . |
| 8 | I had to admit that the young men leaving that room all looked a bit shattered and one almost reeled out , holding his mouth with both hands . |
| 9 | She was attacked as she played in a children 's playground as she bent down to stroke a dog tied to a post it attacked her . |
| 10 | If opinions are what you seek , you are probably better looking a source written at the time of the issue you have chosen by a person of sound mind . |
| 11 | He constantly wears a hat decorated with watches and is a local institution — once a week he and a colleague put on a show , with participation encouraged , at Zell am See . |
| 12 | Their latest album , Wish ( Fiction/Polydor ) , not only includes a song called Wendy Time , but it also celebrates the durability of Smith 's most precious asset , miraculously unimpaired by the passage of the years : his ability to retain a sense of wonder at each manifestation of the most basic of human emotions . |
| 13 | Gone are the days when the , existence of a signed building contract merely reflected a formality required by prudent businessmen . |
| 14 | At the back of the hotel the army suddenly produced a generator designed to penetrate the deepest slumber and then added a searchlight which they shone , lighting up not only the surrounding countryside in their search for Red Brigade terrorists , but our hotel rooms as well . |
| 15 | The invaders assembled at Stornoway were now divided by a bitter quarrel over whether or not they should move on to the mainland , only ended when one of the Earl Marischal 's supposed subordinates , William Murray , Marquis of Tullibardine , suddenly produced a commission granted to him two years before by James which appointed him Commander-in-Chief of all his forces in Scotland . |
| 16 | At least 50 have go ‘ Loaded ’ on them , the rest have all got a song called ‘ Groovy Train ’ on them . |
| 17 | At least 50 have go ‘ Loaded ’ on them , the rest have all got a song called ‘ Groovy Train ’ on them . |
| 18 | He found the service ‘ exceptionally good ’ , but added : ‘ You have to expect that when the cricket is on you do n't quite get the service you 'd normally expect because they 've all got a radio stuck in their pocket and the ear-piece stuck in their ear . ’ |
| 19 | Kelly was down to ride a two-year-old called Billy Liar for second lot . |
| 20 | No further progress was made on Jan. 31 , 1990 , and the North indicated that it would only attend a meeting set for March 7 if the Team Spirit exercises were called off . |
| 21 | The tomb consisted of an oblong brick vault with an arched roof high enough to allow a person buried in it to sit up with care when visited by the two examining angels , Munkar and Nekeer . |
| 22 | Betty was quite alone reading a book called Yams of an Old Shellback that Lydia had brought from her father 's house . |
| 23 | TOP Liverpool model Rachel Brown was recovering in hospital today after apparently taking a drink spiked with the designer drug , ecstasy . |
| 24 | ‘ Paige , how lovely to meet you at last , ’ Rose McKenna pronounced warmly , holding out her hands so that Paige had to place hers in them , and was drawn down to have a kiss pressed to either cheek . |
| 25 | I am delighted that our Government has taken this seriously enough to have a minister devoted to environmental issues . |
| 26 | Again , it was bad enough to have a surge associated with high spring tides , but it could have been associated with equinoctial springs seven weeks later with even more disastrous results . |
| 27 | ‘ And for that matter , not many men are lucky enough to have a work-force composed entirely of beautiful women . ’ |
| 28 | Firstly , women can only receive a pension based on their husband 's contributions if he himself is in receipt of a basic pension . |
| 29 | A purely defensive strategy made little appeal to Pitt and he now eagerly supported a plan devised by Anson to carry the war into enemy waters . |
| 30 | Ouko had apparently complied a file based on allegations that certain government members , including Biwott and Vice-President George Saitoti , had been demanding 10 per cent commissions in return for awarding contracts . |