Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout his travels he had met and been impressed by fellow globetrotters from China , and had slowly formulated a plan to create a thorough visual documentation of Chinese civilisation . |
| 2 | ( eg. a BTEC First Certificate or Diploma or SCOTVEC National Certificate Modules in relevant studies , such as in Hotel and Catering ) , or have successfully completed a Catering YTS programme or hold appropriate CGLI certificates in catering and/or accommodation subjects ) . |
| 3 | So in the Westinghouse case , one group of witnesses successfully claimed a privilege existing in English law , while another group of witnesses successfully relied upon a privilege existing in the law of the United States , the requesting State . |
| 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 | New technology and more international competition will eventually create more jobs than they destroy , as they have for the past two centuries , if they are only given a chance to work . |
| 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 | 1987 ) , it was felt that the police had wrongly considered a theft totalling £1,000 from a large company a serious arrestable offence . |
| 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 | The Farm have not only made a record fit only for hurling out onto the M25 , they have exposed themselves as humourless , directionless THICKOS . |
| 10 | Linford Christie , Stuart Pearce , Mark Cox , former England and G.B. Hockey Goalkeeper , John Hurst , and Linda Keough , a Commonwealth Games 400m silver medallist , have all made a commitment to support the Puma Schools Challenge , an innovative idea involving 150 schools in the Hertfordshire , North London and surrounding counties . |
| 11 | You could spend weeks pedalling up and over the North York Moors , but if you 've only got a weekend to spare , then the Rosedale area is without doubt the place to go . |
| 12 | I 've only got a week to do them |
| 13 | No , because she had , she only needed a teenager left , she done the fifty to sixty age group |
| 14 | Another helpful procedure would be to let children who are learning to read silently have some experience of reading aloud , to one another , passages of their own choosing , not ‘ from cold ’ , as a test of reading skill , but after they have become familiar with a text in general terms and have perhaps had a chance to look closely at syntax or vocabulary found to be perplexing . |
| 15 | Gone are the days when the , existence of a signed building contract merely reflected a formality required by prudent businessmen . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | At least 50 have go ‘ Loaded ’ on them , the rest have all got a song called ‘ Groovy Train ’ on them . |
| 19 | At least 50 have go ‘ Loaded ’ on them , the rest have all got a song called ‘ Groovy Train ’ on them . |
| 20 | 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 . ’ |
| 21 | We 've all got a lot to lose : our jobs , friends , respect and our safety . |
| 22 | Our neighbour , who had been given a key to check on our house while we had been away , had thoughtfully lit a fire to welcome us home . |
| 23 | In another area , he had long cherished a dream to provide some sort of community service for young people in this country . |
| 24 | The larger of the pair ( No. 3 ) apparently comprised a courtyard measuring 36 by 22 m ( 117½ by 72 ft ) , surrounded by rooms , though there are irregularities on the north . |
| 25 | It had only taken a glance to recognise the ship 's chandler , the site corroborated by the smell of tarred rope ; the same with Mick 's Bar and Johnson 's store . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The nine-year-olds wanting to be thinner not only expressed a wish to lose weight but were already changing their eating habits to try to achieve their desired figure . |
| 28 | This meant that even though no goods had actually been received by the carrier 's faithless agent or that the goods received were misdescribed , the mere fact that a bill of lading had been issued by someone empowered to do so created a right to claim the value of the described goods . |
| 29 | Or perhaps the DTI anticipated their wrong-doing and so planted a bug to record the conversation at which the agreement was struck . |
| 30 | ‘ We have not received a request to meet the MPs to discuss the issue , but we have always said that we are prepared to meet anyone , anywhere and that position has not changed . |