Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His dribbly nose , crooked teeth and cheeky Cockney accent made him an obvious classroom victim . |
| 2 | The capacity and speed of optoelectronics make it an ideal means for simplifying switching and routing with optical networking a possibility for perhaps 10 years time — a prospect that researchers from University College are currently co-researching with British Telecommunications Plc in Harlow . |
| 3 | Although the heart of his empire was the Neville land , it would be wrong to cast Gloucester in the role of hereditary northern magnate , whose estates made him an independent regional force . |
| 4 | Although the heart of his empire was the Neville land , it would be wrong to cast Gloucester in the role of hereditary northern magnate , whose estates made him an independent regional force . |
| 5 | Bishop soon abandoned the ‘ exalted ’ demeanour that troubled his brethren , and his organizational skills made him an invaluable member of the emerging movement . |
| 6 | Young 's Scottish background , Calvinist convictions , and diplomatic skills made him an ideal emissary , and he was praised by the archbishop of St Andrews , among others , for his persuasive performance . |
| 7 | The report says ‘ Mr Zappala 's … experience … along with his civic activities make him an ideal candidate for the US embassy ’ . |
| 8 | Her appetite for life , boundless energy and numerous gifts and graces made her an all-round person . |
| 9 | For Foster the resurfaced family tradition of unionism and his newly acquired loyalty to Paisley made him an active and enthusiastic supporter of his political activities . |
| 10 | If some of Hoppé 's portraits and genre pictures have not stood the test of time , his influence on his contemporaries , his restless experimentation , his role in helping to found the London Salon of Photography , and his nineteen books made him an important figure in the history of twentieth-century photography . |
| 11 | Meredith flung him an eager glance , enthralled by the noise , the snow , the funereal gondolas bobbing in the water . |
| 12 | Landor 's want of training and his impatience to press on with all speed made him an unreliable surveyor , and there were those who impugned the veracity of his hair-raising escapes ; but in energy and resourcefulness , in courage and power of endurance , he was the equal of any of the previous generation of great explorers . |
| 13 | Organized Cadiz radicalism favoured the liberals throughout : from the public galleries the great liberal speeches received what an English observer called the ‘ loud approbation of the public ’ . |
| 14 | TEST audiences hated the ending to comic Eddie Murphy 's latest movie , so Disney Pictures paid him an extra £500,000 to shoot another . |
| 15 | There may well have been something lacking in the lives of the millions but that need had to be catered for and the catering was done by the ingenious and indefatigable army of commercial opportunists whose energy and boldness tell us an enormous amount about that age . |
| 16 | Ellen gave me an amused glance . |
| 17 | Bernice gave them an encouraging smile , which they returned weakly , and detached herself from their embrace with one last squeeze and one last pat on the shoulder . |
| 18 | The Queen 's visit went ahead and ‘ the genial and warm-hearted people [ of Ghanaj gave her an unprecedented reception . … |
| 19 | Marie-Christine gave her an arch look . |
| 20 | They claimed that drinking the tea gave them an intense , trip-like experience . |
| 21 | As on his visit to Peking in May , the Soviet President this weekend risks finding himself an unwilling player in a domestic political drama which eclipses the notional reason for his presence . |
| 22 | But working-class discontent was fierce and the ability of the industrial proletariat to paralyse large plants and even whole areas by strike action gave them an immediate power of disruption which the peasantry lacked . |
| 23 | The British Ambassador , Anthony Parsons , a man whose heavy spectacles gave him an amiable academic appearance , was an Arabist who had been in Iran since 1974 . |
| 24 | On the other hand , Vivienne gave me an early insight into Malcolm 's history . |
| 25 | He was knighted in 1945 and in 1953 the American Meteorological Association elected him an honorary member . |
| 26 | That is why , no matter what the last-minute mediators may say , there is a danger that their aim will be interpreted not as an effort to secure Mr Hussein 's compliance with demands that have somehow escaped his attention , but as an attempt to offer him an easy way out . |
| 27 | J. B. Priestley 's celebration of the ‘ little holiday steamers ’ which ‘ snatched glory out of defeat ’ at Dunkirk gained him an enormous radio audience . |
| 28 | We have linked up with L'Oréal Plénitude to bring you an exciting , friendly and informative day packed with inspirational ideas to help you make the most of yourself . |
| 29 | In no more than 25 words explain what an original Keith Hill painting would mean to the winner . |
| 30 | Most people need to talk about their grief , to express it with others and have some kind of ceremony to show what an important life change it brings about . |