Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Attempts to accommodate both a sensitivity to difference and a commitment to the universalistic claims of post-Enlightenment liberalism became increasingly convoluted and forlorn . |
| 2 | Germany receives about a quarter of Russia 's annual gas exports of about 100 billion cubic metres . |
| 3 | I think centenary park has quite a ring to it . |
| 4 | In contrast , it took me months and umpteen phone calls to obtain even a brochure from a well-known American vintage manufacturer . |
| 5 | University lecturers , politicians , trade unionists and showbusiness figures rubbed shoulders with the citizens of Dublin in an attempt to drive home a message of peace to the men of violence . |
| 6 | But Morley pounced just a minute after the break to give the Hammers the goal their pressure deserved . |
| 7 | Peter Slater , of Sussex University , used a sonograph to compare exactly a recording of the new song as sung by a wild song thrush with the sound of a trimphone ( Animal Behaviour , vol 31 , p 308 ) . |
| 8 | The same car registered just a week or two later in January will be worth several hundred pounds more when it 's time to trade it in . |
| 9 | ‘ The album made quite a lot in royalties , but it 's not like anyone 's bagging vast amounts of money , ’ says Neneh . |
| 10 | Wilson points out that the designer side represents only a fraction of the fashion industry 's £6.5 billion turnover . |
| 11 | The tenant may wish to limit its liability to the state and condition of the premises at the commencement of the term , in which case it would need to include a provision that it will keep the Premises in no worse condition than they are in at the commencement of the Term as evidenced by the Schedule of condition annexed hereto A schedule of condition would then of course have to be settled including , if possible , a portfolio of photographs . |
| 12 | A pianist plays twice a week in the small , genteel bar and the large lounge . |
| 13 | The farmworker receives only a pittance in pay-off — perhaps £2,000 in redundancy pay — whereas the owner of the land may receive thousands of pounds for several years . |
| 14 | Score card has always a target of four thousand pound . |
| 15 | On normal skin , a mild exfoliator used once a week will do no harm . |
| 16 | Its closure provided only a breathing-space . |
| 17 | As the sun rose higher in the cloudless sky and the sea below took on an almost Mediterranean hue , Bert and Bella Rafferty and Celia and Brian Markham cracked open a bottle of champagne . |
| 18 | Second-year units involve both a treatment of general theories and concepts , and discussions of more concrete and practical issues such as Women . |
| 19 | A superbly worked goal by Wantage when John Cully headed home a pin point cross by Stewart Bradbury with five minutes remaining , looked to have won this match for three vitally needed points in the Hellenic League premier division . |
| 20 | Instead of the numerous originals and copies generated in a documentary ocean bill transaction , the CKR created just a handful of documents , mostly in the form of simple statements . |
| 21 | Since then every Q.T. has received in their notes a red paper outlining the Grant Aid meeting also a letter containing a revised timetable in which you were asked to think about specific items . |
| 22 | Impressive results from building materials group Redland coupled with an optimistic forecast about future trading proved something of a damp squib as the stock added just a penny to 490p . |
| 23 | To many in England the truce of Bruges seemed literally a sell-out : the French forced the garrison at Saint-Sauveur to hand the fortress over to them directly in return for 53,000 francs . |
| 24 | Rush 's club landmark came just a week after he had reached a scoring milestone for his country . |
| 25 | The Club meets once a month , usually at lunchtime when only women are allowed . |
| 26 | Silver service buys basic on-site and telephone support , whilst the bronze programme includes once a week on-site visits with telephone support for Solaris and other Sun software . |
| 27 | Silver service buys basic on-site and telephone support , while the bronze programme includes once a week on-site visits with telephone support for Solaris and for other Sun software . |
| 28 | ( iii ) Where the notepaper of an English or Welsh office of the practice includes neither a designation of the practice ( see paragraph 6(b) above ) nor a list of the partners or directors , the statement required by sub-paragraph ( b ) ( i ) ( B ) above must also state that the partners or directors are ( as the case may be ) solicitors and registered foreign lawyers , or describe them in such other terms which , as applied to those partners or directors , would be permitted by paragraph 6(b) ( i ) or ( ii ) above . |
| 29 | With the spring shows only a couple of months away , it would be impossible for me to appoint a replacement who could get a collection ready in time . ’ |
| 30 | In mud wrestling both fighters wear only a jockstrap . |