Example sentences of "[noun] a [adj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Owers played his first full game for three months in the derby win over Middlesbrough and then gave boss Malcolm Crosby a welcome cup final headache . |
| 2 | They brought me down that day from Edinburgh , bundled me into a transit van with seats but no windows , handcuffed to a big quiet London lad who would n't talk to me at all and did n't even say much to the other two cops in the back of the transit just sat staring ahead and we seemed to drive all night just stopping once at some service station on the Ml , took a while to arrange everything , then they came in with a selection of cans of soft drinks and sandwiches and pasties and pork pies and chocolate and we all sat there munching then they asked me did I need the toilet and I said yes and they opened the door and it was straight over the grass into the gents ' toilets , two cops guarding the door and some men , looked like truckers , standing watching me , waiting for their turn after I 'd had my private visit ; only wanted a pee but I could n't do it even though the big lad was n't actually watching just having him standing there handcuffed to me was enough so they checked the stalls and then took the cuffs off me and I had to leave the door open a crack while I went , then back out and I see the other cop cars Christ a Range Rover and a Senator too I 'm a fucking VIP , then it 's into the van and on with the journey to London where the questioning starts ; they 're concentrating on Sir Rufus 's murder , for now , because they found a card a fucking business card in the woods near the burned cottage ; not mine that would have been too obvious but a card from a guy I know on Jane 's Defence Weekly with some scribbled notes on the back : |
| 3 | For centuries a Royal Mile eating and drinking house has stood on this site . |
| 4 | From now until May 14th 1992 , Expressions is offering Hairflair readers a fabulous discount offer — so treat yourself today ! |
| 5 | In Goa a former union minister , B. P. Singh , was appointed Governor on March 15 . |
| 6 | Chauvinism , local and national , lies at the heart of hooliganism and England fans seem to find in foreigners a convenient target fur a vague resentment at Britain 's diminished place in the world . |
| 7 | Manufacture industry barely surviving thousands of job losses a public service borrowing requirement at a staggering fifty billion pounds Black Wednesday devaluation government climb-downs , U-turns , defeats on Maastricht , the mines , education , railway privatization V A T on heating bills . |
| 8 | Somewhere deep in Robbie 's rapidly fading consciousness a little warning voice admonished her not to let this happen , that it would only lead to heartache . |
| 9 | Unventilated shower cabinet in bedroom a real problem area |
| 10 | Football a full league programme tomorrow … |
| 11 | Football a full league programme tomorrow … |
| 12 | Sohail was out again , cutting , and after tea Mujtaba gave Hick a comfortable slip catch . |
| 13 | Therefore , it proposes that as a result of computerisation at the Inland Revenue a local authority register will be established so that authorities are aware of the pensioners , those with disabilities and those on low incomes . |
| 14 | you know carriage a single carriage way ? |
| 15 | His Debussy Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune was the strangest I have ever heard : drably overcast , not so much seductive as comatose , and so deathly slow that audible flute breaths were essential in the pauses . |
| 16 | In eight of 26 animals a net fluid secretion was seen on days 6–9 . |
| 17 | As a result a lower water temperature can be used between 50–6O°C . |
| 18 | As a result a one day seminar was held in August and enclosed is a complimentary copy of the report from the seminar . |
| 19 | As a result a strong working relationship has been established with the reporter 's department . |
| 20 | They discussed and they reached a conclusion ; as a result a new church school — Curry Rivel Parochial School — was built in Church Street in 1876 , the year in which the first of two Acts was passed making school attendance compulsory . |
| 21 | This is a horror movie a fucking horror movie this lunatic is making his own horror film and you ca n't even tell yourself Hell it 's only a story are n't the special effects good it is n't real because that 's exactly what it is and the gorilla man is explaining in that hideous high-pitched baby 's voice what he has in this bottle and in this syringe and I throw up halfway through but they pause the video for me . |
| 22 | Iro 's direct running down the wing always looked the tourists ' most promising mode of attack , and on the stroke of the interval , he muscled past three defenders to give the Kiwis a 10-4 half-time lead . |
| 23 | All this , say people living in the nearby village of Watchfield , make the college a prime terrorist target . |
| 24 | At another compartment a happy wedding party is assembled , and amid merriment and showers of confetti the ‘ happy pair ’ are getting a good send-off . |
| 25 | For the Phase 2 Pilot Programme a joint validation event will be held for such consortium developments . |
| 26 | In order to facilitate the development of the programme a Public Health Nurse was assigned full-time in each designated area and became the Family Development Nurse ( FDN ) for that area , her role being one of facilitator , monitor , guide motivator , communicator and resource person for Community Mothers . |
| 27 | and finally , our amblings from Kimblesworth cricket club a few weeks back erred in suggesting that Maltby , near Thornaby , dropped out of the National Village Cup because they thought Kimblesworth a bit far . |
| 28 | Ajax , three-times winners of the European Cup , reached the UEFA Cup Final for the first time when last night 's 1–1 draw with Genoa gave the Dutch club a 4–3 aggregate win . |
| 29 | For example , a familiar jingle will place in your mind a particular TV commercial . |
| 30 | For each of these I then evolved time-limited discussion structures applying to the subject of disruption a simple group interaction method ( for which I would make no claims of originality ) , a process intended to maximize the chances of ‘ on-task ’ participation leading to clear definition and appreciation of areas of agreement and divergence and needs for further analysis or action . |