Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How many units would remain intact when a criminal hurled a house brick at the glass ? |
| 2 | If something goes wrong while a user is accessing LIFESPAN , the current displayed page is temporarily replaced by a ‘ Transaction Failure ’ page which describes the fault and tells the user what action to take ( usually to log off or consult the LIFESPAN Manager ) . |
| 3 | But things begin to go wrong when a dinosaur expert , played by Irish-born New Zealand actor Sam Neill , and his girlfriend , played by Laura Dern , arrive on the scene . |
| 4 | For piaget , cognitive development consists of a series of stages in which these two processes advance asymmetrically , but with the mature phase of what he called ‘ operational thought ’ only becoming possible when a balance or equilibrium has been achieved between them . |
| 5 | Just a mulch of flesh frozen solid as a rock . ’ |
| 6 | This is deemed unethical until a product is licensed . |
| 7 | Wearing — always — dead simple casual clothes that flatter his lightly-tanned complexion , pale silver hair and famous aquamarine eyes , he dines on spartan , spiceless fare in his minimalist palazzo on Via Borgonuovo , where blank corridors link white-walled offices with the plain , pictureless apartment where he lives alone while a bodyguard sleeps below . |
| 8 | She was a little woman , not much taller than Carrie , but she seemed strong as a railway porter , carrying their cases as if they weighed nothing . |
| 9 | The town seemed deserted until a postman appeared and willingly explained that the only Germans there were Gestapo and a few businessmen . |
| 10 | This is due to the pheromone effect created by a male presence and the ability of the male to detect sub-oestrus where a human could not . |
| 11 | The anti-Hoxha demonstrations were put down by the police and troops with increasing force , and on Feb. 23 it was officially reported that two demonstrators and a policeman had been shot dead when a crowd reportedly tried to storm the Tirana military academy ( the opposition claimed up to 30 dead , and attributed some of the shooting to clashes between rival pro- and anti-reform factions within the army ) . |
| 12 | And no-one has covered Northern Ireland as thoroughly as we have : Panorama 's Dirty War examined the way British intelligence ran agent Brian Nelson ; Lethal Force tested the suspicion that men who could have been captured or wanted to surrender had been shot dead whilst a special on the Guildford Four broke new ground , exposing the role of the DPP 's office in withholding crucial evidence . |
| 13 | stated that in his opinion that if the Institute did recommend such action and an embalmer became infected as a result , the Institute could be open to legal action . |
| 14 | ‘ Aye , right where you sit , ’ Maggie replied quick as a flash , which earned a laugh from Susan . |
| 15 | If a gratuitous unconditional promise is revocable should it become irrevocable because a condition is added ? |
| 16 | Royalties on such sale shall not become accountable as a sale until one month after the Publisher has actually received payment . |
| 17 | 8.3 Should the Publisher notify the Company in writing of a high risk sale of the Work then royalties on such sale shall not become accountable as a sale until one month after the Publisher has actually received payment . |
| 18 | What possible reasons and motives could the Patrick Meehan Committee , consisting of a Queen 's Counsel , an MP , four solicitors and myself , have had other than a belief in Meehan 's innocence and a wish therefore to clear his name ? |
| 19 | This regime makes the settlor of a non-UK resident trust liable to capital gains tax on gains made by the trustees where the settlor has an interest , or is treated as having an interest , in the trust ( the trustees themselves being outside the UK capital gains tax net if a majority of them are neither resident nor ordinarily resident in the UK and the general administration of the trust is carried on outside the UK — see s69 TCGA 1992 ) . |
| 20 | If an employee is wrongfully dismissed then whether a covenant is reasonable or not is irrelevant . |
| 21 | He says it is absolutely the case that the baby can not be born alive if a Caesarean operation is not carried out . |
| 22 | Two days earlier , Myeni had escaped unhurt after a hand grenade was thrown into his house in Soweto . |
| 23 | ‘ I feel guilty because a teacher in school asked me to stay friends with her after we left , but somehow I never seem to have time . ’ |
| 24 | If Rainbow seems high as a kite , half-delirious , with racing pulse and her heartbeat dancing the hora , it is only because the delicious hand of Riva now lies firmly clasped within her own . |
| 25 | It always seems funny when a Rottweiler guards for the first time , barking loudly , usually backing off , not quite sure if he is doing the right thing . |
| 26 | Hallas , who is transfer-listed at £180,000 , wants to play amateur rugby in a bid to keep fit until a fee is agreed . |
| 27 | The Rev Eric Davidson ( 74 ) , and Judith Anderson ( 35 ) , were found dead after a blaze at the minister 's home at Drum Road , Cookstown , on December 15 last year . |
| 28 | This fragmentation will be further increased if and when a proposed new national commercial Channel 5 is added to the available terrestrial TV services : this is due to happen by 1995 , but there are doubts about its viability , and the precise format will remain unclear until a contractor is appointed , after a non-decision by the government in late 1992 . |
| 29 | It appears a smuggling plan went wrong when a lorry driver went on holiday . |
| 30 | Country Villas : Infants under 2 go free if a cot is used as an extra bed in the parents ' room . |