Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last general election , in June 1990 [ see pp. 37542-43 ] , had given deputies a two-year mandate to agree on a federal and regional constitutional framework . |
| 2 | The military road also connected with Fort William and offers walkers a splendid route at a high level but skirting the mountains , greatly to be preferred to the bus service . |
| 3 | The Soil Association , an independent regulating organic association , has set out standards for livestock husbandry which guarantees animals a decent life . |
| 4 | Jane found animals a great prop to sanity . |
| 5 | Finally , there are plans to provide custodians a sore point to enable the churches to open for two hours a day . |
| 6 | Patten was also blasted for ‘ denying children a hot meal ’ with cuts in school dinners . |
| 7 | By the historical designation of this alternative practice as ‘ sculpture ’ , when intentions were anti-sculptural , he manages to exclude women a second time over . |
| 8 | If you are using models a good deal keep a model book with notes on how each one has been used before , what they look particularly well in and any other relevant notes . |
| 9 | He untangles his father 's early life — tangled chiefly by Brynner himself who always told interviewers a different story — from Switzerland to the farthest reaches of Russia and then to Paris as a teenager in the Thirties , where he joined a Romany gypsy troupe . |
| 10 | This finding implies that not only is the total number of evaluated crypts a crucial criterion for a precise estimation of a proliferation index , but also the number of biopsy samples per subject being used for the evaluation . |
| 11 | It is also possible to set drivers a distracting task — for instance , a led on the car dashboard may light occasionally , requiring the driver to push a switch to cancel it . |
| 12 | It does give clients a stronger voice ’ . |
| 13 | Most politicians , and probably most of the general public , whatever their political party , regard it as in principle a sensible innovation , certainly one that will give parents a better notion of what they ought to expect , in whatever part of the country their children may go to school . |
| 14 | Unconvinced of the healing powers of art , they can give artists-in-residence a hard time . |
| 15 | In fact the proposal which he 's promoting needs a three mile new road cutting across the landscape . |
| 16 | As 20 stewards busied about serving guests a sumptuous feast , Diana happily chatted away to both president Mitterrand and Spanish foreign minister Don Javier Solana Madariaga . |
| 17 | Certainly I think we 're in very great danger of Leeds Bradford , if we start pushing things a great deal more . |
| 18 | Richard will give customers a complete make-over and advise them on colours . |
| 19 | Bill Jordan , president of the engineers ' union AEU , was hissed when he told delegates a Labour government should be ready to play a positive role in a Nato that was now ‘ reaping a spectacular harvest of peace ’ from years of multilateralism . |
| 20 | We will give tenants a new Right to Improve , so they can receive compensation for certain home improvements which they undertake . |
| 21 | Compared to conventional spreading , injection does give farmers a better chance to reduce their nitrogen bill , adds Mr Hann . |
| 22 | Often , conservative ex-communists , impatient radicals or politicians seeking to capitalize on popular discontent can give presidents a hard ride . |
| 23 | A second would give patients a guaranteed right of access to the hospital of their choice , and general practitioners a right to refer patients to the consultant of their choice . |
| 24 | A course in the history of science would lead those students of the humanities to a better understanding of the nature of science ; it would also give scientists a better understanding of the place of science in the history of culture . |
| 25 | She said : ‘ Things have progressed so quickly since the initial idea last year that we are now seeking bookings a good bit earlier than expected . ’ |
| 26 | There are many useful accessories available which will give curtains a professional finish . |
| 27 | And , by the way , do n't give children a low-cholesterol diet . |
| 28 | One thing which could give pagers a new lease of life is miniaturisation . |
| 29 | It operates mostly on labour-intensive , repetitive government forms rather than the wider variety of commercial printing work which would give men a marketable skill on release as well as a good work experience . |
| 30 | A system of mandatory fees was long justified by the RIBA in terms of both protecting architects from the power of clients and ensuring that design standards were maintained by guaranteeing architects a reasonable return for their work . |