Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Systematic sampling of West German voters carried out in 1979–80 indicated that 13 per cent of all voters in the Federal Republic had a consolidated extreme rightist ‘ world view ’ ; 14 per cent responded positively to the statement that ‘ we should again have a Leader who would rule Germany with a strong hand for the good of all ’ . |
| 2 | Experts cite Romania as a possible future instance where human rights violations could lead to a call for action from outside national boundaries . |
| 3 | The Western banks regarded Romania as a good risk : cynically , they judged that Ceauşescu would keep the lid on the pot in Romania in a way that Gierek had manifestly failed to do in Poland . |
| 4 | I 'll go back to London , I 'll move to a new district , I 'll start seeing Sophie on a regular basis , I 'll do my job as if I were any competent lawyer , and I 've come here alone , you bastard , so why do n't you do whatever you 've got in mind ? |
| 5 | He first met Minton in a top-floor club in Wardour Street and they became firm friends . |
| 6 | The spark that arises between Vronsky and Anna proves not only damaging to Karenin ( Anna 's husband ) but also to the young Kitty Shcherbatsky , who seeing Vronsky as a possible suitor , was in love with him . |
| 7 | Vested interests in Germany saw only what they wanted to see : namely that the Junkers were the traditional political and military leaders of German society , that they had brought about German unification and that this would make Germany into an industrial power of the first order . |
| 8 | The MoD is keen to preserve Ferranti as an independent force in defence electronics . |
| 9 | " If you say so , " agreed Chuck with a happy laugh . |
| 10 | Yet at the same time , he needed each superpower to see Bucharest as a natural place for influencing the views of the other one and other players in the international game . |
| 11 | ‘ You 've been listening , ’ announced Ken in a pointed BBC accent , ‘ to an excerpt from Forever Amber . ’ |
| 12 | So when we came to make the recording in Vienna I asked Strauss through a mutual friend we had at that time if I could use a fuller body of strings in the climaxes . |
| 13 | That was great and started a whole year of being in America for me , which was seeing David as a major star and also for myself , experiencing life as it should be as a major star , with your cars and people looking after you and the record company being polite to you rather than treating you like shit and not working . |
| 14 | And seeing Richard in a white coat . ’ |
| 15 | Contrary to the norm for a Yorkshire dale , the young men did venture outside to seek their partners and John met Marie at a fair . |
| 16 | They point to the poster campaign it launched last September , through Ogilvy & Mather , which effectively relaunched Wisk as a mainstream colour care detergent , and the new label design as evidence of Lever 's determination to boost its sales . |
| 17 | ‘ Are you joining us for a swim ? ’ asked David in a loud voice . |
| 18 | Nutty let out a genuine snort of rage , nudged Midnight with her heels and rode Antony into a large patch of thistles , towing the Badminton mare with her . |
| 19 | But as they approached Kingsbere after a long and tiring day 's journey , a man came to tell them there were no rooms available . |
| 20 | With the help of friends , Seth lured Osiris into a coffin-like box . |
| 21 | Colleagues described Dorrance as a gentlemanly , compassionate man with a lot of moral commitment . |
| 22 | He described Chelsea as a little village a couple of miles from London where the Thames ran between nurseries and market gardens , ‘ of which there are a frightful number ’ . |
| 23 | He was ambitious and he regarded Middlesbrough as a big club . |
| 24 | Having gently and efficiently helped Luce into a loose cotton nightdress , the housekeeper was just tucking in the light counterpane when another knock heralded the doctor . |
| 25 | A 73rd-minute goal by substitute Andy Payton helped Middlesbrough to a 2–1 home victory over Oxford United that will have an enormous bearing on the Second Division 's promotion and relegation issues . |
| 26 | However , he needs Lennie in a strange way , and he rarely really means what he says . |
| 27 | But when the duke — still in his flying gear — was ushered into the presence at Ditchley Park , he found Churchill in a playful mood . |
| 28 | McCoist flung himself at the ball and beat Lukic with a wonderful diving header . |
| 29 | Mr Crosby wanted to take them back on the pitch but was prevented from doing so by police , who had acted quickly to prevent a pitch invasion when Byrne headed Sunderland into a 35th-minute lead . |
| 30 | The Doctor fixed Mortimer with a level gaze , catching him with those blue eyes . |