Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] [noun] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My point , however , is that here we encounter a main morality-religion sustained by a complex and composite spiritual hierarchy which is a veritable fount of divine justice and retribution . |
| 2 | England have recently won a second-rate success called the Grand Slam . |
| 3 | Jerry Brown , the Democrats ' dark horse in the presidential primaries , is settled in a worn armchair , cradling a 10-month-old baby called Peter , whose eyes are vacant because he was born with both cocaine and the HIV virus in his veins . |
| 4 | I did not need a vast beacon lit on a hilltop . |
| 5 | Consequently , to prepare for integration , the existing structure may need a thorough overhaul achieved by a comprehensive programme of planned staff and curriculum development . |
| 6 | His prototype was a three-foot fishtank representing a gravity-fed pool surrounded by a sparsely-furnished gravel garden . |
| 7 | In addition it was very remote from the catchment area , located fifteen miles from central London , representing a considerable journey given the density of the urban areas to be crossed and the paucity of public transport systems in Surrey . |
| 8 | The Conservative Party were willing to accept a corporate structure based upon the chief officers ' team : the Labour Party wanted the locus of corporate power to rest in a strong policy committee emphasising the practical as well as formal power of the councillors . |
| 9 | Acland placed himself at the head of the ‘ moral renaissance ’ , consolidating a personal following built around his best-selling books and endless public meetings into a loose organization called ‘ Forward March ’ . |
| 10 | General manager Nick Burrows said : ‘ We want people to write a snoring CV supported by evidence from a partner who has lived with the noise . |
| 11 | The final result awarded to each candidate takes into consideration the formative assessment results obtained during their clinical attachment , which incorporates a summative assessment obtained before the examination . |
| 12 | Eichelberger told Japanese representatives that he feared the outbreak of war with the Soviet Union and this could include a sudden attack based on southern Sakhalin and the Kuril islands after allied forces had left Japan with the conclusion of a peace treaty . |
| 13 | To US annoyance , Brezhnev supported the Arab cause in the 1973 Middle East war and helped a Marxist government come to power in Angola in 1975 . |
| 14 | Many of the films were silent , but the people who went to the evening performances could enjoy a musical accompaniment played on the piano by the local music teacher , who was blind . |
| 15 | During the early years of the organization 's existence , these problems were foreseen and a discussion paper which proposed a simple computer based manpower information system was written in 1971 . |
| 16 | Wordsworth took the materialist philosophy of Locke and Hartley which had sufficed the eighteenth century , and changed round the terms , writing in positive instead of negative signs Instead of a dead universe described in terms of machines from which the Creator had departed , he proposed a living universe called ‘ Nature ’ described in terms of growth and organic life , which was being continuously created by a God who was inextricably involved in all its parts Whereas in Locke the mind at birth was ‘ a white paper ’ , with no innate ideas , in Wordsworth the mind retains in early childhood some consciousness of a pre-existent state ; in Locke the mind passively receives impressions from the senses , but in but in Wordsworth the mind actively perceives and a creative power within the mind organizes the multitude of chaotic sense impressions into a partial picture of the world . |
| 17 | And tonight he was going to meet a magnificent girl called Jane Ashton who worked in the Y.M.C.A. canteen in the village of Chavigny . |
| 18 | You then go south , to meet a minor road known as South Town Lane which you follow for around 500 yards after which you must branch off to cross a plantation called the Warren . |
| 19 | The design of the first year curriculum included mainly a problem based approach , but one course retained a traditional lecture based format . |
| 20 | On Abbey Craig , overlooking Stirling 's fifteenth-century Old Bridge , now stands a tall monument designed by a local mason and completed in 1869 . |
| 21 | A retention is often used as a means of resolving a specific difficulty identified by the due diligence exercise ( see also Chapter 2 , page 51 ) . |
| 22 | There is now a chance to secure a comprehensive settlement based on security for Israel , justice for the Palestinians and peace for all who live in the region . |
| 23 | The state was independent of classes in determining how best to secure a social order given the circumstances of the time . |
| 24 | Most of his patients are old people with lots of money who just want a little fuss made of them . |
| 25 | Tell them if you want a mucky oven cleaned before the visit as special steam-cleaning equipment may be needed . |
| 26 | He said : ‘ Asians want a local station run by local people . |
| 27 | HEARTBEAT , ITV , 8.00pm : Sergeant Blaketon ( Derek Fowlds ) makes it clear to PC Nick Owen ( Nick Berry ) that he wants a local burglar caught before the Assistant Chief Constable makes his scheduled visit . |
| 28 | And national coach Davies was so impressed that he wants a full video shown to all clubs as the perfect illustration of playing under the new laws . |
| 29 | When patrolling policemen checked the pub they found a rear window smashed and could hear Joyce and another man inside . |
| 30 | Exploring the area , Nails found a decent garden shed in a corner of the graveyard , well-hidden behind an overgrown yew-hedge , and he moved in there with his sleeping bag . |