Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | PETERBOROUGH are offering a £500 reward to catch a coin-throwing hooligan who ruined their amazing 9–1 FA Cup triumph over non-League Kingstonian last night . |
| 2 | Even if the escaping water flows into a carbide factory and thereby generates gas which causes a tremendous explosion it is unlikely that much will be achieved by seeking to draw distinctions between what is natural and foreseeable . |
| 3 | It immediately causes a stark image which was to be the main theme of the poem . |
| 4 | On our sail he pressure difference causes a driving force which acts roughly at right angles to the sail at its centre of effort . |
| 5 | I 've designed a new yacht which we believe stands an excellent chance of winning the next round-the-world race . |
| 6 | In fact , one could go further and claim that the negative image of the Jew provided a common denominator which was able to combine and provide justification for all these ideological themes . |
| 7 | As air fresheners and other chemicals deliver only temporary results , it is now the time to try a new product which does n't just mask smells , but actually digests them , claim the manufacturers . |
| 8 | You decide to try a magical attack which does n't consume normal energy . ) |
| 9 | But if you want to try a hot tub I can do better than that . |
| 10 | I 'm , I 'm going to try a little experiment which er , which may not work . |
| 11 | ‘ Lifelines ’ , which profiles a British woman who corresponded with a man on ‘ Death Row ’ in the USA , won both the Jury Prize and the Participants Prize from 53 other programmes presented by 17 countries . |
| 12 | ESSEX Training and Enterprise Council is launching a new initiative which it hopes will provide a kick-start for the county 's manufacturing sector . |
| 13 | A research team from Edinburgh has discovered a previously undetected substance in young babies and is launching a three-year study which might prevent future deaths . |
| 14 | They 'll be delighted to advise you on how to get the most from your current equipment or suggest a new model you might like to try . |
| 15 | It is the fact that the offender has committed a wrongful act which deserves punishment , not the future consequences of the punishment , that is important to the retributivist . |
| 16 | ‘ Do you know a suitable hotel I can stay at ? ’ she asked . |
| 17 | But it was depressing , too , because he did not know a single person who occupied them . |
| 18 | To Victoria Roberts , a young full-time party worker from London , they were the only two in serious contention and she was backing Mr Heseltine : ‘ Mrs Thatcher is a strong leader , and we will need a moderate Tory who will be equally strong — there goes my career . ’ |
| 19 | You will need a Polish visa which we will obtain for you . |
| 20 | The Egyptian commander , however , said that the journey would need a large escort which he could not provide , so Sadleir had no choice but to continue . |
| 21 | Kapuscinski exercises a personal charm which must have helped him to establish friendly relations with the people he met , and to gather material , and which can seem to befriend the Western reader . |
| 22 | These pinnacles are decorative but also functional in that the weight of the pinnacle above the arch springing exercises a vertical pressure which helps to counteract the vault 's outward thrust . |
| 23 | Phase changes provide a possible mechanism which could account for subsidence as well as uplift , depending on whether the crystalline transformations involved give rise to more , or less , compact mineral structures . |
| 24 | 1a identify the place value of a column or a digit in it for values of units , tens , hundreds and thousands ; 1b represent in numerals a whole number given in words ; 1c represent in words a whole number given in numerals ; 1d order whole numbers ; 1e provide a whole number which is between two given numbers in size ; 1f represent a given whole number on a number line or read one from a number line or scale ; 1g demonstrate understanding of relationships of the form 13 x 8 ( 10 x 8 ) + ( 3 x 8 ) . |
| 25 | Rather , if such industrial policy is to be attempted , it seems preferable to diagnose the cause of the market failure and provide a generalized incentive which market decision-makers then take into account when undertaking their professional analysis . |
| 26 | Simplicity is its selling point — piano , guitar and violin provide a beautiful backdrop which allows the lyric and the delivery to breathe , full of life . |
| 27 | The beliefs and values which are established in this discipleship provide a governing spirit which helps to shape our personal response to the whole of life in a relationship with others . |
| 28 | Together they provide a formidable barrier which effectively immobilises unsuspecting insects . |
| 29 | Both Grouse Shoot and Shooting Gallery provide a single target which must be hit before it goes out of bounds . |
| 30 | In this miniature valley extending up towards the Bois de Charlefontaine , the slopes provide a unique micro-climate which , together with the protection of the village itself , shields the vines from the major winds and traps the sun . |