Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Representatives from as many relevant agencies as possible met a few times a year , and devised an agreed strategy for the inner area concerned . |
| 2 | His work affects me the same way — which is why I bought that painting a few years ago . |
| 3 | But I think the political climate on that changed a few years ago , when there was the big influx of heroin onto the market … . |
| 4 | The secure software company lost out on the US Navy 's Super Mini AFKAC 300 contract a few months ago after Planning Research Corp , the integrator and lead contractor , ‘ disinvited ’ it from its bid after teaming with Hewlett-Packard for the hardware , Sandone said . |
| 5 | The secure software company lost out on the US Navy 's Super Mini AFKAC 300 contract a few months ago after PRC , the integrator and lead contractor , ‘ disinvited ’ it from its bid after teaming with HP for the hardware , Sandone said . |
| 6 | but I hope however that he will be willing to go a few steps further . |
| 7 | This got a few whistles . |
| 8 | But there are other less obvious savings which can be taken into account if you are prepared to write a few letters and fill out a form or two . |
| 9 | As I pointed out in the original review , this causes a few problems like the inability to switch players . |
| 10 | This created a few problems as intense rivalry was felt between the children from the two towns . |
| 11 | Queen Victoria and George V presided a dozen times over the formation of minority or coalition governments . |
| 12 | Goalscorer John Byrne , who broke a leg while playing for French club Le Havre three years ago which threatened to end his career , said : ‘ At that time , days like this seemed a million miles away . |
| 13 | Retention alone is not sufficient for comprehension , but without this mental black-board will be difficult to relate the meaning of one word to the meaning of another seen a few seconds later . |
| 14 | This caused a few gasps , as well it might . |
| 15 | In the early stages of her marriage she kept her maiden name but when this caused a few rumblings in Arkansas and Clinton lost his bid for re-election as governor in 1980 , she took his name and he was returned to office two years later . |
| 16 | When they stopped , sometimes at the junctions between seasons , Tallis could feel the flow of time , the great spiral storm that curled around some focus a few days ' riding to the north . |
| 17 | Every time he walked that 's him come back again and every time he stopped it stopped and this happened a few times and he was very scared and he thought he had better go and see what the noise was and anything well it was just a pet sheep tangled up in its tether . |
| 18 | This requires a sophisticated communications network , and efficient and fast vehicles . |
| 19 | So this afternoon 's news that Paul Getty is prepared to give a million pounds to help construct a building to house the mediaeval map and chained library has presented the townfolk here with yet another opportunity of keeping their heritage intact . |
| 20 | The North Korean government on Jan. 30 signed a nuclear safeguards accord which would allow international inspection of its nuclear facilities . |
| 21 | It might be easier to use a few objects with clearly differentiated attributes as a starting point , but conversations of this kind can occur spontaneously in many activities . |
| 22 | Yeah their their funding tends to be they 'll they 'll fund something like a production or they 'll say at you know if you put our name up were give you so much or General Portfolio perhaps will will fund a particular show or a series of show 's or say were prepared to put a thousand pounds could you name six shows and we 'll put our name on those show 's when they 're advertised but no company or other Council 's actually prepared to come along and say were prepared to put money on a regular basis . |
| 23 | The differences in treatment of the authors was very apparent when we found that some selected a few headings and sub-headings and others sub-divided the subject much more . |
| 24 | Sri Lankans did not believe that it was morally wrong to convict a known cattle thief on false evidence , and officials often complained that true cases were spoilt by complainants who added additional false evidence . |
| 25 | Will this take a few weeks to take effect ? |
| 26 | This implied an underlying ex-rights price of 195p after the old shares had gone ex-dividend . |
| 27 | This sent a few tremors through the market with the FT-SE Index closing more than 19 points adrift at 2750.7 . |
| 28 | Alright , number five then , Healthmaster is not available to , and this caused a few upsets as well , erm , A employed persons , well quite obviously it 's available to them . |
| 29 | Yes , worried folk were coming along from the Tower to Billingsgate , some carrying a few possessions . |
| 30 | Besides , the actor thinks movies should n't be afraid to push a few buttons . |