Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few intend to stay beyond a year or two . |
| 2 | Although most children remain well as long as they stick to their diet , a few seem to relapse after a few years for no apparent reason . |
| 3 | But this does n't answer the more important question : how , and when , did a simple ( if magnificent ) living bird of the 1830s get turned into a complicated , transcendent parrot of the 1870s ? |
| 4 | Some like to work from a diagram where there is a brief description of technique used at the start , then the remainder of the pattern consists of the diagram of the various garment parts , with figures that relate to stitches , rows and sizes . |
| 5 | Although there is no reason why middle age should mean a lessening of sexual potency in men , some do complain of a decline in sexual ability in midlife . |
| 6 | Somehow people producing this , preparing this have to think of a way in which they can trap the listener , the viewer , the reader and get their interest . |
| 7 | Some have called for a boycott of the elections , but most are likely to back the faction of the Akali Dal , the Sikh political party , led by a former police officer , Simranjit Singh Mann . |
| 8 | The same is not true of the West 's other non-Arab ally , Turkey , which some have seen as a potential guardian of the Levant . |
| 9 | Some have waited for a booming voice to give direction and are still waiting after years of meditation and prayer . |
| 10 | Some have occurred as a result of lime and fertiliser applications coupled with more intensive grazing of livestock . |
| 11 | Erm , and my proposals have what some have described as a rather complex structure , where your joint planning arrangements are down the one side , and the commissioning , largely the responsibility of statutory authorities is on the other . |
| 12 | Perhaps the nearest the British have got to a building like this has been in the pages of The Eagle . |
| 13 | What on earth did a man on the wrong side of forty have to say to an eighteen year old ? |
| 14 | Do you have a rota system where if maybe six have got onto an appliance and there 's another fire comes up in a few hours that they can not turn ut again , or is it just a matter of whoever gets there first again ? |
| 15 | Efforts to make places more accessible have resulted in a proliferation of signposts , turnstiles , fences , car parks , souvenir shops and snack bars which do nothing to enhance the beauty of an area , but in many cases spoil its character as well as the environment . |
| 16 | These appear to relate to an earlier phase of ocean spreading during late Triassic times , and were carried to their present positions in nappes formed during the Cretaceous , as in eastern Europe . |
| 17 | The skull seems to become translucent , and within it — and in the flesh about it — knotted cords of white begin to form into a spiral which funnels back into a single thicker cord at the back of the skull . |
| 18 | When fired at a school of fish , these seem to act like a shotgun , disorienting many fish at the same time . |
| 19 | He had most likely become infected through a partner who had been receiving zidovudine . |
| 20 | Although writing on behalf of cycling interests , these do coincide to an extent with the interests of walkers and horse riders . |
| 21 | Many of these have adopted as a major part of their strategy over the last two years campaigns to attract bidders for Channel 5 franchises to locate in their cities . |
| 22 | Over the years these have come in a variety of shapes ‘ sizes and materials : mild steel , galvanised steel , cast iron , copper , aluminium and stainless steel . |
| 23 | They can advise their clients [ customers ] on all aspects of the law although many tend to concentrate on a particular area . |
| 24 | They can advise their clients [ customers ] on all aspects of the law although many tend to concentrate on a particular area . |
| 25 | They can advise their clients [ customers ] on all aspects of the law although many tend to concentrate on a particular area . |
| 26 | They can advise their clients [ customers ] on all aspects of the law although many tend to concentrate on a particular area . |
| 27 | You will be writing many press releases during a year 's work . |
| 28 | ‘ I have no wish , ’ his lordship said , ‘ to enter into a quarrel on this our last evening together which we all deserve to enjoy as a happy and triumphant occasion . |
| 29 | A mental construct arising from a misapprehension of the relationship between the crofter and his land . |
| 30 | By the time we are all set to go to a club I am teetering on the brink . |