Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police found blue-eyed Gareth in a baby buggy , together with a PVC holdall with clothes , bottles and baby wipes . |
| 2 | His face was that of Simple Ivan in a folk-tale , high cheek-bones , slanting eyes . |
| 3 | They encompass the area designated as autonomous Croatia in an agreement made with the federal government in Belgrade in 1939 . |
| 4 | The stability Royal Mail contracts brought to their operators — particularly the smaller ones — enabled them to offer jobs to newly-qualified CPLs in a segment of the industry which traditionally been the first step in an aviation career . |
| 5 | They reflect the debates and use the terminology of contemporary Paris in a way that the work of Master Hugh does not ; yet Achard is doctrinally conservative , and essentially unsympathetic to the drift towards organized secular schools and ( within his lifetime ) the University of Paris . |
| 6 | This tidal wave is a product of the combined efforts of the jostling of the crustal plates and the behaviour of the deep Ocean through which the resulting shock waves are transmitted : a small nudge in southern Chile can set up a wave that streaks across the entire Pacific in a matter of hours , with unimaginably enormous force . |
| 7 | A DOCTOR has solved one of the abiding mysteries of Christmas : the illness suffered by Charles Dickens 's character Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol . |
| 8 | India and Pakistan each withdrew troops from their common border in early June in an attempt to defuse tension caused by the unrest in Kashmir . |
| 9 | It is hoped Aberdeen will mark the occasion by taking on Real Madrid in a replay of the 1983 European Cup Winners ' Cup final , won by Alex Ferguson 's side . |
| 10 | In the SAS he undoubtedly learned rather more than that , including the survival skills which he has had to draw on so often in expeditions which have not always gone according to plan.He has been a full-time explorer since he was 25 and ‘ like everybody else , in every career , you do n't retire until you have to , ’ he says.His CV reads like a non-stop Boys Own adventure — shooting up the White Nile in a hovercraft , parachuting on to the Jostedalsbre Glacier and negotiating more than 4,000 miles of Canadian and Alaskan rivers.Between 1979 and 1982 , he circumnavigated the world on the Transglobe Expedition , becoming one of the first men ever to reach both the North and South Poles overland . |
| 11 | The moment of truth comes on Tuesday when they meet unstoppable Portadown in a quarter-final at Shamrock Park , Glentoran having only qualified on goal difference . |
| 12 | Then observing himself as he fluttered and flustered the teenaged Lara in a restaurant ! |
| 13 | Foster , whose own career started at the tender age of 3 , discovered 9-year-old Adam in a New York classroom : ‘ It was him wanting to be something that drew me , ’ she says . |
| 14 | Chung Won Shik , appointed in late May in an effort to secure greater stability [ see p. 38177 ] , was mobbed by hostile students while visiting Hankuk University of Foreign Studies . |
| 15 | Ganev and the UDF had been angered by some documents leaked in late February in an attempt to smear him , and had demanded that the secret services by placed under the control of the Interior Ministry rather than the Presidency as at present . |
| 16 | This had mainly centred on Gen. Chaovalit Yongchaiyut , the Army Commander-in-Chief , since according to some sources Chatichai had invited Chaovalit to join the Cabinet in late December in an attempt to boost the stability of his six-party coalition . |
| 17 | I wrapped up a bottle of Grand Moulas in a newspaper for safety , put it in one of the panniers and went on my way . |
| 18 | The UK narrowly failed in late January in an attempt to win international approval for its policy of involuntary repatriation of the Vietnamese " boat people " in Hong Kong . |
| 19 | In the south of the country , four immigrants and an Italian were killed near Naples in late April in a gun battle believed to have taken place when local drug dealers attempted to eliminate competition from a group of illegal African immigrants . |
| 20 | And of Hepzibah , because she was comforting Nick in a way she knew she could never do . |
| 21 | Indeed , at that very moment , Robertson , who had spent the morning since his release drinking black Nescafe in an attempt to clear his head , was handing out drafts of speeches which he wished his mates to make in that debate . |
| 22 | Eileen Derbyshire , who plays Emily in the TV soap , adopted four-legged Emily in a sanctuary at Buxton , Derby . |
| 23 | I was about to leave when the office got a reverse charges call from Simon , a very angry Simon in a call-box outside Leytonstone tube station . |
| 24 | Government forces captured nine rebel camps in Gulu district in northern Uganda in an offensive in May 1989 , killing 370 rebels proclaiming allegiance to the Holy Spirit movement ( formerly led by Alice Lakwena — see p. 36419 ) . |
| 25 | Liz also dabbled with acting , and played several roles rather well — an inventive Helena in A Midsummer Night 's Dream and a curiously haunting , poignant Bellario in Philaster , directed by Edgar . |
| 26 | Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc says it plans 1993 capital spending of $650m , a rise of $220m from a year ago , in anticipation of double-digit growth in the world semiconductor market this year , including 25 pct in the US market ; it expects the Japanese semiconductor market to grow at 5% this year , with the Japanese economy beginning ‘ slow recovery ’ in the second half ; it said it has shipped more than 100,000 of its new SuperSparcs in a year , and expects to release several client-server products this year ; commenting on first quarter figures ( page seven ) , it added that software revenues for the first quarter were lower than expected , leading to a small loss in its information technology business ; it continues to see strong demand for notebook computers and printers . |
| 27 | Immediately on his arrival , Louis had installed the exiled Stuart in a palace at St Germain-en-Laye , where he lived in a far more impressive style than most royal exiles . |
| 28 | Was the figure of 40,000 million gallons of flood water to which James Rougvie refers passing Perth in an hour , a day or during the whole period of the flood ? |
| 29 | The influx of people evoked the " Green March " of 1975 , when several hundred thousand Moroccans had crossed into the Western Sahara in an effort to legitimize Moroccan claims on the territory . |
| 30 | Cray Computer Corp , Colorado Springs , says it will start shipping its first scaled-down versions of the much-delayed Cray-3 in a bid to raise cash . |