Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] the [adj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The alert might recall that various groups have made unusual , tenuous ‘ crystals ’ out of small numbers of ions suspended in a magnetic field ; the pair of mercury ions in the new experiment constitutes the simplest such crystal . |
| 2 | At home , each patient was instructed to practice contracting the sphincter several times a day ( at least 20 times three times daily ) for 20–30 seconds as directed in conditioning sessions . |
| 3 | The ruling Liberal Party ( which held 24 seats ) and its supporters were expected to face a rival coalition comprising the left-wing former guerrillas of the April 19 Movement ( M-19 , 19 seats ) , the conservative National Salvation Movement ( 11 seats ) , and the Embera and Guambino Indian leaders Francisco Rojas and Lorenzo Muelas , from the north-west jungle region and the southern mountain region respectively . |
| 4 | Finally , when the stream dried up to a dribble , she popped the man 's wet dick in her mouth to savour the last few drops . |
| 5 | The boat floated the last few yards until it actually bumped the side of The Sandhopper . |
| 6 | Oh , let there be someone around , she prayed silently , as she made the car fly the last few metres . |
| 7 | Without a second thought the 30-year-old former England centre forward met the ball on the full , unleashing a powerful left-foot drive . |
| 8 | On the other side of the mill , in contrast , was a deep high banked muddy trough meandering the last half mile into the Severn estuary . |
| 9 | Lamarr Dean was facing the Apache , starting to drink , sipping at the whisky to give the Apache all the chance he needed . |
| 10 | Catching the rays of sunshine this variety lights up the shrub border to prolong the last few days of autumn . |
| 11 | First day for me , because I was in the farming was doing afternoon milking the first few days . |
| 12 | Significantly , he identified inadequate protection of Russians living in " nearby foreign countries " ( blizhee zarubezhe — the phrase describing the other former Soviet republics ) . |
| 13 | The SUBJECT AS AFORESAID proviso reminds the haulier that Overdrive 's rates are not based on accepting liability for matters which the prudent haulier should insure against . |
| 14 | As a birthday celebration some time ago , I set off with a companion to conquer the two more accessible ones , Sgurr Thuilm and Sgurr nan Coireachan . |
| 15 | Their troubled relationship with Prost notwithstanding , Honda 's successful assault on the bastions of Formula One is admirably chronicled by Christopher Hilton in Conquest of Formula One , although his somewhat hectoring style makes the first few pages something of a battle . |
| 16 | Equation is seen , for instance , when we recognize a picture of someone we know ; and qualification was at work when a cave painter added the last few touches which made his bison look more energetic and more nearly alive than the others already on the rock face . |
| 17 | Heart pounding , Polly stumbled one-handed down the companionway and dumped mugs , flask , and the plate containing the last few sandwiches in the nearer sink . |
| 18 | A typical microcomputer system therefore consists of a microprocessor chip , one or more ROM chips , one or more RAM chips ( to hold variable data ) , and a further chip to decode the top few bits of the 16-bit address coming from the microprocessor , in order to direct it to the appropriate store chip . |
| 19 | His plate held the last few crumbs of a generous slice of pound cake . |
| 20 | Chairman Michael Hurdle said the last few months of the year to March 27 had provided some evidence of an upturn in consumer confidence and helped increase operating profits by 10.2pc to £22.5m from £20.4m last time . |
| 21 | Attaching carpet piercing spikes to the base , and making sure the system pierces the top few millimetres of wood below the carpet adds further to security . |
| 22 | By way of contrast , Limbo is an excellent , varied VS 4c , culminating in an exciting traverse to join the last few moves of the former route . |