Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [vb -s] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is determination to maintain strong links with other countries through a thriving International Office and as a result it plays a leading and responsible role in the global community . |
| 2 | In the spring it has a near miraculous effect on snow accumulations . |
| 3 | Successful living in Los Angeles requires controlling the environment , whereas in Bali it requires a total surrender . |
| 4 | This might appear exorbitant , and indeed as a symbolic castration of the Oedipus complex it represents a partial subversion of Lacanian theory . |
| 5 | When attacking , it protrudes its long snout , and as it pushes it against the flesh of its enemy it fires a small , venom-carrying harpoon — a hollow dart formed from a tooth — that can kill a human being within a few hours . |
| 6 | But in any reference to useful labour it occupies a significant place as a village where the medieval open field system of farming has survived in some degree . |
| 7 | After food is put into the mouth it takes a few minutes ( usually around five ) even to start having any physical effect in satisfying the hungry body . |
| 8 | Before he can open his mouth he gets a simple instruction from each of us , so he stands switching his gaze from her to me and back again like he 's at a tennis match . |
| 9 | In the hall she wraps a long scarf round her neck and puts on a cream-coloured quilted cotton jacket , with wide shoulders and inset sleeves , and lets herself out by the front door . |
| 10 | Despite the vulgar character of such poetry it conceals a genuine sadness . |
| 11 | The stone they used to build Aberdeen may be built for endurance rather than seduction , but when it catches the sun it offers a lively spirit as well as a safe haven . |
| 12 | But in the desert it gives a strange moaning sound , low and sensual , accompanied by the singing of the sand as it skates across itself . |
| 13 | There is a rough division between east and west which became apparent in Peter Webster 's study of Severn Valley wares found on the Wall ( 1972 ) , for , although there is not a great quantity it has a definite western bias , which suggests that the means of transport was by the sea . |
| 14 | Remember that the spine is flexible , and that in a normal upright posture it describes a shallow double-S curve . |
| 15 | Remember that the spine is flexible , and that in a normal upright posture it describes a shallow double-S curve . |
| 16 | With dolphins on the rampage it seems a good idea to spend as much time as possible out of the water . |
| 17 | Powered by a souped-up , 80 bhp Mini engine it has a tough steel frame and fibreglass bodywork . |
| 18 | Good songs are ‘ Home on the range ’ , ‘ John Brown 's body ’ [ p.73 ] and ‘ Around her hair she wears a yellow ribbon ’ as well as other children 's songs such as ‘ Ai n't going to grieve my Lord ’ [ p.72 ] . |
| 19 | gets the odd enquiry about becoming a guide and she meets those interested to explain about the job , but for the moment she has a full complement of volunteers . |
| 20 | Later in the evening she has a light meal . |
| 21 | The moment he makes a great catch it surprises you , but then you think : Gee , that 's what he does . ’ |
| 22 | In A High And Lonely Place he makes a trenchant analysis of the despoilation of the Cairngorms . |
| 23 | On its Edinburgh site it holds a living collection of around 30000 accessions ; a Herbarium containing some 2 million dried plant specimens from a world-wide range ; and a research library holding 75000 volumes books and over 1500 current scientific periodical titles . |
| 24 | In his inaugural lecture he imagines a utopian plurality of languages on which we would draw ‘ according to the truth of desire ’ : |
| 25 | One of his early moves on joining Grant Forrest was to change the name to its current one to emphasise that it was a pan-Scottish agency and in 1983 Cree joined to open the office in Edinburgh , a move he considers a vital part of PRCS 's success . |
| 26 | Although it carries a slight risk of giving false positive results , if followed by a rectal examination it gives a good indication of the presence of prostate malignancy , which can be further confirmed by ultrasound and biopsy . |
| 27 | Although the only relief claimed is payment of money , in form of process it resembles a fixed-date action ( see below ) . |
| 28 | In the abstract it has a great deal of force . |
| 29 | To this day he holds a bitter hatred in his heart for all Goblins , so he is subject to the psychology rules for hatred when fighting Goblins . |
| 30 | In the C minor sonata he risks a breathless concluding Prestissimo , just occasionally ( as towards the end of its exposition ) losing a taut rhythmic hold . |