Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | On the defendant 's appeal , the Court of Appeal held that if the mother 's signature on the transfer was a forgery , the register could be rectified under section 82 of the Land Registration Act 1925not only against C. and D. but also against the building society , set aside the order for possession against the defendant and ordered a new trial to determine the facts regarding the execution of the transfer . |
| 32 | We turned round and have managed to encourage him of his own volition to rejoin the others to make sure that all six enter the Pentland Firth and have a free passage out into the Atlantic . ’ |
| 33 | Caribbean Connection can tailor-make any itinerary and has a good range of special offers throughout the summer . |
| 34 | ABDELATIF AREBEYAT walks slowly on to the podium , utters a Koranic greeting and opens a new day of business in the Jordanian parliament . |
| 35 | In the old days we got on with the job , jollied staff along if they needed it , kicked the sluggards in the backside , encouraged the unconfident and persuaded a reluctant and sceptical police force to use us . |
| 36 | Eventually , someone broke one of the windows in the lavatory and hurled a large piece of glass onstage at Vega and after only three songs , he left the stage . |
| 37 | Eventually , someone broke one of the windows in the lavatory and hurled a large piece of glass onstage at Vega and after only three songs , he left the stage . |
| 38 | The provisions pushed the bank to a $10m loss and caused a profound shock to ripple through the Midland 's executive offices in Poultry . |
| 39 | One of the most serious consequences of excessive noise exposure is partial deafness which may progress to a substantial hearing loss and constitute a severe social handicap . |
| 40 | Many women ( and men ) live positively with HIV and AIDS and lead a happy , full life . |
| 41 | The electoral tribunal annulled the first round result and ordered a fresh election in Collor 's home state of Alagoas , after investigating allegations made by the PRN candidate , Renan Calheiros , that associates of Collor had tampered with 71,000 votes to guarantee the victory of his opponent , Geraldo Bulhoes , who also enjoyed the financial backing of another Collor adviser , a well-known businessman Paulo César Faria . |
| 42 | Reassessment followed that defeat and brought a new direction with new people and a contract of $2 million for four fights over the next two years . |
| 43 | Reassessment followed that defeat and brought a new direction with new people and a contract of $2 million for four fights over the next two years . |
| 44 | If you were a thrifty citizen and wanted a safe piggy-bank secure from the prying eyes of nasty parties such . |
| 45 | The United Provinces , as they were then known , had been under Habsburg rule and began a 40-year war with Spain for their national independence in the 1570s . |
| 46 | Barbados had witnessed a rather different Hanif a year earlier as he took out a 16-hour 10-minute lease on the crease and sculpted a monumental 337 against Worrell and Co . |
| 47 | The hotel is run as a sports club and offers a vast selection of sporting activities ( 1 June to 30 Sept ) included in the price . |
| 48 | Children can also join the Cox Club and receive a special pack of goodies , including a badge and an apple poster . |
| 49 | The steel and property tycoon used his mercurial business imagination and millions of pounds raised from the fans to re-structure the club and re-float a creaking ship that was fast becoming the ‘ Marie Celeste ’ of European soccer . |
| 50 | The Cerne Giant at Cerne Abbas in Dorset is a naked man , 180ft tall , brandishing a 120ft club and displaying a huge phallus . |
| 51 | — DEERNESS Valley Pool League held their first annual presentation night at Esh Winning Football Club and reported a successful season by the six teams taking part . |
| 52 | The driver , a slight figure in a tweed jacket and grey flannel trousers , got out and looked across at the two women before turning to rummage behind the front seat and extract a bulky briefcase and an armful of files . |
| 53 | He is confident he will gain the 6pc swing needed to secure the seat and says a Labour victory will ‘ finish off ’ what his colleague started at the last election in 1987 . |
| 54 | When they were clear of the city 's traffic , Colt eased himself back in the seat and lit a small cigar . |
| 55 | The pub 's owner , however , wished to remove the 19th century facade and undertake a conjectural restoration of the jetted , timber framed front ( the design of which included various historically inaccurate details ) . |
| 56 | But working to scale from a cartoon drawing and meeting a tight deadline posed problems for the sculpture 's designer . |
| 57 | A President ( currently Vigdís Finnbogadóttir — re-elected on June 25 , 1988 — see p. 36107 ) is elected every four years by universal adult suffrage and appoints a Prime Minister and Cabinet who exercise effective executive authority . |
| 58 | A President is elected every four years by universal adult suffrage and appoints a Prime Minister and Cabinet , who exercise effective executive authority . |
| 59 | A painter ( Michel Piccoli ) decides to re-create an abandoned portrait of a famous courtesan and employs a new model ( Emmanuelle Béart ) who soon reveals a strong will of her own . |
| 60 | In 1909 the LCC completely reorganized its school welfare programme and formed a central co-ordinating body with a number of Children 's Care ( School ) Committees on the basis of one for every elementary school . |