Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun sg] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | January 's sharp improvement was mainly a result of rising output in the metals sector after a long holiday break the previous month . |
| 2 | Milwall think they 're on the up after a good midweek win over Forest . |
| 3 | John Gallagher 's 39th-minute drop goal gave Leeds the edge at 7–6 until Eastwood , 26 , struck after a blistering 40-yard dash down the right flank by Hull centre James Grant . |
| 4 | It is fairly easy for a library user to learn that a subject whose symbol is 623.4 will be found " in the 600s " , and some-where in between 623 and 624 ; and untrained assistants can after a little guidance cope with the shelving and filing problems . |
| 5 | The ladies final between two County juniors from Tennis World saw the holder 14-year-old Libby Fletcher after a slow star dominate against 16-year-old Julie Neill . |
| 6 | Or perhaps it could be the heart-stopping finale where they finally , sorry , break the ice , and after a quick peckeroo execute the near impossible Pamchenko manoeuvre ( basically he grabs her by the feet and spins her in increasing circles , and she prays he does n't let go ) . |
| 7 | In the case of a simple transfer have the engrossment executed by the purchasers before sending it off . |
| 8 | In other words , how do the angled edges of a shaped field inform what goes on inside it ? |
| 9 | The village has an ancient history dating back to Roman times ( the remains of a Roman wall testify to this ) . |
| 10 | Those who are studying on a part-time basis as members of a regional course do so as non-residential students , with regular residential weekends and summer schools . |
| 11 | You will need to wear a watch to time the starts ; this should be worn on the wrist of your right hand , with the face on the inside , so that in the final seconds of a frantic starboard tack start it can easily be read whilst in the sailing position . |
| 12 | Even if Guadix is a recently occupied area , our data show that the supposed characteristics of a recent area do not apply . |
| 13 | Bond prices have since fallen and yields risen , partly because of inflation worries , but more because of a worldwide liquidity squeeze which has caused bond yields to rise virtually everywhere . |
| 14 | Much of this writing , however , remained essentially the same as in earlier generations — inevitably so , since most of the characteristics of a successful diplomat have not changed over centuries . |
| 15 | For a recent example of a successful challenge see R. v. H.M. |
| 16 | Many practical situations require the introduction of a variable phase shift , ideally with no attenuation but at least with fixed attenuation . |
| 17 | These social institutions are involved when actions of a sexual nature or actions of a violent character have occurred . |
| 18 | By contrast with this limited approach to reform , changes to existing rape laws of a radical nature have been contemplated and introduced elsewhere . |
| 19 | Many Christians of a liberal disposition have come to this conclusion of some aspects of the myth . |
| 20 | Previous restrictions on the transfer of shares in private companies and the limit on the number of members of a private company have been removed . |
| 21 | ( a ) Where all or any of the principals of a multi-national partnership have a separate legal practice as foreign lawyers : |
| 22 | A zoom lens is the visual equivalent of a continuous gear shift in a car : merely by turning a handle , the operator can move from a long lens , giving a narrow view but a deep-focus telescopic shot of the subject , to a short , wide-angle lens , with a wide view . |
| 23 | However , Lush have recently hardened-up , and MIKI and CHRIS have partaken in the Lollapalooza Bile Ritual , in which a member of the crew feeds ( those of a nervous disposition skip this bit — Green-faced Ed ) a seven-foot-long plastic tube into his gut via a nostril , into which a quart of lager , a squirt of tomato ketchup and a portion of chocolate sauce are pumped . |
| 24 | He giggles a sudden twit-giggle as if I 've just farted and scrunches up his flipping funny face as if the stitches in some private part have just popped open , and at that moment he is the very image of a nervous comic wreak . |
| 25 | It will be counter productive and damaging to the process if the subsequent enquiries of a prospective purchaser invalidate the document ’ |
| 26 | Now that 's a bit of a grotty picture put er it 's useful to er er to give an idea of what was there . |
| 27 | Erm perhaps children , young people , English young people and children of a similar age have more freedom , more social freedom . |
| 28 | The Indemnity Fund set up by the Law Society is not concerned with overseas practices for which no compulsory arrangements of a similar nature have yet been devised . |
| 29 | Bit of a hopeless case come to think of it . |
| 30 | To boost your chances of a close encounter move quietly through the countryside and wear clothing which is n't noticeably lighter or darker than the surroundings . |