Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Beautifully decorated inside and out , the Maria offers a good standard of accommodation and traditional family hospitality at a reasonable price . |
| 2 | Brady agreed to lend Gray Dugald McCarrison , and the Scot became an instant hit , scoring in a one sided 4–0 win , with partner Ellison scoring twice . |
| 3 | Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain . |
| 4 | HOUSEWIFE Ruth Watkins got a sinking feeling yesterday — when a 470ft deep hole appeared outside her front door . |
| 5 | ‘ The death of Marcos offers a momentous opportunity for the Aquino government to rally the people behind the ideals which swept it to power : freedom and democracy , bread and justice . |
| 6 | Minton became a regular visitor to the Moynihans ' house in Old Church Street . |
| 7 | Clemenza made an obvious starting point for Oliver , since he had also been commissioned to compose new recitatives for the opera in place of those which Mozart 's incompetent pupil Süssmayr reputedly dashed off on the coach trip to the Prague première . |
| 8 | Liverpool City Council leader Harry Rimmer made a strong pitch for the region at a special hearing before a European Parliament committee examining the problems of large urban areas . |
| 9 | An echo of this criticism survives in Goya 's Caprichos and in the poetry of Meléndez Valdés , vague but radical in its humanitarianism : one of the Salamantine group , the Abbé Marchena became a French propagandist , appealing to Spain to destroy the Inquisition and imitate the ‘ sublime ’ revolution of France . |
| 10 | Banyon made an anguished sound and , after burrowing in his coat pocket , threw a handful of coins onto the table . |
| 11 | Trying not to show that she was completely at a loss , Sophie made a careful examination , then , taking out her stethoscope , she gestured to the herdsman to hold the calf steady while she listened to her patient 's lungs . |
| 12 | Diaka announced a 34-member Cabinet on Oct. 30 , in which he claimed that 40 per cent of ministerial posts were taken by members of the Sacred Union . |
| 13 | A pair of Messerschmitts made a strafing attack on St. Paul 's Bay where a Sunderland flyingboat and the Loire 130 were slightly damaged at their moorings . |
| 14 | ICI endured a similar fate . |
| 15 | To the executions for heresy , Sussex made a gory contribution , twenty-seven men and women being burnt between 1555 and 1558 . |
| 16 | In 1921 Alfred Watkins made an apparent discovery that was startlingly simple and yet revolutionary . |
| 17 | The government of Prime Minister Paul Keating produced an expansionary budget on Aug. 18 designed to stimulate economic growth and boost employment . |
| 18 | Originally planned in conjunction with John Hopkins University to be both a museum and a biblical study centre , the BLM became a single-handed operation when the American institution withdrew its $7 million commitment to the project . |
| 19 | ANDRE Van Troost made an quick breakthrough after Somerset set Surrey an imposing victory target at The Oval . |
| 20 | ANDRE Van Troost made an quick breakthrough after Somerset set Surrey an imposing victory target at The Oval . |
| 21 | Multiplex PCR offers a practical means to improve V cholerae surveillance operations . |
| 22 | It has become more sensitive , as indeed makes sense , for if an Aplysia receives a dangerous stimulus naturally , it probably means some hazardous entity is nearby , and it will pay to be careful . |
| 23 | If an Aplysia receives an alarming stimulus such as an electric shock on the tail , it then responds more readily to other stimuli ( such as prods to the siphon ) that it would otherwise have been less responsive to . |
| 24 | Then come to the POTENTIAL TEACHERS DAY on Saturday 8th March to enjoy an informative Day of Movement with the Medau Society 's Trainers . |
| 25 | After blessing Joseph and Mary , Simeon made a strange prophecy : |
| 26 | MARK TAYLOR made a spectacular debut as Australian captain yesterday , snapping up four slip catches as they beat the West Indies by 14 runs in a rain-affected World Series match at Sydney . |
| 27 | The RAF made a promising start and kept up with the French until Sgt Pete Woodward mistimed his landing . |
| 28 | Sarah made a mental note to go and see Janine . |
| 29 | Had the death-dust breathed in by Yeremi conveyed a molecular message into his brain ? |
| 30 | Rance sought an early meeting with Aung San , but he replied that he was sick with dysentery . |