Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These culminated on 23 – 24 September , when the pro-Vichy forces in Dakar vigorously resisted a Free French landing , and de Gaulle and his forces were compelled to withdraw . |
| 2 | The stone-floored basement was converted into a huge , communal changing room , one of the first of its kind , and Bernard thoughtfully provided a large leather armchair for bored husbands or partners . |
| 3 | As with most other new communications industries in the twentieth century , the United States quickly established a huge computer lead over the rest of the world . |
| 4 | ‘ For the education or instruction of Boys and Young Persons ’ , John Dakyn also established a free school with Richard Cook , a priest , as the first schoolmaster . |
| 5 | The southern movement of wheat in Texas also involved a significant climatic difference of a 12 per cent decrease in mean annual precipitation , a 1.6 °C higher mean annual temperature and a 10-day increase in the length of the frost-free season . |
| 6 | By solving a physiological conundrum Hubel and Wiesel immediately created a psychological puzzle : how is visual perception possible in a system that only relays information about the location and orientation of edges ? |
| 7 | And Andy obligingly held a hissing white mask over my lower face . |
| 8 | My wife Kay recently acquired a disabled sticker for our car , and we found provision for disabled passengers greatly improved . |
| 9 | A week after the World Cup debacle in Norway , Taylor desperately needed a big win and an upbeat performance to boost his position . |
| 10 | Interestingly , the Wheatley Commission on Scotland also favoured a two-tier system . |
| 11 | As a visiting professor at Yale , Malinowski later accepted a tenured appointment . |
| 12 | Thatcher 's personal adviser Sir Percy Cradock also made a secret visit in December , with as little success . |
| 13 | Mrs Lewington of Wokingham also described a middle-aged man in a blue suit . |
| 14 | Provision of a range of safety equipment for Marathon and new Solas standard life jackets for Chevron also made a significant contribution to the company 's business . |
| 15 | Holders Halfie also recorded a splendid 3-1 success over Garswood United Res , Tommy Flude scoring twice with Tony Stapleton also on target . |
| 16 | ‘ But there is a great deal to be learnt and a number of players like Border , the Waugh brothers , Greg Chappell and Tom Moody really gained a great deal from playing county cricket . ’ |
| 17 | Last month Shanghai even launched a computerised stock exchange . |
| 18 | For example , Agnes Paston even dated a particular letter ( No. 25 ) during the week by reference to the Collect of the previous Sunday : ‘ Written at Paston in haste , the Wednesday next after Deus qui errantibus . ’ |
| 19 | Despite his notoriety during the Cultural Revolution , Chen even secured a limited rehabilitation in the last years of his life and was allowed to do historical research at the Literature and History Museum in Peking . |
| 20 | The fact that England virtually possessed a common language is also reflected in the increasing extent to which it was used both by individuals and by corporate bodies . |
| 21 | The statutory weekly bath was usually evaded , but about once a fortnight Mr Sugden grudgingly produced a papier-mâché moon-bath . |
| 22 | Before the second Test in Trinidad , England actually won a one-day international thanks to a superb unbeaten century from Gooch . |
| 23 | Of course Truman always kept a framed copy of that hanging in his office . |
| 24 | King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva formally proclaimed a new Constitution for Nepal on Nov. 9 . |
| 25 | Although having science degrees , Matthew always had a strong interest in art and design . |
| 26 | While not every top player was able to travel to Newfoundland , Rugby Canada still mustered a powerful squad that included 10 internationals , eight of them World Cuppers . |
| 27 | On March 1 King Bhumibol Adulyadej formally approved a new interim Constitution which had been drawn up by the NPKC . |
| 28 | Alongside him , Chris Bryan also staged a marvellous late recovery , coming back from 14–11 down to win 21–16 . |
| 29 | The 1985 GHS also included a special set of questions concerning informal care . |
| 30 | Berkshire 's Lane instantly missed a four-foot winning chance in the play-off and 45-year-old Canizares , after halving from seven feet on the previous green , sank a 20ft birdie winner at the fourth extra hole to become the fourth Spanish winner of the season after Severiano Ballesteros , Jose-Maria Olazabal and Jose Rivero . |