Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MAY RIDE : Magnus may ride an armoured Warhorse ( +7 points including armour ) . |
| 2 | I thought Mrs Kettering must have an old father who wrote somewhere about the place . ’ |
| 3 | TONY ADAMS could make an unexpected return to the England team against Yugoslavia at Wembley on Wednesday . |
| 4 | Mid-September could produce an amazing boost to your material assets , but tread carefully in June , July and October . |
| 5 | A SERIOUS ankle injury sustained by Great Britain 's leading decathlete Alex Kruger could open an Olympic door for Teessider Anthony Brannen . |
| 6 | The British programme was costed at £6,000 million spread over three years , to which the United States would make an undefined contribution . |
| 7 | It is likely that Stalin was confident that the situation would evolve in Russia 's favour , for it appeared improbable that the United States would pursue an active policy of intervention in the Asian continent and the left would possess the initiative in decision-making within Korean politics , since much of the right was discredited through collaboration with the Japanese . |
| 8 | Before the transplant Rhys will face an intensive course of chemotherapy . |
| 9 | Before the transplant itself Rhys will face an intensive course of chemotherapy and irradiation . |
| 10 | At times Ceauşescu almost seemed to suggest that Romania might become an informal ally of the United States . |
| 11 | THE quality control laboratories at ICI Billingham may seem an unlikely place for artistic yearnings . |
| 12 | Depending on the outcome of the other matches involving Switzerland , Romania and Bulgaria , Scotland may need an 11-goal victory to qualify for the finals . |
| 13 | I would take as one of them the letters in Assyrian characters sent from Persia to Sparta which the Athenians intercepted and managed to translate in 425 B.C. : for surely by Assyria grammata Thucydides must mean an Aramaic text ( 4.50 ) . |
| 14 | We also have more potential committee members than we ‘ constitutionally ’ need , so 14th May could prove an interesting day . |
| 15 | We have upheld our pledge that Northern Ireland will remain an integral part of the United Kingdom in accordance with the democratically expressed wishes of the majority of the people who live there . |
| 16 | Does the Prime Minister accept that , when the people of Scotland vote for independence , Scotland will become an equal partner with England in the European Community ? |
| 17 | When Kostomarov , probably in collaboration with kindred spirits , wrote an emotive tract which concluded by saying that " Ukraine will become an independent People 's State in a Slavonic union " , his cultural activities seemed to be taking on clear political overtones . |
| 18 | With the success of these first Championships , the organisers are hoping Blackbird Leys will become an annual event . |
| 19 | ISO will follow an elliptical orbit taking it from 1000 to 39 000 km above the Earth 's surface and will complete one orbit every 12 hours . |
| 20 | The appearance of Barnes will add an exciting dimension to an already intriguing meeting at Loftus Road . |
| 21 | ‘ Maggie will want an early night . |
| 22 | We all know that England can play an expansive game ; they proved this in the 89/90 season ( and again came second ) . |
| 23 | Then at last the girl came back to her , but , even as she began to speak , Lisa could sense an ominous note in her voice . |
| 24 | Who else but Runcorn could give an impromptu hour-long lecture on any geophysical topic and probably have just the right slides in his pocket to support it ? |
| 25 | Most of its clients reside in South Wales but it was considered that the West Midlands would offer an additional source of berth holders . |
| 26 | Quebec and Ontario would each gain 18 new seats in the lower chamber , while British Columbia and Alberta would receive an additional four and two seats respectively . |
| 27 | To remove excess phosphate from all the Broads would cost an estimated £20 million . |
| 28 | Top panellist was self-styled ‘ rudest man in Britain ’ , ex-copper Gilbert Harding , sacked as co-presenter for the kind of snooty , bullish behaviour upon which Robin Day would build an entire career . |
| 29 | Selecting respondents in the High Street on a Monday would include an excessive proportion of women of child-bearing age unless the quotas are strictly adhered to . |
| 30 | Jason Donovan would make an ideal husband . |