Example sentences of "[vb base] [det] a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | To wire an ivy leaf , push half a length of wire through the back of the central vein , one third down from the point of the leaf . |
| 2 | I hereby declare this a Court of Law with myself as judge and those present as jury . |
| 3 | Followed by one grated fresh apple topped with a quarter of a pint of vanilla-flavoured custard ( make half a pint of custard , adding a little extra sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence , and save half of it in the refrigerator for Friday ) . |
| 4 | You can still see it going on today and it still happens does n't it like the Good News Bible if you look at that , I mean this a version of the Bible rewritten , presumably to tell people good news I do n't know , I 've never , never read it but I presume that that 's what the Good News Bible does and we now have countless bibles , where , where , where , where God is , God is female erm my guess is supposing that were the only Bible we had a feminist bible were no other bible and everybody for hundreds of years believed it , my guess is that in the future literary critics and bible critics could study that very carefully and I bet you somewhere there you 'll find internal evidence to show that once God had been male and had his gender changed , I 'm quite sure of it because edit a whole book like the Bible and completely eliminate all the evidence that God was once male would be a very difficult here , here and there you need little bits of evidence and , and again there 's lots of others I 'll mention in the lecture like God 's name . |
| 5 | The way this raid was organised , the commando landing , and street battles make this a classic of fighting raids . |
| 6 | Following NN we allow for the possibility that the higher the wage the more competition there will be for the job ( ceteris paribus ) and make this a function of w . |
| 7 | Erm would you like to take that resolution first and make this a sort of a , an extra resolution |
| 8 | Staphenandra tanakae has lovely long arching sprays of mid-green leaves , which change to yellow in autumn , after panicles of white flowers in early summer make this a plant of considerable value . |
| 9 | But there are those who say such a concentration of valuable resources is wrong and that the sportscar is the dinosaur of the road . |
| 10 | There are far fewer species in the oceans than on land , however , because there are no marine equivalents of the forest trees ; and it is the trees that provide such a myriad of habitats for land-based creatures . |
| 11 | ‘ How can people make such a mess of themselves ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Those visitors of hers always make such a lot of noise ! ’ could mean that the old gentleman wants to take his nap ; but it could also mean he feels left out and would welcome something to do . |
| 13 | They make such a lot of work . ’ |
| 14 | Ah that 's nice , yes that 's , er that 's good , it , it cutting er hair , you know below , make such a lot of , yes , what , what . |
| 15 | Mix half a packet of stuffing as directed but adding a little extra dried sage and dried onion and a good pinch of salt . |
| 16 | Mix half a packet of parsley and thyme stuffing as directed , but also adding a good squeeze of lemon juice from a plastic lemon and an extra sprinkling of dried thyme . |
| 17 | Could I then come to the body of the report , rather than the East Grinstead by-pass , which I , I , I I agree is , is pertinent erm I was , I read this a couple of times because I was a bit confused about the rather if I may say so convoluted argument that was in it erm I think I understand the argument that the erm is that the Mid Sussex District Council have asked for advice and the recommendation is that advice . |
| 18 | " To a pint of cream put a pound of double-refined sugar , the juice of seven lemons , grate the rinds of two lemons into a pint of white wine , add half a pint of sack , then put them all into a deep pot , and whisk them for half an hour , put it into glasses the night before you want it : it is better for standing two or three days , but it will keep a week if required . " |
| 19 | Modern avionics items exhibit such a variety of failure modes and are so reliable that the tradesman often forgets how he cured a particular type of fault when he experiences another of the same type . |
| 20 | We consider such a mode of exchanging our ideas as most natural and indispensable , and that the Combined System of education is by far preferable to the so-called Pure Oral . |
| 21 | they just really need a d discussion with somebody local , get some a bit of extra information |
| 22 | When you get such a splodge of colour eh , it 's difficult to know just how well adjusted your colour level is on the television . |
| 23 | They would " get fine clothes , go to plays and treats , and by these means get such a habit of idleness and love of pleasure , that they are uneasy ever after " . |
| 24 | At Woodchester and , to a lesser extent , at Stonesfield , we find such a variety of motif and patterning that the pavements themselves could well mirror a page ( or the page ) of design : at Woodchester especially , they comprise an array from which all other instances of closely related pavements could have been taken . |
| 25 | I find such a need of that , as an informing spirit in all r do and am . |
| 26 | ‘ And when you see a child of six or seven doing your steps , you feel such a sense of achievement . |
| 27 | When you think of the adverts for tampons and towels , you can see why girls feel such a mixture of pride and shame . |
| 28 | Parsley — Use half a teaspoon of dried or fresh . |
| 29 | Elderflowers — These can either be collected as flowers from the hedgerow in the summer ( a couple of leaves crushed and rubbed on the skin helps to keep mosquitoes away from humans ) or use half a teaspoon of dried flowers which can be bought as tea . |
| 30 | I do n't think it matters whether or not we call this a case of my distinguishing myself from others . |