Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pron] an [adj] " in BNC.

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1 If , due to events beyond our control , we are no longer able to provide the holiday booked , we will return to you all monies paid , or offer you an alternative holiday of comparable standard .
2 With Dawson it was his bulk which undoubtedly contributed to his premature death along with his broad , rubber face that became his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in true bawdy music hall tradition .
3 But his bulk , along with his broad , malleable face , was virtually his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in the finest bawdy music hall tradition .
4 Such stories would have made a lasting impression on my father and given him an early interest in Abyssinia .
5 To make Christmas a truly memorable occasion for you and your guests , I 've taken some of the traditional dishes and given them an exciting twist .
6 ‘ Should be , should n't there ? ’ said Joe , who 'd put his new jersey on and given himself an expensive look .
7 In 1925 the Post Office , which operated independently or through other licensees outside London , went to the length of installing , for a private subscriber in Eastbourne , a free line to St Andrew 's Church 933 yards away , and charged him an annual rental of £1 17 6d ( £1 8712 ) under a three-year contract .
8 The notes that have been prepared for us go over er , rather briefly the legal systems in our land , and er , even references made to France , which has a slightly different legal system , which may be a bit better than ours and so that , in the notes , we not only look at the High Court , the High Court , the Criminal Court , the County Court er er , and realise what an important part of legal proceedings er , these courts fair , as well of course , as the largest courts of all , , the Magistrate 's Court .
9 Over 100 members attended last year and found it an enjoyable and informative day .
10 However , some remnants of the latter ( the Citizen Army and Sinn Fein Volunteers ) seized Dublin in 1916 and proclaimed it an Irish republic .
11 Pourquery displayed a variety of touch shots and moved with great athleticism about the court , to defeat his net rushing opponent 6–4 6–7 6–2 and earn himself an intriguing place in the final against Hunter .
12 Sean took his eyes off the road long enough to turn and give her an astonished look .
13 Bishop felt the slight weight of a simularity crystal in the pocket of his robe and allowed himself an inward smile .
14 Phoebe smiled , and allowed herself an unusual and agreeable start of gratitude to Rachel , not just for her consistent kindness to Maggie , but also , freshly , for her generosity and understanding towards herself .
15 The high subsidies offered by the UK government to Nissan and by other European governments to encourage Japanese investment gave rise to fears that the Europeans were engaging in ‘ beggar-my-neighbour ’ subsidy policies , which would benefit the Japanese and give them an unfair competitive advantage when compared to existing producers .
16 On the next page we show how easy it will be to pile on the pounds tomorrow — and give you an alternative diet for the day .
17 The most vociferously opposed union maintains that all the problems could be solved were the government to remove the PTT from the financial tutelage of the finance ministry and give it an independent budget .
18 Always train with these mitts to get used to the additional range they allow , and to experience what an acceptable impact feels like .
19 He helped Willie into the back and threw him an old rug to cover himself with for he still looked terribly pale .
20 The techniques just described are no more than guidelines in what remains the creative art of studying and describing what an experienced worker is doing or will be required to do .
21 And get you an hi fi for your own room
22 St William 's Foundation ( the northern cousin of St George 's House , Windsor Castle , and like it an independent , voluntary institution ) was established recently with the major remit of addressing just this issue .
23 The man was elevated and screened-in like an auctioneer , to deter attack and to give him an overall view of every part of the shop .
24 The aim is to reduce the ranks of the young unemployed who now account for more than half the nation 's two million jobless and to give them an added skill which will help them find work when the training is over .
25 Now and again , he could be militant : when Lady Astor gave a speech in which she suggested that ex-servicemen should wear arm bands to warn people that they might have venereal disease , my father shouted her down and called her an ex-chorus girl .
26 The Berne-bound goods train was standing on the next track down ; all he had to do was cover the twenty yards between the two tracks and find himself an empty freight car .
27 After graduating , however , you may wish to broaden your scope and find yourself an alternative form of payment .
28 Mr Bevan said Allen hired the two youths by promising them £100 and giving them an extra £10 to buy petrol .
29 The over-running and Anglicising of the Highlands after Culloden , when even the traditional form of dress was banned , would soon lead to assimilation , and even though ‘ the inhabitants of mountains form distinct races , and are careful to preserve their genealogies ’ , Johnson concludes without emotion that ‘ while their rocks seclude them from the rest of mankind , and kept them an unaltered and distinctive race … they are now losing their distinction , and hastening to mingle with the general community . ’
30 on nine , facing Tufnell , digs out a full-length ball and guides it down on the off side , poor old David Lawrence has to give another painful chase their from backward point , but er , he lumbers after it and sends it an energetic return on the er , he 's swivelling round as he threw it .
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