Example sentences of "a special [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The winners from each regional Trail will go forward to take part in a special souvenir version of Channel Four 's exciting adventure show , The Crystal Maze . |
| 2 | As it was a special fundraising dance instead of the regularly fortnightly hop , a three-piece band had been brought in to replace the usual stack of gramophone records and there was ‘ real food ’ — fishpaste sandwiches , sausage rolls and cheese and pineapple on sticks — which the ‘ committee ’ had spent the entire afternoon preparing . |
| 3 | Told retrospectively as though from Judd 's disjointed , unhappy remembering , the book achieves a sad , distant , emotional intensity which gives it a special unity of tone . |
| 4 | It had been a special childhood , full of laughter and fun ; Mark and she had grown up together as friends , as well as brother and sister . |
| 5 | Bearing this number in mind , you decide how many tokens your child will have to pay for a list ( something like a menu ) of rewards you have constructed , such as choosing a favourite pudding , staying up later than usual , a box of crayons or a special outing . |
| 6 | Some of the children had been brought by their parents , as if for a special outing or a treat . |
| 7 | This is a special outing and he was supposed to be here to take charge of this lot , but the poor fellow 's down with jaundice and I 'm standing in for him . |
| 8 | This trip , with its mixed classes , was in the nature of a special outing for the summer term , to show the forester the work done during the year , to formulate new projects , to hear his comments . |
| 9 | Britain 's biggest flower show opened today , but for some people it 's meant a special outing for the last two weeks . |
| 10 | She remembered those days with a special clarity . |
| 11 | There is an idea for a classroom project , an easy to enter prize competition plus a special cartoon . |
| 12 | In such an institution , he felt , there was bound to be a number of aged people of unsound mind simply because of age ; they were better kept at the workhouse with a special attendant , and in a ground floor ward . |
| 13 | Of course , they also absorbed the rest of the sunlight as well , storing it in a special sac until it was excreted in the normal way . |
| 14 | He had a special sympathy for the underdog , and he enjoyed hobnobbing with all and sundry . |
| 15 | ALTON 'S Eggars School continued to celebrate their 350th year last week , this time with a special anniversary concert . |
| 16 | A special anniversary gift |
| 17 | With guidance she picked a long , beaded dress with a side split and see-through sleeves , which she wore to a special anniversary dinner . |
| 18 | ‘ The staff at the Hillcrest then invited my husband Bill and myself to sit down and have a special anniversary dinner — I felt very glamorous indeed ! ’ |
| 19 | They are now preparing for a special anniversary concert in the Crypt Concert Room at the cathedral on November 14 . |
| 20 | Pius XI had sanctioned for recital after Mass a special prayer to St Michael ‘ for the conversion of Russia ’ , imploring him to thrust down to hell ‘ Satan and all wicked spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls ’ . |
| 21 | The appellation comes from a special prayer for that day : ‘ Stir up , O Lord , the wills of your faithful people … ’ |
| 22 | Bishop O'Brien kindly led a special prayer service in St Charles Church , arranged by the S.P.U.C. Hull Branch . |
| 23 | She had looked unnaturally pensive , uncertain , when he 'd spoken of their childhood days at The Grange and Harry 's face had lit up with a special glow . |
| 24 | Parents whose babies have died or were stillborn have produced a special memorial to help them come to terms with their loss . |
| 25 | At a special memorial service , villagers said the crew would always be remembered as heroes . |
| 26 | However , if it creates a lot of problems , for a little extra cost , you could install a special toilet system with a macerator and pump , which pumps out waster through small-diameter pipes . |
| 27 | The theatre has special facilities for welcoming disabled people including a lift and wheelchair positions in blocks D and E , and a special toilet for the disabled . |
| 28 | On one such occasion , he bought a mixer and a special dish in order to make an elaborate terrine . |
| 29 | Karaoke started here and I have a special dish called Sushi . |
| 30 | Some females develop a special attachment to one particular tom-cat and reject other suitors , waiting for the favoured male to become sexually aroused again . |