Example sentences of "[pers pn] add a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But may I add a special welcome to the unsung heroines and heroes who are not permanent staff , but give up their time — and in some cases their entire annual leave — to work for the Festival when the high pressure time arrives . |
| 2 | ‘ How much more would it be , ’ John asked , ‘ if you added a modest profit to us on those outlays ? ’ |
| 3 | If you add an American accent to this , it really brings the book to life , and makes you believe it . |
| 4 | If we add an extra term to the bottom of here representing this extra changed pattern okay ? this pattern will match just as well as that er our functions . |
| 5 | Whether we ignore the inner planets , or assume they add a tiny contribution to the overall effect , the key dates that come out of the analysis are the same — and I should have made that clear in the article . |
| 6 | But they add an extra dimension to a country walk , a drive by the sea , even a journey on a train . |
| 7 | But He adds an unexpected dimension to the love of one 's neighbour : love of one 's enemy . |
| 8 | It adds a macabre touch to the bones from the hospital . |
| 9 | He finds it adds a surreal quality to the ‘ dream ’ collages , and he 's recently used the process to create a CD cover for a band called David Cross ( ex-King Crimson ) . |
| 10 | He finds it adds a surreal quality to the ‘ dream ’ collages , and he 's recently used the process to create a CD cover for a band called David Cross ( ex-King Crimson ) . |
| 11 | Good on you , I say , it adds a light-hearted touch to a great magazine and we all need a laugh now and again , do n't we ? |
| 12 | It adds a huge oddity to the history of cricket that while President Mugabe ( who once acknowledged that cricket civilises people ) snatches agricultural land from Zimbabwe 's whites for minimal compensation , and with the drought turning much of his land to dust , a former Test cricketer from the region , Jackie du Preez ( South Africa 1966–67 ) , says unequivocally : ‘ We are simply not good enough . |
| 13 | It adds a characteristic flavour to a range of savoury dishes , from pizza to pork chops . |
| 14 | It adds a narrative structure to the destructive anarchy of the shows put on by Mark Pauline and Survival Research Laboratories . |
| 15 | It added a new dimension to the picture . |
| 16 | Because of the translucent water and the high , rocky , almost petrified appearance of the cave 's formation it added a mysterious uniqueness to the beautiful strains of the music . |
| 17 | This is significant because , in effect , it added an extra week to the pre-Christmas trading period — the last Saturday before Christmas was almost a week before Christmas itself . |
| 18 | He added a little cream to the finished scrambled eggs and put fried croutons round them . |
| 19 | And he added a special tribute to Rush . |
| 20 | Does it add a new dimension to its noun or would the noun be better off without it ? |