Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I propose that the new Bill , like the Bill of 1938 , should contain a provision to carry out this recommendation . |
| 2 | RECRUITING IN A RECESSION Taking on new staff is rarely a company priority in a recession , but The Freshman Consultancy has established itself in the recruitment business in spite of the current climate |
| 3 | Once again it has been left to a recession to catch out those who overstretched themselves in the boom years . |
| 4 | I 'm a bit run down that 's all . |
| 5 | It was always considered necessary for a man to shoulder the main burden of work at a farm the size of ours , and I suppose the main reason why the place is a bit run down these days is because there was no man left to take over when Uncle died . |
| 6 | She was a bit shaken up last night . |
| 7 | I tell you what , car 's a bit frozen up this morning |
| 8 | I felt sad about this as I have several friends from my Salford days in Hong Kong , but I understand a decision to carry out this action has been put off for some time , so perhaps it was a regrettable necessity . |
| 9 | She followed her last winter gas bill with a decision to turn off several heaters . |
| 10 | Whatever the validity of the various claims advanced in 1483–4 , they were surely justifications for a decision taken on other grounds . |
| 11 | Whatever the validity of the various claims advanced in 1483–4 , they were surely justifications for a decision taken on other grounds . |
| 12 | There are fears over the future of a theatre following a decision to bring in new management . |
| 13 | Eyes , dark as varnish , a gipsy stamps out dying embers of his fire |
| 14 | Unfortunately , I think it may be beyond my powers as a programmer to set up such a counterfeit world . |
| 15 | 3 years ago , a security video recorded a gang beating up 2 brothers outside a Swindon nightclub . |
| 16 | Rumours in the market said that Japanese banks which had initially indicated a willingness to put up some of the necessary funds , were behind the problems . |
| 17 | After three years as a cadet carrying out basic police tasks around the station , I was sworn in as a constable . |
| 18 | Coppicing is a technique dating back thousands of years to encourage healthy regrowth on the forest floor . |
| 19 | HEAD FOR HEIGHTS : A stuntman took on more than the scary Jaws |
| 20 | With the housing market still struggling to recover , the Bonners may not be moving in the very near future — but it 's rare for follies to come on the market , especially ones you can live in — so it may not be long before a buyer comes along keen to take up residence in Enoch 's Tower . |
| 21 | A lane ran along one end of it . |
| 22 | By its tests and challenges , a storm called up hidden powers of recuperation . |
| 23 | The splintery stage was then commanded by a gramophone roaring out 78 rpm hits of the period . |
| 24 | A PENSIONER hit out last night at a thief who burgled her house and then stole her handbag while pretending to be a Good Samaritan . |
| 25 | At Skouriotissa a bulldozer scoops up ancient slag and dumps it on a new road . |
| 26 | The sword gone , a boat drew up full of women wearing black hoods including Morgan le Fay , Arthur 's half sister . |
| 27 | Contemporary with the alterations to the main east-west road , at least one or perhaps two possible public buildings were constructed immediately to the south on Sites 1 and 2 , each with a frontage carried on four columns and set so close to the road that the new roadside drains had to be diverted . |
| 28 | Including all remuneration ( the majority of managing directors received a bonus averaging around one-fifth of their salary ) , half of all managing directors received about 14 per cent or more . |
| 29 | She nudged him as the sleek dark head of a seal bobbed up scant yards from where they were . |
| 30 | The programme is based on a study carried out last year , which showed that 57 per cent of eastern residents drank below-standard water , and that 36 per cent breathed air which contained levels of sulphur dioxide above safety levels . |