Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bozburun , in a deep and well sheltered inlet , is worth visiting to see the busy traditional boatyard , and a base to explore the many local day anchorages . |
| 2 | A footballer done the same thing . |
| 3 | In discussing texts we idealise away from this variability of the experiencing of the text and assume what Schutz has called ‘ the reciprocity of perspective ’ , whereby we take it for granted that readers of a text or listeners to a text share the same experience ( Schutz , 1953 ) . |
| 4 | A beginner learns the same basic kicks in taekwondo as he would in karate . |
| 5 | It can also happen due to build-up of tolerance , when you need more and more of a drug to get the same effect . |
| 6 | It is not difficult to program a computer to do the same . |
| 7 | There seems no reason why an express provision could not be included in a contract to achieve the same result ; for instance : It is agreed that if any of the goods included in the Buyer 's order have been delivered before the formation of this contract , the provisions of this agreement shall apply to those goods and govern the rights and liabilities of the parties in relation to those goods . |
| 8 | But in a barnstorming finish the former England international striker pounced to give Rangers a deserved draw . |
| 9 | But in a barnstorming finish the former England international striker pounced to give Rangers a deserved draw . |
| 10 | The task is directed to a user using the same options as a mail message . |
| 11 | Such a figure gives the same sort of support to the prediction that the volatility of aggregate demand and its impact on real output are negatively related , as was found by Lucas ( 1973 ) . |
| 12 | Whereas an adult can fairly ‘ comfortably ’ lose a pint of blood , a child losing the same amount may be drained of as much as a third or even half of her total supply . |
| 13 | THE FIRST step of a plan to transform the former Ravenscraig steel complex in Lanarkshire was taken yesterday . |
| 14 | Thus Indochinese with top marks from the Grandes Écoles in France returned home to serve under Frenchmen with much lower qualifications , or none at all , on a salary which was approximately a fifth of what would be paid to a European doing the same work . |
| 15 | A magnification or a diminution reveals the same pattern . |
| 16 | Clinton had recently spoken with band members on a national radio phone-in show , but happened to be in Chicago at a campaign stop the same day U2 were playing in town . |
| 17 | These doubts stem from a failure to appreciate the many ways in which the communal character of political authorities affects their claim to legitimacy vis-a-vis each individual . |
| 18 | They also played the same games in the playground , and when a group had the same work in class , everybody would whisper or signal the answer to everyone else , + everyone put down the same things , whether right or wrong ! |
| 19 | Reserve police in the RUC wear the same uniform , for all that an outsider can distinguish , and as a consequence face the same security risks , but most are marginalized by the restricted range of duties they perform and the short-term status of their contract . |
| 20 | Blissfully unaware that I had no obligation to sign any agreement , I put down a ten-pound deposit the same afternoon . |
| 21 | Furthermore , a reinvestigation involving the same suspects and witnesses can not be independent of the original investigation because the experience of the original investigation will influence the way they behave in any further investigation . |
| 22 | ‘ It is my wish that my Clerk Mr. Prince who is well acquainted with my business and affairs and in whom I place great confidence should continue in the management and conduct of the same … to sell and dispose or exchange all or any of my works on Ornithology and specimens of Natural History in the manner I have been accustom to do … to continue or complete as far as practicable the publication of any work or works of mine on Ornithology and to do all other [ illegible ] by issuing a Prospectus advertising the same … to purchase all necessary materials articles and things fit and proper for the carrying on of my business … to borrow for a temporary period any money from my Bankers , Messrs Drummond and Company … and if there by any surplus available for the purpose to invest the same in purchase of Stock … to pay the rent and taxes … make up , adjust and settle all and every or any Accounts … [ and generally ] to do perform and execute all and every or any other acts deeds matters and things whatsoever are necessary to be done in all other my concerns engagements affairs and business whatsoever during my absence from England as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I myself might or could do if I were personally present and did the same . ’ |
| 23 | This has a spigot bearing the same size as the Range Rover but made of steel and not phosphor bronze . |
| 24 | There is no reason to use a difficult and probably expensive analytical method if a much simpler and quicker visual examination under a microscope provides the same answer . |
| 25 | The same survey found that the more a person smokes the less faith that person has in believing that he or she can stop . |
| 26 | A person commits the latter offence if he ‘ by any false pretence … with intent to defraud , obtains from any other person any chattel , money , or valuable security , or causes or procures any money to be paid , or any chattel or valuable security to be delivered to himself or to any other person for the use or benefit or on account of himself or any other person . ’ |
| 27 | This provision is to cover the situation where a person works the same number of hours within , say 4 days , instead of 5 . |
| 28 | It is every man for himself in Boyne City 's National Mushroom Championship , a race to collect the most morels . |
| 29 | Now ask a friend to do the same analysis of your attitudes , preferences and prejudices . |
| 30 | If you and a friend own the same game , you can often plug them together ( with the supplied cable ) and play against each other . |