Example sentences of "and use a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delaney bent over them , adjusting a lamp and using a magnifying glass . |
| 2 | Nearer to the shape of the Flexi , though sparless and using a multiple line bridle system , is the Wolkensturmer Paraflex with a span of 240cm ( 94½in ) and sixteen cells which give it exceptional lifting power . |
| 3 | With n set to 12 and using a 1097 word dictionary , the word hypothesizer typically finds two correct words bottom-up . |
| 4 | Turnout was estimated as some 60 per cent in the elections , the first to be held under a new electoral law [ see pp. 37274 ; 37707 ] and using a new voter roll which increased the total electorate to some 36,000,000 eligible voters . |
| 5 | Chris Walton , prosecuting , said two women had gone to two branches of Boots in Darlington and using a stolen cheque book , obtained £40 worth of gift vouchers . |
| 6 | The brilliant pebbles concept was intended to replace the original SDI proposal of 300 larger orbiting stations , housing about 10 interceptors each and using a complex system of lasers and mirrors . |
| 7 | The caller , speaking in a soft Irish accent and using a recognised codeword , said devices had been planted in Parsonage Street , Cathedral Street , Market Street and High Street . |
| 8 | The MSC courses in 1985 included a Pre-Tops ‘ Breakthrough ’ course , a Business Skills Workshop , New Skills courses , and Adult Preparation Training ( funded through the Adult Training Strategy and using a modular approach ) . |
| 9 | A champion hog-call is sometimes considered the human voice at its absolute loudest ( and using a Latin word , ‘ sui ’ , at that ) . |
| 10 | In my first few months I made some real gaffes — sitting in the wrong part of the dining room , for instance , and using a commanding manner with staff who were n't used to it . |
| 11 | ‘ But Stapleton was living so close to Baskerville Hall and using a false name . |
| 12 | It recommended doing away with juries in complicated fraud cases and using a special tribunal of a judge and a couple of chaps who understand what 's going on in court . |
| 13 | When dry , and using a fine paint brush , paint the eyes and mouth yellow and red . |
| 14 | Choosing and using a cold frame through the year |
| 15 | Both games will be played under Australian floodlit rules with the teams wearing coloured clothing and using a white ball . |
| 16 | Stop eyeshadow from gathering in the creases of your eyelids by powdering the lids first and using a waterproof eye-shadow . |
| 17 | This referred less to the irreligious habits of the people than the fact that the village as yet contained no place of worship , for Wesley went on to say that when he began his service ( probably at a spot near the present Ulster Bank and using a mounting block as his pulpit ) ‘ the people gathered form all sides and , when I prayed , kneeled down upon the stones , rich and poor , all round me ’ . |
| 18 | The choice in Britain is therefore between withholding all chemoprophylaxis and using a rapid screening test . |
| 19 | Later canals , built by engineers such as Telford and Smeaton , had more changes of level and used a greater variety of structures ; locks , tunnels , embankments , cuttings and aqueducts which demanded large amounts of money and considerable engineering skill . |
| 20 | I decided to line my skirt with anti-static polyester skirt lining material and used a straight skirt paper pattern as a guide . |
| 21 | Cheeky thieves broke the window of Anthony Gordon outfitters in Westborough , Scarborough , and used a five foot long metal hook to pull out a display full of expensive sweaters . |
| 22 | The old ones were DOS-based and used a limited range of WP print drivers and a TSR to send faxes . |
| 23 | The questioner , however , was not so easily fobbed off and used a familiar gambit in an attempt to get Sir Denys to open up . |
| 24 | I reached over for a large tin on my right , prised the tight lid off with my knife and used a small teaspoon inside to place some of the white mixture from the tin on to a round metal plate in front of the old dog 's skull . |
| 25 | ‘ They needed something to sell the show , and used a young girl in skimpy bathing costumes to draw people to watch , ’ said Kathy , 16 , who played child bride Fizz . |
| 26 | I picked up a number 8 brush and with bluey brown paint I drew the windows , and used a rough line to tell me where the plant at the front was . |
| 27 | In the picture shown in the photograph on the facing page , I chose a walnut oval frame with a gold line around the edge , and used a plain cream silk as the background , as I felt that this showed the roses to their best advantage . |
| 28 | Eric Clapton used to buy medium gauge sets , discard the sixth string and move the other strings across so that the 5th became the 6th , and used a plain banjo G string for the top E. |
| 29 | We kept our specimens as whole mounts , and used a confocal scanning microscope to view thin optical sections in the plane of the wound . |
| 30 | I recently set up a new tank , and used a large piece of bogwood , for the benefit of my plecs . |