Example sentences of "a [noun] [pos pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm and I mean you 've obviously got to judge a bit your own capacity |
| 2 | ( Gav looked defensive for all of a micro-second , a concession my lacerated self-respect fell upon with all the pathetic desperation of a humiliatingly defeated politician pointing out that well , things can only get better . ) |
| 3 | It is the characteristic chemical products of such enzymes that give a cell its individual shape and behaviour . |
| 4 | We shall press to a vote our reasoned amendment , which will redress three important issues . |
| 5 | Usually she flashed back with a Mind Your Own Business , if anyone asked her a question . |
| 6 | As a result her handsome husband shrank into a shrivelled old man until he was so deformed the gods took pity on him and turned him into a cicada — one of the first creatures to excitedly greet the dawn on a warm summer 's day . |
| 7 | As a result his own kingdom was divided among his brothers . |
| 8 | The months of frustration had begun to drain his enthusiasm , until the arrest of Terence MacSwiney , MacCurtain 's successor as Lord Mayor , and his death in Brixton Prison after seventy-four days on hunger strike banished at a stroke his returning doubts . |
| 9 | At a stroke our artistic patrimony has been increased by a treasure which is about to go on display after being unseen for seventy years . |
| 10 | She took his arm , tugged him towards her , and after a second his gaunt gaze turned on her and he smiled weakly , and kissed her brow . |
| 11 | And as a child his own household included not only his father 's father but his mother 's grandmother , who spent most of her days hidden away ‘ in her own cabin ’ , but who would emerge on Sundays , always knitting a long stocking . |
| 12 | But since the initial motion was put forward by the policy and resources committee the question of local government review has become more prominent within the minds of this council and other councils across the country , and I think that issue needs to be addressed before we make as a cou , a council our final decision on the County Farms estate . |
| 13 | He saw a young woman , slight of figure , with narrow , sloping shoulders and a waist his two hands could easily have spanned , yet full-bosomed , the outline of her breasts , the small mounds of her nipples , thrusting against the sprigged cotton dress which was slightly too tight for her . |
| 14 | It 's a pity her two husbands left her so well off that she has n't had to worry about money . |
| 15 | There 's a girl my elder brother wants to marry , and my family want it , too , but she likes me better , and I like her , and her parents wo n't force her . |
| 16 | For the length of a heartbeat his tall figure remained stiff and unyielding , and then she heard him swear harshly under his breath , and felt his strong arms enfolding her trembling figure . |
| 17 | A trait her own mother seemed to have inherited . |
| 18 | He recalled with a shudder his futile attempts to pull together the shreds of his old life as if nothing had happened , his tangled emotions , the trouble at school . |
| 19 | What a shame your noble birth does n't influence your behaviour ! ’ |
| 20 | I remember I did a talk at Rudolf Steiner , a private school in Devon , to a group my own age and it went really well , so there are exceptions . |
| 21 | You might be surprised how dangerous a place your own home can be . |
| 22 | So all of a sudden my supposed victim 's berating me for my absence . |
| 23 | In his own time he had been a maverick , and for being a maverick his grateful sovereign had pinned on his chest the gallantry medal of the Military Cross . |
| 24 | The kindness in her voice avoided unspoken criticism and commiseration , " Let me , " in a moment her quick fingers had Nicandra 's gardenia and its drift of green spray firmly in place . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've got better things to worry about , ’ said my mother , not letting us forget for a moment her onerous wedding duties . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , I 'll be damned , ’ said Mr Frizzell , forgetting for a moment his Presbyterian upbringing . |
| 27 | Just for a moment my glorious sense of achievement faded into apprehension . |
| 28 | A job your dear mother would be proud to see you in . |
| 29 | It began with a Joey Cunningham shot blocked by Lee Greenhalgh , Strain 's free header from Russell 's free kick went inches past and then Russell with a saw his power-laden shot tipped over by Paul Rice . |
| 30 | If a driveage your main driveage is found to be above the legal limit after a series of checks , in theory it should be shut until it 's sorted out . |