Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a level becomes more delocalized the magnitude of spin-orbit coupling falls , as in the series RI where the constant has values of 0·66 ( R = H ) , 0·63 ( R = CH 3 ) and 0·56 eV ( R = CMe 3 ) . |
| 2 | That man with a beard has just had a breakdown in London 's Burning . |
| 3 | The sculptural group for which it was originally intended as a pedestal has now gone and the proportion of the arch appears too tall and narrow . |
| 4 | The girl looks straight before her , as a statue had always done ; her brother 's head is gently turned and bent . |
| 5 | The anatomy of Aristodikos and the Kritian boy alike is simplified from nature , not quite in the same way , but in both natural forms are perfectly understood ; only Aristodikos stands ( like Euthydikos 's kore ) in the formal way a statue has always stood , the other relaxed as a boy might actually stand . |
| 6 | But because the correspondence between graphological and phonological features is far from precise , it can not be said that a writer has actually represented the speech style of a character . |
| 7 | A heart has just become available for transplant , with a patient waiting for it , so they want to hold blood for that , and for the weekend , when they 're more likely to need it for trauma cases . |
| 8 | For instance , whilst a person may be concerned about the length of notation , this is not usually important to a computer ; moreover , a computer has little use for mnemonics ( it does not forget ! ) . |
| 9 | A vicar has now joined the ranks of the unemployed and signed on the dole . |
| 10 | At the annual Sinn Fein conference in Dublin in January 1970 , a majority broke away to form the Provisional IRA , and in the following years planned and executed an increasing number of shootings and bombings . |
| 11 | A biplane buzzed overhead trailing a banner reading ‘ No More Chernobyls . ’ |
| 12 | But as the painting was not yet dry he kept it in his room , and when a buyer came unexpectedly to see Modigliani and offered him ten francs for her portrait he took the money . |
| 13 | A buyer has already emerged with a sale agreement being reached in November . |
| 14 | When Allen at last found a crevice secure enough to trust to he looked over to find that he was peering into the little courtyard onto the rain-wet backs of the dejected horses . |
| 15 | A link does however exist between manufacturing and function which is often forgotten . |
| 16 | A story neglected sometimes damages the truth more than a story mistold does . |
| 17 | But it did n't take a genius to guess there had been a woman involved , someone with whom to share the dream of Rocamar . |
| 18 | The result is that women typically become ‘ equal ’ by having to do more , to stretch themselves to work as hard as a man , even when experiencing bodily processes that a male has never experienced . |
| 19 | In ILEA , for example , representatives of the parents of all schools in a division meet regularly to debate matters of mutual concern . |
| 20 | However the Americans are so helpful and flexible that if a starter does particularly take your fancy you are perfectly welcome to make a meal of that and nothing else . |
| 21 | One way of telling whether a horse has completely eliminated the infection is to take follow-up nasal swabs . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't think a horse has ever quickened for me so well from the final flight . ’ |
| 23 | The noise of a lock operating somewhere made them both look along the companionway . |
| 24 | She is also a singer and musician , and her talent as a pianist has often come in useful to teachers with specialist classes . |
| 25 | An old story of an exorcism of a dybbuk seems closely associated with Christian legend . |
| 26 | The sound of a typewriter rattling away came from the little office and Gerald said : ‘ Gina — catching up on the correspondence . |
| 27 | ( 1976 ) have found that pre-exposure to a tone and a light presented serially generates less latent inhibition than pre-exposure to the target stimulus presented alone ( a result also reported by Szakmary , ( 1977 ) in a study using a noise and a light as the stimuli ) . |
| 28 | A Undergravel filters still remain the most popular form of biological filtration for marine aquaria , and while they do it is important that the hobbyist gets it right from the outset . |
| 29 | The existence of a partnership has also provided an appropriate forum through which external agencies can be channelled . |
| 30 | As a result bankrupts often have to face the ostracism of their friends , and sometimes even of their own families . |