Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The algorithm has a new variable , S , whose value is such a pair . |
| 2 | The defence infused a breathless energy into every move ; they bustled the northern cracks into comparative impotence ; they beat back this magnificent fighting line which has been the terror of a dozen clubs as a break-water hurls back the lashing waves . |
| 3 | With the defence ensuring a frustrating afternoon for the league 's leading scorer , Michelle Clark , the rest of the team were able to set up camp in the Wimbledon half . |
| 4 | It is similarly arguable that it should be up to the defence to provide a proper foundation of evidence for an assertion that a woman who has been robbed by a man nonetheless subsequently consented to sexual intercourse with him . |
| 5 | The 20-year-old is set to make his home debut at Easter Road against Dundee after helping the defence to keep a clean sheet at Fir Park and Firhill . |
| 6 | The response showed a significant shift , with more people ending up opposing the death penalty , even for the specific offence of terrorist murder . |
| 7 | The tent had a damp patch where it sagged between the poles |
| 8 | More wounding than the question is the inability to give a coherent answer . |
| 9 | Lack of communication and the inability to see a differing point of view are cited as being the main causes . |
| 10 | Even middle management might be frustrated by the restrictions on their authority , the impersonal nature of their organisation , the inability to earn a just reward for their special efforts ( owing to the standardisation of pay and promotion procedures ) and the lack of information about aspects of the organisation which should influence their work . |
| 11 | In general many beeches , particularly those on the western edge of the Park show a general lack of vitality … |
| 12 | The park has a small number of wild rabbits , but Mr Weston said these were certainly not from that population . |
| 13 | ‘ The addition creates a new strength for us in American nineteenth-century genre painting ’ , says Ms Neill . |
| 14 | These advantages may relate to factor supplies , technology spillovers from domestic firms that can only be captured by locating there , the need to jump over trade barriers , or simply the opportunity to exploit a potential monopoly position . |
| 15 | When Henry Vizetelly was prosecuted in 1888 under the obscenity laws for publishing an English translation of Zola 's novel La Terre , purists seized the opportunity to mount a sustained assault on the morally pernicious influence of French culture . |
| 16 | Feargal McSorley from BAT said : ‘ Many of those who attended Tuesday 's performance are involved in drama groups within their school or youth club , so of course they are delighted to get the opportunity to see a modern classic being staged by the very talented opera company . ’ |
| 17 | The opportunity to see a semantic net and dynamically generate outlines from it may help authors mold the desired document . |
| 18 | Morning , Afternoon and evening activities were scheduled , with the opportunity to take a large lunch , in the hope that you would survive and still be alert after 10pm ! |
| 19 | One of the most valuable outcomes of this initially prescriptive and limiting legislation is the opportunity to take a whole school view of curriculum planning and delivery . |
| 20 | ‘ THERE is no doubt that today we all have the opportunity to open a new chapter , ’ said Giovanni Agnelli , boss of Fiat , Italy 's largest private-sector company , in a speech in Venice last month . |
| 21 | I have not been in the House of Lords very long , so on the heritage front , I have n't had the opportunity to do a great deal yet . |
| 22 | I went into dyslexia because when I did that course we had the opportunity to do a special study of a subject of our own choice and I spent a lot of time on dyslexia because I was already interested in it before I started . |
| 23 | Tom Jones says that Central has given him the opportunity to do a musical show which no-one else is doing . |
| 24 | First the painting community rejected the opportunity to draw a female nude , a subject which over the centuries has inspired the great artists . |
| 25 | Now Emperor Clocks gives you the opportunity to own a classic timepiece that will stay in your family for generations and give to your children and your grandchildren the same precious memories . |
| 26 | Her brother had taken the opportunity to entertain a large group of teenage friends while his parents were out of the country . |
| 27 | Parliament , had it been required to do so by the European Court of Human Rights , could have made a small , interstitial alteration of the law by , for example , merely amending the relevant section of the Birth and Death Registration Act 1953 ; or used the opportunity to undertake a wholesale revision of the law as it affects transsexuals . |
| 28 | An important feature of the work of this year is the opportunity to undertake a supervised project on a philosophical topic . |
| 29 | An important feature of the work of this year is the opportunity to undertake a supervised project on a philosophical topic for students taking major or joint Philosophy . |
| 30 | Though like most artists he regarded the opportunity to teach a mixed blessing , he had a knack for communicating and sufficient generosity of spirit to enthuse others . |