Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] a strong [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having stamina , the ability to keep the body going , means having efficient muscles , good circulation and a strong heart . |
| 2 | Cultins Road is due for demolition and New Edinburgh Ltd would like to hear from anyone with a three pound hammer and a strong arm who may be interested in the job . |
| 3 | It was the chief town of the ancient viscounty of Soule , both a seat and a strong point , and as such had a stormy time during the protracted wars hereabouts with the English occupiers and during the religious wars of the sixteenth century between Catholics and Protestants . |
| 4 | It seemed like only moments after Shiona had fallen asleep that the light snapped on in the compartment and a strong hand was dragging her from her bunk . |
| 5 | To do so requires a flexible mind and a strong will , but to carry the mind and the will requires a strong and fluid body . |
| 6 | Leon was acquiring fluency and a strong Norfolk accent . |
| 7 | Contemporary techniques predominate , but the men perform martial arts sequences and there are hints of jazz and a strong folk presence . |
| 8 | Blinds on the window and a strong wall pattern will help disguise the edges of the mirror . |
| 9 | He had a local reputation as a sportsman and a strong man , and also as a womanizer . |
| 10 | Approach them with a positive attitude and a strong sense that change is possible . |
| 11 | Lord Wilson is a fine sinologist and diplomat and a strong administrator . |
| 12 | That he has great charm and a strong intellect there is no doubt but the coming review of public expenditure will test him to the full . |
| 13 | Not a sprinting or climbing specialist but a strong all-rounder who can be guaranteed to force the pace in long stages , controlling the peloton or chasing down breakaways . |
| 14 | The president was a great Anglican bishop , bishop Lakshman Wickramasingha , a highly educated man with great Christian faith and a strong sense of social justice . |
| 15 | Sunil , however , fell in love with me and I with him through our discovery of a common taste in literature and a strong need for affection . |
| 16 | ‘ There are several reasons why I ca n't work regularly for Riva , ’ I told Sally over a sea-bass starter and a strong Campari in L'Etoile . |
| 17 | Champion runner-up Oh So Risky , ideally suited by a big field and a strong gallop , is unlikely to have the run of the race . |
| 18 | Hodge Hill had its ghost and a strong tradition of smuggling from the nearby coast . |
| 19 | ‘ Granada 's continued investment in home-produced quality programmes , imaginative scheduling and a strong audience share demands that we expand peak to satisfy our available audience , ’ Mr Morrison added . |
| 20 | ‘ Granada 's continued investment in home-produced quality programmes , imaginative scheduling and a strong audience share demands that we expand peak to satisfy our available audience , ’ Mr Morrison added . |
| 21 | Allianz , the largest German insurance group and a strong rival of Deutsche Bank 's , looks likely to join the defence effort because its finance chief , Friedrich Schiefer , also sits on Continental 's supervisory board . |
| 22 | We share a Peter Pan mentality , a lack of self-discipline and a strong streak of slob — which renders any room inhabited by the two of us into a bomb-site within minutes . |
| 23 | Be it a coincidence or an answer to prayer , Ray Powell , a senior backbencher and a strong supporter of the Keep Sunday Special campaign was drawn third in the ballot . |
| 24 | If child-rearing practices include guilt and a strong work ethic , then the probability that energy will be expended in work tends to increase . |
| 25 | Commanding in the air , a great header of the ball and a strong tackler , Harry was the epitome of the ‘ stopper ’ centre-half and , in spite of playing for a struggling club , he was always loyal to the Palace . |
| 26 | Inspiration and a strong pair of legs , if you 're talking ingredients . |
| 27 | Khieu Kanrith , editor of the weekly Kampuchea newspaper and a strong supporter of Hun Sen 's economic liberalization programme , was dismissed and replaced by another supporter of Chea Sim , Keo Prasat . |
| 28 | This requires authority and a strong nerve . |
| 29 | With the lack of air , the smells , the unrestrained vomiting of a woman in the top bunk ( why had she ever thought they were lucky to get a bottom bunk ? ) it took real hunger and a strong stomach to face food . |
| 30 | This is illuminated by Gamble in his thesis that Thatcher 's policies represent simultaneous moves towards both a free economy and a strong state . |