Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] a real [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat at the head of the table and was served by kneeling courtiers such as might have attended a real prince . |
| 2 | ‘ I could have made a real mess of that hole , but I took a calculated gamble and it paid off , ’ added Faldo , who walked off the green with a bogey four — one shot less than he registered in the first round . |
| 3 | In any case , a shotgun fired into the undertaker 's neck at close range would have made a real mess ; we would n't be looking at just a cupful of blood . |
| 4 | I could have made a real fortune becoming Mr Vietnam , I could have hit the lecture circuit , I could have spun it out into a fabulous little industry , but that 's not interesting . |
| 5 | When I started out , you could n't have bought a real Fender that played as well as this . |
| 6 | We would have had a real problem emptying the Seayak in that swell . |
| 7 | ‘ Harriet must have had a real skinful yesterday . |
| 8 | Certain staff who might have shown a real aptitude for broadcasting found themselves discouraged by civil service rules on promotion and pay . |
| 9 | erm I think the city must have become a real mess , there were stores piled up everywhere , wood , coal , corn , often I think they had to build sort of , something to hold the corn , there 's a lot of the evidence for that in the college accounts certainly . |
| 10 | In consequence to this , they ran in four tries to their opponents ' two , but the Shane Park side could well have found a real prospect in winger Graeme McCluskey . |
| 11 | BUDDY REYNOLDS ( Sound Off ) , October 27 ) it must have taken a real strike of genius to suggest that The Levellers ' manager bar their so called ‘ crusties ’ from their gigs . |
| 12 | BUDDY REYNOLDS ( Sound Off ) , October 27 ) it must have taken a real strike of genius to suggest that The Levellers ' manager bar their so called ‘ crusties ’ from their gigs . |
| 13 | Few voters could have obtained a real grasp of the issues at stake and hardly any would have been in a position to assess the leadership qualities of the candidates on offer . |