Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a [adj] car " in BNC.
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| 1 | To understand this point you should imagine ( or even actually perform ) your pronunciation of a sentence in a number of different ways : for example , if the sentence was ‘ I want to buy a new car ’ and you were to say it in the following ways : ‘ pleading ’ , ‘ angry ’ , ‘ sad ’ , ‘ happy ’ , ‘ proud ’ , it is certain that at least some of your performances will be different from some others , but it is also certain that the technique for analysing and transcribing intonation introduced earlier in the course will be found inadequate to represent the different things you do . |
| 2 | This is a golden opportunity to get away from it — we want to produce a proper car , sold through a proper dealer network . ’ |
| 3 | Overall , the Calibra has to be the safer choice , but the more seductive charms of the Corrado G60 will woo the hearts of those who appreciate driving a great-handling car . |
| 4 | A pregnant woman and her three-year-old son have been injured in a head-on crash involving a stolen car . |
| 5 | If you go to buy a secondhand car these days they invariably try to sell you a guarantee or a warranty on it . |
| 6 | I 've got a new car and it 's already got 23,000 on the clock , and three-quarters of that must be to the club . ’ |
| 7 | And we went up there , oh dear , driving up there you 're going up on this little tiny when you 've got a big car . |
| 8 | They 've got a big car , they 've got a big house |
| 9 | It 's a good job we 've got a big car is n't it ? |
| 10 | ‘ I have seen a green car , ’ he said . |