Example sentences of "[vb base] found a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At least we 've found a suitable base on the French coast and the pilot looks promising . ’ |
| 2 | However , most cases of acne do improve with time , so once you 've found a suitable preparation , stay with it until nature finally cures the problem . |
| 3 | I hope , ’ she said politely , ‘ you 've found a nice hotel ? ’ |
| 4 | I 've found a super husband for Harriet . |
| 5 | We 've found a tiny offshoot of imagination |
| 6 | ‘ And we think we 've found a Roman villa . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We 've been slowed down by the lack of a new engine but we 've found a good engine in the second pack they sent us — it needs a couple of hours of work on minor jobs , but if everything goes well we should have something ready for out-inspection later this afternoon . |
| 8 | You 've found a certain Paul ? |
| 9 | Doctors claim they 've found a new way of treating breast cancer which could save thousands of lives . |
| 10 | ‘ We 've found a new lead guitar . |
| 11 | ( 22 ) Margaret is a rather meteorological expert they bought some extremely clerical collars This effect is seen very clearly in the cases where the same word can be used in each of the different ways ; thus the adjective musical can perfectly well be modified for intensity when it is used ascriptively : ( 23 ) even as a child Naomi had a very musical voice but when it is associative , the result is again unacceptable : ( 24 ) we 've found a legal text and a very musical treatise 2.6 It is not necessary to be a linguist to feel that there is a difference in the two ways of using attributives . |
| 12 | ‘ Sir , can you come across to the Gun Shop ? 1 think we 've found a serious defect which could affect the Warrior fleet . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ At last , they 've found a natural successor to Geoff Boycott ’ |
| 14 | And now we 've found a fine warren and got into it without even having to fight , you 've got to do your best to upset everyone ! |
| 15 | Tory rebels believe they have found a legal way of spoking the wheels of the bill 's passage by calling for a judicial review of the constitutional implications of the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill , which today enters its 18th day in the Commons . |
| 16 | I am not sure whether we have found a professional group that the Government have as yet failed to offend , but if one exists , it is a growing sector of Shewsbury 's business community . |
| 17 | I have found a five-acre lake which has both deep and shallow water and I have heard that it holds a good head of carp averaging 8lb to 14lb with a distinct possibility of a 20-pounder . |
| 18 | To report on my own experience , I have found a surprising number of English people outside the academic world who have lived with the Sonnets , have taken them into their own experience , can quote with ease ‘ To me , fair friend , you never can be old ’ , or ‘ Shall I compare thee to a summer 's day ? ’ , or ‘ When , in disgrace with Fortune and men 's eyes ’ , or ‘ Let me not to the marriage of true minds/Admit impediment ’ . |
| 19 | They have found a new enthusiasm for life , a new determination to be the people they are and behave as they will . |
| 20 | FRIENDS of Bill Clinton have found a new home for the president-elect and wife Hillary . |
| 21 | TV 'S Bread stars Jean Boht and Jonathon Morris have found a new way of earning a crust — on stage together . |
| 22 | Scientists in France have found a new way to bring the past back to life . |
| 23 | Once you have found a good retailer do n't fall into the trap of also buying from sources that are less ideal . |
| 24 | Quite by accident we have found a good way to trapping earwigs . |
| 25 | When you have found a suitable place , ensure that you understand the terms involved and , if applicable , what commitment of time , money , display screens or whatever , you will have to provide . |
| 26 | Obviously this is not true cannibalism as in the spadefoots , but it provides an example of how other frogs have found a parallel solution to the problem of rearing young when food is scarce . |
| 27 | The influence of agribusiness is felt throughout the Third world , though North American firms have found a major outlet in Latin America . |
| 28 | is OK — but , more important , the student and his young wife have found a contagious courage to tackle the divisions and dishonesties on the campus . |
| 29 | The world has changed of course : European currencies no longer fluctuate against each other and Russia and South Africa — two great producing areas — have found a political stability of sorts . |
| 30 | Just as you think you have found a magical Pinot Noir at a price you never believed possible , somebody else seduces you with an even better one , 50p cheaper . |