Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chapter 7 described some of the reasons which made Aplysia a strategic choice for researching the neurobiology of certain basic forms of memory formation . |
| 2 | Make Sheila a wondrous cup of 99 tea — that 'll have her over the moon in seconds . |
| 3 | Recognition of his own lack of political experience , allied to a natural sympathy for the vitriolic , sectarian stance of the PCF made Nizan a willing recruit to party orthodoxy . |
| 4 | This has given DEC a considerable advantage in picking up small and medium-sized accounts . |
| 5 | ‘ The pan-European campaigns for the R19 and Clio have given Renault a much-needed dose of personality and excitement , contributing strongly to the marque 's dramatic sales and image resurgence ’ |
| 6 | Also in March the US administration agreed to grant Venezuela a bridging loan of $450,000,000 to support economic reforms and assist debt repayments . |
| 7 | Melanie and Victoria each had a fat , foil-wrapped tangerine from an aromatic , tissue-padded cardboard box , which was being unpacked when they went in together for potatoes and cooking apples ; and the greengrocer lady , nodding her gold earrings , promised Victoria a solid triangle of muscatel raisins if she was a good girl and if the muscatel raisins did not sell . |
| 8 | Britain favoured the Hashemites and might consider Abdallah a suitable ruler in due course . |
| 9 | I arrived on the scene to find Heather a bright shade of red , apologising profusely to a small croftsman , cowering behind his dislodged door ! |
| 10 | Has Manuel a contractual claim to any wages instead of working his notice period ? |
| 11 | The solid oak staff caught Guy a brutal blow on his wounded arm . |
| 12 | Mrs Hollidaye found Gloria a blue suitcase with proper metal clips to pack their things in . |
| 13 | These companies have given Wehmiller a useful exposure to the US , where demand has been buoyant . |
| 14 | These figures make IBM a natural target for Japan 's electronics firms , which are relative newcomers to computers but have high aspirations of success . |
| 15 | Gorbad bellowed in agony and swung Morgor wildly , catching Adolphus a glancing blow across the temple . |
| 16 | At best , Mr Griffiths has a useful sense of humour , and he does not spare Rustichello a single revelation of his own insignificance . |
| 17 | Conversation had now become difficult , and Diane still had n't given Pete a definite answer to his question . |
| 18 | The inept policy had provoked the very Russian influence of which Japan was so fearful , and made Korea a potential flashpoint for conflict between the two powers . |
| 19 | The mines inspectorate have admitted to Public Eye , the roof bolting method next to old workings underground made Bilsthorpe a different case from normal , but they stress the system was carefully examined before it was allowed . |
| 20 | The efforts that Sony has put in for the NEWS outside Japan would give NEC a flying start in the US and Europe should it decide to enter the international workstation market . |
| 21 | A series of exploration successes has made LASMO a significant operator in Colombia . |
| 22 | This will give Anglia a major stake in a top Hollywood television production company . |
| 23 | This 11-hour day , longer than that of any other exchange , will give Liffe a crucial edge in the increasingly competitive European arena . |
| 24 | Expectation about becoming queen helped give Sophia a powerful interest in her last years , but she was denied her chance , dying 8 June 1714 after hurrying to shelter from sudden rain during a walk in the palace gardens at Herrenhausen . |
| 25 | And she seemed to have made Connon a bearable kind of wife . |
| 26 | SCO , which got its Unix System V.3.2 licence relatively cheaply , is apparently trying to win concessions from Unix System Labs Inc in return for its endorsement of SVR4 , having behind it the leverage of its Unix-on-Intel base that would give USL a commanding share of the overall market . |
| 27 | It is the first of its type from John Brown and it will give WGFP a high profile in the power generation industry , in line with the Company 's planned penetration of non-oil related markets . |
| 28 | Had to be paid , it ca n't be paid by the twenty eighth it 's er you know well if I could 've got hold of David or er , Andrew , I was gon na give Andrew a right bollocking for just pushing it in and he should 've sent it to er , Michael , Michael 's just got it shoved in front of his nose a in Edinburgh . |
| 29 | Because the Grand Canyon Department of Ridiculous Redundant Forms Redundancy Department feared that someone might mail George a get-well card with a bomb in it , they shut down their office . |
| 30 | Just before she died , Claire and her mother Helen spoke of how they hoped the transplant would give Claire a new lease of life . |