Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In March 1925 he beat a Conservative mediocrity in an election for secretary of the Union , in Michaelmas 1925 he was vice-president , in Lent 1926 president . |
| 2 | ENGLAND soccer star David Platt is tackling a new role as a chef . |
| 3 | Firefighters tackling a serious blaze at a former children 's home in Kennelwood Avenue , Northwood , Kirkby , were pelted with broken bricks and stones . |
| 4 | Tackling a black run in a blizzard was a worry , but when you only have a long weekend you ca n't hang around for the sun to shine . |
| 5 | Fire crews spent more than two hours tackling a severe blaze in an empty Middlesbrough house yesterday . |
| 6 | Like the ornithologist who has to reach an impossibly remote island by a certain day in the rainy season only to find it overflowing with ornithologists from all over the world choking the woodland tracks with cameras and tripods , trying to catch a fleeting glimpse of a small bird as it hops about in the dripping undergrowth . |
| 7 | They involve a 79-year-old resident at a nursing home in Leicestershire and a 15-year-old Cambridgeshire boy . |
| 8 | This cautionary tale produced a moment 's silence , as all those present contemplated the awful prospect of having to rewrite a large chunk of a book from memory . |
| 9 | ‘ Celtic have not won a major trophy for a while and have lost out to rivals Rangers . |
| 10 | A REAL ale pub has won a unique award from a hardy band of travelling Plymouth Argyle supporters . |
| 11 | More than three months after it had won a parliamentary majority in a multiparty general election , the Bulgarian Socialist Party ( BSP — the renamed Bulgarian Communist Party ) finally abandoned in September its efforts to build a grand coalition government including the main opposition Union of Democratic Forces ( UDF ) . |
| 12 | With the help of a similar system , the right-wing Union for France has just won a sweeping majority in a French general election . |
| 13 | Similarly , the war provided a receptive atmosphere for a reappraisal of the economic and recreational role of the countryside . |
| 14 | Mr. Beloff further submitted that section 39(11) was a pointer in the opposite direction , and that a court order provided a classic instance of a ‘ reasonable excuse ’ within that subsection . |
| 15 | At 29 , the head Raider does not appear to accept that his best years are behind him , bad news perhaps for Jonathan Davies , for whom the press conference provided a first glimpse of a man whose reputation travels before him . |
| 16 | Most recently , the Law of Property ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1989 provided a new definition of a deed and also strengthened the rules concerning writing . |
| 17 | Robert Lord 's basic story-line provided a marvellous portrait of an ordinary worker and a very telling ‘ explanation of the roots of political prejudice ’ but these details had to be made real on film . |
| 18 | The move won Gordon the heavyweight Open title and provided a much-needed lift for a British men 's team who were inevitably overshadowed by the success of the women . |
| 19 | A wide range of views on the question also emerged in the responses from private practitioners , from those ( including some sole practitioners ) who felt reports should be required every three months , to those who questioned the general value of the accountant 's report on the grounds that it only provided a snap shot of a solicitor 's accounts at one particular moment , and was therefore of little value in detecting fraud . |
| 20 | But it was Aldridge 's flying header at the edge of the six yard box on 14 minutes which provided a conclusive finish to a classic down-the-line move between Keane and the overlapping Irwin . |
| 21 | Bob Scott , the man behind the bid , admitted that the city 's main problem remained its lack of glamour , but Major provided a fierce defence of a ‘ vibrant ’ city . |
| 22 | The ideas of Anton Pannekoek which emerged with the publication of his Workers ' Council after World War One provided a ready-made model of a non-hierarchical political system . |
| 23 | TI also took the unusual decision to try a one-shot approach over a short timetable , rather than the more conventional series of increasing offers . |
| 24 | YORKSHIRE 'S unsettled batsman Phil Robinson should find it easier to attract a new county after a change of heart by the Test and County Cricket Board yesterday . |
| 25 | Vincente Minnelli , a director of the old school and greatly renowned and respected for such classics as The Band Wagon and An American in Paris , was looking for a touch of modernism to attract a young audience to a rather old-fashioned film called On a Clear Day You Can See Forever . |
| 26 | Not for the first time Salisbury found it was easy to attract a large audience for a free show . |
| 27 | Of course , there is some justification for this : competition is intense and the Nigerian public 's purchasing power low , and so returns may be higher from launching a new product in a different market . |
| 28 | The form and position of stone circles , tree clumps and wells strongly suggest a ritual approach along an ancient trackway , as if walking the paths that others have trod before encourages the energies to manifest . |
| 29 | Thus , we have apparent flip-flops before nasals as between Jenewary , Frencis , in which /a/ is raised to [ Ε ] , and Wanysday , mantion , in which /Ε/; is lowered to [ a ] : if raising before dentals also applied , then massage and others suggest a further possibility of a flip-flop rule , and a wider range of environments in which the mid and low vowels are exchanged . |
| 30 | In the 1960s , Gerald Kerkut , in Southampton , described a series of experiments in which he suspended a headless cockroach above a bath containing a salt solution . |