Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun sg] [conj] [vb -s] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will need space and comfort , perhaps a garden if they have always been used to one and enjoy gardening , and , above all , they will need a property that gives them some self esteem and security . |
| 2 | Increasingly , then , the Conservative party is becoming a party that draws its support predominantly from the South of England , from the rural and suburban constituencies , and from home-owners . |
| 3 | It is possible for a company or group to acquire further ACT capacity by purchasing a company that has it . |
| 4 | The aim is to provide a book that tells you about an aspect of computing , while still being understandable and enjoyable . |
| 5 | It is best just to find a racket that suits your game . |
| 6 | Sometimes the image they create may be a long way from expressing their real character but the search is on — through fashions , chats with friends , reactions from boyfriends — to find a style that suits their temperament and physical type . |
| 7 | MANY Arts graduates now find it impossible to obtain a post that matches their training and ability , unless they are willing to teach . |
| 8 | Just looks a card and buys it . |
| 9 | This star has a spectrum that identifies it as a star of the type called blue supergiants , whose masses range from 20 to 100 . |
| 10 | In an interview last week on the French radio station France Inter 's RadioCom program , Alcatel Alsthom NV president Pierre Suard indicated he did not rule out taking a stake in France Telecom if the latter is privatised by the next administration : ‘ I do n't think the question has been posed today , but when it is , I can tell you that we will study it very seriously , ’ Suard said — ‘ It is essential that France Telecom has a structure that enables it to extend itself beyond France and I think that can come from a new shareholder ; there is industrial logic in the ‘ world 's number one manufacturer of telecommunications equipment ’ owning a stake in a telecommunications operator , ’ he added — ‘ It is the Anglo-Saxon logic ; AT&T is constructed on that basis , but up to now , it has not been European logic , ’ he said . |
| 11 | It even has a title that has nothing to do with anything else in the film whatsoever . |
| 12 | But no : she has hung around the DHSS while clerks forgot her like she was goods in the stockroom , and now she has a chit that says they 'll pay her lodging at the boarding house . |
| 13 | To give you a small clue of what type of game this is , the installation set-up has a section that asks you how naughty you want the game to be ! |
| 14 | Complicite 's use of movement and body language brilliantly illuminates the text , and almost every scene has a vitality that forces you to consider the play afresh . |
| 15 | Well we were taken up to the standby boat which is I mean every vessel in the North Sea , every rig and installation has a boat that circles it , non stop , twenty four hours a day and I mean that The standby boat on Piper I mean it was the the two inflatable boats off it that picked everybody up , and most folk up , and one of them was lost , they lost two of the crew off that . |
| 16 | He 's convinced that my lover and I are waiting eagerly for that event , so he 's written a will that leaves me destitute . |
| 17 | An old man dressed in traditional clothes appears and , facing the rock , says a prayer and prostrates himself . |
| 18 | Most sailing clubs will have a few catamarans clustered together in one end of the dinghy park , but if you are keen to race one it is best to choose a club that has plenty of water space and specialises in a large multihull fleet . |
| 19 | As you can see , though each of these poems ‘ simply ’ describes a moment that has something to do with the natural world , other thoughts and messages come through at the same time . |
| 20 | Nationally the Liberals , chaired by David Moorish and boasting a logo that resembles something from the side of a soap powder box , will field around 70 candidates the next nearest is in Leeds . |
| 21 | Lynda Chalker , Overseas Development Minister , who lost her Wallasey seat , is to be made a baroness and retains her post . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't mind a man as speaks his mind . ’ |
| 23 | In savannah trees , the male advertises the nest and pursues a female that approaches him , bringing her back to the nest after a chase . |
| 24 | During the third phase , lasting two weeks , you will follow a diet that allows you to feel really healthy and to continue losing the unwanted pounds and inches . |
| 25 | You will see a face that tells you something : there is a story in that face . |
| 26 | ‘ The most important thing is to organise a system that encourages them to stick at it day by day and week by week . |
| 27 | Gossamer , slinky , focused , unfussed — what a treat to hear a song that takes its time and does n't give a toss for the bpms and the clubs . |
| 28 | Scientists have now produced a pill that allows you to reset your body clock to suit your partner or lifestyle . |
| 29 | Beauty without cruelty has produced a booklet that proves you can look great whatever your age . |
| 30 | Let me see — yeah , yeah ’ — plastic keys riffling — ‘ we 've got a list that tells us who 's bought fridge freezers in the central London area in the past year … |