Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [noun] with a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may have to miss the first game but I 'm hoping to get myself a boot made for my left foot with a steel plate in it to protect the toe so that I can practice as soon as I get to India . ’ |
| 2 | I DID my National Service with a Guards regiment on the East German border in 1948 — but there was still some fraternisation with the Russians , usually in the bar at some remote border village . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , of course , ’ answered my Luggnuggian friend with a smile , ‘ we 'll be delighted if you stay longer with us . |
| 4 | I do n't know just what kind of monster you imagine I am , but having my wicked way with a girl in your state of health is not precisely my style . ’ |
| 5 | Visitors to its New York headquarters were confronted with pictures of both domestic animals and livestock all discreetly shielding their private parts with a variety of strange garments . |
| 6 | The plastic sector is expected to reflect its depressed market with a decline in production of 4 per cent , while fibres will be up 1 per cent . |
| 7 | During this time her sole contact with a European has been a fortnight with a German woman in Algeria . |
| 8 | And just five minutes later the Germans booked their third-round place with a strike by Michael Zorc . |
| 9 | She pinched the leg of her damp coveralls with a grimace . |
| 10 | They can not make free decisions about motherhood or their sexual partnership with a man . |
| 11 | The hunting lobby has been trying to improve its public image with a campaign to put the case for its controversial sport . |
| 12 | Eddie put down her empty mug with a thump and glared . |
| 13 | beating her muddy skirt with a piece of wood , then trailing the yards of material into the water so the loosened mud was washed away . |
| 14 | This tour offers you a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the cultural and geographical aspects typical of Thailand : ruins of ancient towns and imposing temples that were once the glory of the country , exotic plants and wild jungle still unspoilt by the progress of time , rustic life with its simple and friendly people , rolling hills and roaring waterfalls , boat trips down the rapids and train rides , primitive hilltribes in their colourful costumes with a tradition and culture all their own . |
| 15 | One of six ancient university presses ( four of them Scottish ) , Edinburgh had a distinct advantage in its early years with a patent from Charles II which made it Scotland 's official publishing house . |
| 16 | Penny Black would be feeding more statistics on wife-beating in the West Midlands into her data-base , and Robyn 's mother would be giving a coffee morning for some charitable cause in her Liberty-curtained lounge with a view of the sea . |
| 17 | Dot looked at the doll and thought of its lost companion with a face of dripping wax . |
| 18 | She settled everybody round the fire , took them hot drinks , and then set to work on her sweet-hearted retriever with a comb , during which she got her guests into perspective . |
| 19 | He held her eyes as he said it , making her heart skid inside her , the touch of his gaze suddenly so soft , so caressing , that it suffused her entire body with a glow of sensuous pleasure . |
| 20 | There was no hope for United after that but they battled on … and at least won back some of their lost pride with a goal from sub Paul Wanless … |
| 21 | It will be seen that all three of these matters must have a special importance when the transaction in question is one of suretyship and the wife without any recompense , except the advantage of her husband , saddles herself or her separate property with a liability for his debt or debts . |
| 22 | Honest , impatient with any kind of pretence , it went against the grain to dissemble , but she could n't end their brief engagement with a phone call . |
| 23 | Obviously the Dutch Minister of Culture will approach her Flemish colleague with a request that Flanders reciprocate ; proportionate funds are needed on the Flemish side in order to create similar opportunities for Dutch authors in Flanders . |
| 24 | Meryl accompanied her feeble joke with a grimace , then stared as his face blanched over a period of seconds , and his fork hovered aimlessly between plate and mouth . |
| 25 | But they were then held in remand in prison , and did n't really know how to defend themselves , so this project will be sending lawyers into the Long Houses of the indigenous peoples , trying to educate them about the process of Malaysian law , and work it into their system of customary law , which is known as ADAT , whereby within the Long House , all the community leaders and the members within the community debate disputes over land rights , the forest , the use of it , and try and get them to use their customary law with a knowledge of the Malaysian legal process in order to form associations and fight being thrown into prison because they 're trying to defend the forest . |
| 26 | These were songs that laced their natural exuberance with a strain of English satire that was remarkable because it seemed so unaffected . |
| 27 | This time bomb is ticking away , colleagues , and in about twenty years ' time , we 'll be back to where we were we 'll have a lot of people who 've got small pensions , based on their previous employment with a health authority or a local authority , British Gas or the electricity companies then they 've had to go out on the open market and they will be under-funded and have inadequate pension when they retire . |
| 28 | It was apparent in the 1980s that , to provide a complete service to multinational clients , it would be important to match their international spread with a network of offices . |
| 29 | On the 19 September 1834 , Taylor and Knott proposed to surrender their current lease with a view to renewal for a fresh term of 11 years . |
| 30 | We recorded the patients ' presenting symptoms and checked their visual fields with a confrontation test . |