Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [noun] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gas-operated and self-loading from a thirty-round magazine , they could be fired from the shoulder or the hip . |
| 2 | We report here the isolation and characterization of a novel complementary DNA ( CL100 ) corresponding to a messenger RNA that is highly inducible by oxidative stress and heat shock in human skin cells . |
| 3 | The isolation and characterization of a ura5-6 mutant deficient for OMPppase activity have been described elsewhere ( 20 ) . |
| 4 | Accordingly , the ECSC Assembly , enlarged to give it the number of representatives the projected EDC Assembly would have , was invited on 10 September 1952 to consider and report within six months on the feasibility and structures of a European Political Community . |
| 5 | It is n't necessary to tell you that the West Riding owes its position in the vanguard of educational thinking and practice to a few people , of whom Basil was one of the most distinguished , and the work he has done will still go on . |
| 6 | He accused the Government of handing Hong Kong 's 4.5 million citizens lock , stock and barrel to a Communist regime . |
| 7 | Put the wine , stock and salt in a wide pan , add the potatoes ( cut side down ) and bring to the boil . |
| 8 | It could , instead , come to be cherished as a limitless source of hidden wisdom for gradual extraction and incorporation into a rational universal religion . |
| 9 | As well as the reassurance of a higher level of security the guest also benefits from the convenience of a card which can be carried alongside credit careds and dispenses with the bulk and weight of a normal key and tag . |
| 10 | The Soviet navy flag , with red star and hammer and sickle on a white and blue background , is everywhere , but there are no Russian flags of St Andrew or the Ukrainian blue and yellow within sight . |
| 11 | There is athletics , golf , tennis , professional football and cricket plus a wide range of sporting events at the spectacular new National Indoor Arena . |
| 12 | Throughout the interview , Reni kept a Horus eye on proceedings , interrupting , when he felt an irrelevant question had been asked , with the speed and precision of a young judge . |
| 13 | Obsession from Calvin Klein has shampoo and conditioner plus a complete styling range . |
| 14 | The Edelson family were traditionalists and Alice became one of Gainford 's best-loved characters for her activities as both benefactor and conservationist with a deep interest in the history and heritage of the village . |
| 15 | Raymond Gilmour , 31 , now in Saughton prison , Edinburgh , was found guilty of the murder and rape of a 16-year-old Johnstone schoolgirl , Pamela Hastie , in 1981 . |
| 16 | Not surprisingly , he saw the news of the Club and course as a good story and they were given generous coverage for many years . |
| 17 | SIR JOHN HALL emerged from the latest bout of boardroom battling at Newcastle United yesterday with a controlling stake in the club and plans for a complete takeover . |
| 18 | It was an excellent playgroup , and she learned so much about co-operating with others , and developed skills in drawing and music in a happy , relaxed but structured environment . |
| 19 | They maintain the art of painting and drawing and sculpture as a figurative enterprise , and actually tend to be very close at certain points , certainly in their paintings of the 1930s . |
| 20 | There 's no time to adjust mind and muscles for a different pursuit . |
| 21 | students of bones , a jocose reference back to the first description of Mrs Podsnap ( OMF i 2 ) as a ‘ fine woman for Professor Owen , quantity of bone , neck and nostrils like a rocking horse … |
| 22 | Frank Bishop was hit on the head , neck and body with a wooden club by two men who pounced on him outside his home in Witney yesterday . |
| 23 | Concentration and dispersal across a finer-grained map |
| 24 | Worn by the likes of Seal , Naomi Campbell and Lenny Kravitz , it uses precious stones , silver and gold in a tasteful way . |
| 25 | Usually , it is of silver and gilt with a rural motif . |
| 26 | The solo and choral singing seem dated now , and is variable in quality , but how vividly the tension and atmosphere of a live performance is preserved . |
| 27 | Tension and rumours of a possible second coup attempt continued . |
| 28 | At the black ash reception desk a thin , middle-aged woman , with a bright gash of a mouth and hair in a severe French coupe , looked up sharply from her word processor . |
| 29 | Carey could n't tell what had been said ; the words were spoken far back in Ellwood 's throat and seemed to gush from his mouth and nose like a great gulp of water swallowed too hastily . |
| 30 | The concern is expressed on behalf of defendants in custody because they may ultimately be acquitted or given non-custodial sentences , and on behalf of defendants on bail because of the uncertainty and unpleasantness of a pending criminal trial . |