Example sentences of "[det] [vb past] [noun] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | That made McIllvanney a gold-plated pimp , though he preferred to describe himself as a ‘ leisure-agent ’ ; however , he usually had the grace to smile when he used that label . |
2 | This caused Rajiv a great deal of turmoil , particularly as others of his friends had been baptised by immersion in the local Baptist church . |
3 | It will be of interest to see whether the reasoning is applied to the courts ' powers of review ; if this took place a general right to reasoned decisions would have evolved . |
4 | This gave liberalism a southern tinge ( many deputies came from Estremadura and Andalusia ) and meant that , as ‘ proprietary ’ deputies arrived from liberated Spain , so the liberal position weakened . |
5 | Health knowledge resided with the " experts " , essentially the medical profession , and this won doctors a privileged place in administering the new system , denied to other professional groups . |
6 | Montgomerie was kept waiting 30 minutes for Lyle to finish and he said : ‘ That gave Sandy a big advantage . |