Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cast list printed in the wordbook , however , specifies a Grand Dance not of 24 persons but of ‘ 24 Chineses ’ ; while in the manuscript score , copied separately at the reverse end of the book , is the big movement — the longest instrumental number in the entire show — headed ‘ Chaconne : Dance for a Chinese man and woman ’ . |
| 2 | Although it is the traditional culture which continues to manage the western world , Snow argued , only science can feed that world , create wealth , provide hope for the poor and the sick , and forge the essential links between intellect and practicality which make for a proper wisdom and awareness of moral and social issues . |
| 3 | Elementals often appear as a moving light or a change in temperature , or they may take the form of an animal or bird and make it behave oddly for a period of time . |
| 4 | Thus Mackie is what he calls a ‘ moral sceptic ’ , though he is in favour of continuing to live in the light of moral values and obligations which we acknowledge as a human invention or construction serving widely shared human purposes . |
| 5 | We may not have watched the Toraja dynasty ascend through a flaming village circle , but we had witnessed one of its sons , very close , leap through a flaming hoop and land on his feet . |
| 6 | However , if you are replaced by another employee , say of a lower grade and commanding less pay , there is unlikely to be a redundancy . |
| 7 | If not , unscrew the orange regulator and replace with a smaller green or larger red one . |
| 8 | When he bolted the door , pulled down the shutter , put the chairs on the tables , emptied the till and swept the floor he was able to walk through to the back , climb the stairs , sprawl into a big armchair and look at his collection of pictures , news cuttings , fan club items , record sleeves and signed photographs of Shirley Temple . |
| 9 | Place under a low grill and cook until golden brown , about 10 minutes . |
| 10 | The young doctor looked like a young doctor in , say , Young Doctors , lean and fit in a striped shirt and tie , yuppie-style , with dark curly hair and a tan . |
| 11 | Place in a sealed container and shake well . |
| 12 | Place in a shallow dish and cover with cling film until needed . |
| 13 | Place in a shallow dish and squeeze over lemon juice , then drizzle over oil . |
| 14 | Place in a shallow casserole or glass ovenproof dish . |
| 15 | Drain peas , place in a large pan and cover with plenty of clean water . |
| 16 | Place in a cold frame or on a windowsill out of direct sunlight , where they will soon root at this time of year . |
| 17 | Districts can buy what they want from a nearby district or a teaching hospital rather than attempt to provide everything in their own area . |
| 18 | In old males the tusks grow to a great length and are often broken , as if by combat , so there may be something in this theory . |
| 19 | The best sorted sediments approximate to a single size and have low σ 1 , values ( Table 3.5 ) . |
| 20 | These four varieties are ideal small garden plants , as they grow on a single stem and do n't need pruning . |
| 21 | Rather than expressing the individual reality of the speaker who happens to utter them , these ‘ personal ’ aspects of language testify to a certain self-consciousness or reflexivity within language itself . |
| 22 | Babies do not , as doctors have always believed , grow at a steady rate but in stops and starts — even shooting up by half an inch in 24 hours . |
| 23 | Eight minutes of swooning , swirling guitar crescendos undercut by a moody bass and an unrelenting drum beat with Salli 's near angelic vocals creating a lulling scenario , akin to reading a novel which stops halfway through . |
| 24 | Eight minutes of swooning , swirling guitar crescendos undercut by a moody bass and an unrelenting drum beat with Salli 's near angelic vocals creating a lulling scenario , akin to reading a novel which stops halfway through . |
| 25 | The First World 's miserly materialism is enough to make any honest seeker yearn for a new alternative or age . |
| 26 | The returning emigres hope for a clean sweep but this has not happened anywhere in Eastern Europe where the price of reconciliation has always been a measure of compromise . |
| 27 | You can address yourself to a man , and at least hope for a quick ear and an open heart ! |
| 28 | However , many new serums act as a protective barrier and seem to improve hair suppleness , too . |
| 29 | Wait for a suitable moment and say : " That is a very interesting point you have raised , Mr R. , which we might wish to take up at a later meeting , but I really do n't think it helps our problem at the moment . " |
| 30 | If it disappoints , do n't scrap it at once , but wait for a second year and give it another chance to redeem your hopes and optimism . |