Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun sg] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the planet Mechanus the time-travellers discover a magnificent city on stilts populated by robots called Mechonoids , who hold prisoner a man from Earth named Steven Taylor . |
| 2 | Two features , however , give Whernside a measure of distinction : on the northern approach three large tarns are passed , a surprise in a district notable for its absence of standing water , and on the southern slopes around and below the 1200-ft contour is a belt of limestone with an attendant necklace of potholes . |
| 3 | Bring on Frank — give Deano a couple of games on the bench and he might come back looking a little sharper . |
| 4 | Get mum a tin of soup |
| 5 | get water a lot of the time so erm salt , water , hydrogen , carbon dioxide . |
| 6 | Of particular interest is the series of photographs specially taken in a modern glass-maker 's studio , which reconstruct step-by-step a variety of ancient techniques . |
| 7 | Most people find life a mixture of nice and nasty experiences and behaviour is aimed at maximizing the nice experiences and minimizing the nasty ones . |
| 8 | I ca n't even stay in a hotel because people find out where I am and they make life a bit of a pain . |
| 9 | Nate , go git a bucket of cold water an ’ throw it over ‘ em , ’ Curtis 's voice rasped from the door . |
| 10 | When you go arter a job like that , if you 're doing as fast as what the machine will take it to do it properly , you ca n't force it . |
| 11 | The brothel was a fabulous place : luxurious furnishings , subdued lighting , and all the little extravagances that help part a punter from his cash . |
| 12 | ‘ They 've hat a lot of cases of bribery at Scotland Yard , have n't they ? ’ |
| 13 | But additional features make Chatterbox a winner with teachers are : |
| 14 | ’ The children treat blindness a bit like hayfever , it 's an inconvenience . |
| 15 | Have cream a maximum of once a week . |