Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also in March the US administration agreed to grant Venezuela a bridging loan of $450,000,000 to support economic reforms and assist debt repayments . |
| 2 | I arrived on the scene to find Heather a bright shade of red , apologising profusely to a small croftsman , cowering behind his dislodged door ! |
| 3 | BRIAN CLOSE was last night challenged to find Yorkshire a proven world class fast bowler . |
| 4 | Finally , there are plans to provide custodians a sore point to enable the churches to open for two hours a day . |
| 5 | By the historical designation of this alternative practice as ‘ sculpture ’ , when intentions were anti-sculptural , he manages to exclude women a second time over . |
| 6 | He managed to catch Angus a half-decent clip across the right ear , but the sinister Campbell grabbed him from behind and clung to his neck . |
| 7 | It is also possible to set drivers a distracting task — for instance , a led on the car dashboard may light occasionally , requiring the driver to push a switch to cancel it . |
| 8 | Russell used to buy Ellen a big bunch of flowers every month . |
| 9 | I only have to switch on the news to hear things a whole lot crazier than that . ’ |
| 10 | erm used to help Colette a little bit . |
| 11 | Hitler 's threats against the Jews , whose hand he of course saw behind the British and American ‘ war-mongerers ’ , were an attempt to retaliate at what he regarded as Jewish-provoked anti-German public opinion and , by depicting Jews in the position of hostages as the certain victims in any new war , to exert pressure on Britain and the USA to leave Germany a free hand in Europe . |
| 12 | Some analysts believe Amec is in a strong enough position to give shareholders a marginal increase in their dividends . |
| 13 | For example , after the second election of 1701 , the freeholders of Sussex sent instructions to their two newly elected Whig MPs urging them to vote William a sufficient supply so that he could renew the war against the French , arguing that " the power of France " had grown " so formidable " that it posed a threat not just to " our trade and commerce abroad in the world " , but also to " our religion , laws , liberties , properties " . |
| 14 | Glenavon were mean at the back , bar one early slip which let in Johnny Magee , to give Bangor a ninth minute lead . |
| 15 | Glenavon were mean at the back , bar one early slip which let in Johnny Magee , to give Bangor a ninth minute lead . |
| 16 | ‘ Of course , I go out to give defenders a hard time — it 's part of my job . |
| 17 | MORRYS SCOTT , the 18-year-old whose two late goals stopped Gloucester 's talented side in their tracks on Saturday , last night scored the only goal of the replay to give Cardiff a third-round tie at home to Queen 's Park Rangers . |
| 18 | David Howells scored his first goal of the season to give Spurs a 67th minute lead and Teddy Sheringham made it 2-0 from the penalty spot eight minutes from time . |
| 19 | One of the most important rules of interviewing is to give candidates a clear understanding of what the job entails . |
| 20 | It may seem early for Air Mail to wish readers a happy Christmas ! |
| 21 | Asif Mujtaba hit a six off the final ball to give Pakistan a dramatic tie against Australia in the World Series in Hobart . |
| 22 | He tried to give Sacco a cheerful look . |
| 23 | The two tier stand has been specially designed to give fans a clear view of the pitch . |
| 24 | I 'm afraid Brian Deane was a bit of a liability , he really did nothing all game in the opposition box , apart from straying offside to deny Wetherall a good goal . |
| 25 | So Rabbit 's immediate desire is to give Pooh a true belief about what he , Rabbit , believes . |
| 26 | The power resources of bureaucracies combine with what Wright has called the ‘ political incapacity of non-bureaucrats ’ ( 1978 , p. 225 ) — that is , the inability of political institutions to exercise the control and direction of bureaucracy which the classical liberal theory of the state presumes — so as to give bureaucracy a prominent role in policy-making . |
| 27 | The European Commission must now decide whether to give broadcasters a harder push towards D2 MAC or bow to lack of interest . |
| 28 | Quakers broke out of defence , Cork laying the ball off to give Gaughan a clear run on goal . |
| 29 | The directors are set to give McHale a big rise in his budget for players in a bid to win promotion next season . |
| 30 | The company had refused to give miners a real increase in wages , a demand made by miners at three other CODELCO mines which were scheduled to hold strike ballots at the end of July and August . |