Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bordallo , 63 , shot himself in the centre of the island 's capital Agaña , chained to the statue of a 17th century Chamorro chief and wrapped in the island 's flag . |
| 2 | Beautiful museum of a 17th century Catholic Place of Worship . |
| 3 | Michael Heseltine , the Board of Trade President , joyfully grasped Mr Major 's arm and a beaming Chancellor Norman Lamont leaped to his feet to join in the celebration . |
| 4 | Figure 5.13 is a contrast-stretched Landsat MSS band 7 image of the Leningrad region in the USSR . |
| 5 | And so the talk drifted nebulously into the haze of a farmhouse afternoon under a lazy New Zealand sun . |
| 6 | A vengeful Mrs Wallace Reid turned over to police all the names of those she believed had been responsible for Wally 's debauched lifestyle . |
| 7 | The hon. Gentleman 's question was interesting in that it linked county hall and Battersea power station , making it clear that the Labour party 's plans for a reborn Greater London council are not the reassuring slim-line version that Labour spokesmen have been peddling . |
| 8 | He was just wrapping himself in a garish Hong Kong dressing-gown when the door burst open and a hulking first lieutenant in combat dress , his helmet stuffed with leaves and his face already smeared with camouflage cream , stood staring at him . |
| 9 | In a memorable phrase Mr Perot suggested that what GM needed was ‘ the capitalist equivalent of Mao 's cultural revolution ’ . |
| 10 | A MEMORABLE Lester Piggott triumph ( on Fylde Flyer in the Abernant Stakes ) and a somewhat controversial Pat Eddery defeat ( on Alhamad in the Constant Security Maiden Stakes ) played crucial parts in the survival at Newmarket yesterday of a £195,497 Tote Jackpot pool . |
| 11 | In a devastating criticism Jeffrey Stanyer concluded ‘ that the Maud Committee must be regarded as one of the most disastrous uses of an advisory committee that can be envisaged , if one asks and expects that an advisory committee will provide an authoritative analysis of the problems set by its terms of reference , and by rigorous reasoning propose defensible solutions which have a practical use ’ ( Stanyer 1970:66 — 7 ) . |
| 12 | A Spanish Lover Joanna Trollope ( Bloomsbury , May , £14.99 ) . |
| 13 | Bredbury won the toss and chose to bat but after a solid start Richard Francis took four wickets to leave Bredbury on 147–9 off their 45 overs . |
| 14 | In the event delivery was not made until early September and a strong letter of complaint from a dissatisfied Northern Ireland customer greeted Jim Dalliton upon his return from holiday . |
| 15 | The voice from behind him was Irish — a broad flat Dublin accent — that Patrick thought sounded vaguely familiar . |
| 16 | The construct pPT was derived from the plasmid pD5 ( 22 ) as follows : a 0.45 kb KpnI-NotI(blunt) fragment containing the Sh ble resistance ( ble ) gene from the plasmid pUT58 ( 17 ) was ligated into KpnI-HpaI digested pD5 . |
| 17 | Intestinal mucosal strips were treated at room temperature for 30 minutes in a 1.5 mg/ml DTT solution , after which the strips were washed in Hanks 's balanced salt solution ( HBSS ) and then gently stirred in a 1 mM EDTA solution for two periods of 60 minutes to release the epithelial cells . |
| 18 | At least three stools were cultured for faecal pathogens and mycobacteria ; concentrated specimens were examined by direct microscopy for ova , cysts , and parasites , and smears were stained by a modified Ziehl Neelsen method with concentration for cryptosporidium . |
| 19 | Levine , an investment banker at a prestigious Wall Street firm , was alleged to have been involved in insider trading over a period of six years , during which time he made huge profits while trading on the basis of material nonpublic information in the securities of companies . |
| 20 | A classic Trevor Morley effort was sandwiched between Allen 's double after Ian Rodgerson had given Blues the lead . |
| 21 | The lucky first prize winner will receive a classic Crown Derby Cloisonne design eight-piece dinner service , with soup bowls , serving dishes and a coffee service , a smart 84-piece canteen of Viners silver plated cutlery , plus 16 wine glasses , eight tumblers and a water jug from Royal Doulton crystal . |
| 22 | I visualized Alison as living in a classic North Oxford mansion set on a bosky avenue amid the murmuring of innumerable dons , so I was surprised to find myself directed up the hill to Headington . |
| 23 | Varese as well as Ives , and an Elliott Carter premiere — not much feminine sensibility there , though it all made for a classic Oliver Knussen pile-up of Americana , topped out with a violin concerto by Marc Neikrug that Pinchas Zukerman had brought to London for the first time . |
| 24 | Another enchanting piece in the same book , ‘ Chiome d'oro ’ , is described as a ‘ Canzonetta a due voci Concertata da duoi Violini Chitarone o Spinetta ’ ; the voices duet ( mostly in parallel thirds ) over an ostinato bass , each of their five strophes being introduced by one of three ritornelli for the two violini over the same ostinato . |
| 25 | A low profile EVA midsole provides cushioning , and a flat polyurethane insole offers comfort and support . |
| 26 | Against a strong Worcester RGS side , for whom last year 's prolific scorer , John Phillips , made 61 , the young Colchester side earned a draw . |
| 27 | Objectors expressed a strong concern Thames Water had n't proved the demand for such a big reservoir . |
| 28 | He was a large , shambling man , with a strong New York accent and a tendency to slur his speech ; his powers as an orator were slim , and his prose style was unadorned . |
| 29 | Then somebody spoke in a strong New Zealand accent . |
| 30 | Tillingham scored their first win of the campaign against a strong Hatfield Peverel side , with Wilkin the hero making 61 . |