Example sentences of "a [adj] performance by [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the film scores is in a fine performance by William Hurt , unobtrusively excellent cinematography by John Seale , and typically sensitive set design by one of the unsung heroes of the British film industry , 71-year-old Ken Adam . |
| 2 | Brilliant staging is also the key to CYRANO DE BERGERAC ( Theatre Royal , Haymarket ) — that and a remarkable performance by Robert Lindsay ( aka Citizen Smith ) . |
| 3 | Kelman missed a masterly performance by Byrne against the Blues in the Irish Cup last week — due to a mix-up in flight arrangements . |
| 4 | The consumer publishing division 's results were helped by a return to profit in the television listings sector and a good performance by IPC 's core consumer magazines and Reed Regional Newspapers . |
| 5 | The raison d'être for this recording has to be the extraordinary ‘ mad scene ’ from Semiramide , eighteen minutes of the most astonishing music Rossini ever wrote , truly looking forward to the great lyrical outbursts of Verdi , and given a superb performance by Ramey . |
| 6 | Star were up 36–34 at halftime , but a storming performance by Annadale saw them squeezed home to a deserved victory . |
| 7 | Edwards , switched to scrum-half for the injured Andy Gregory , was the catalyst of a well-disciplined performance by Wigan who now need one point from three matches to be mathematically assured of the first leg of their league and cup double objective . |
| 8 | Still , 209 all out seemed a fair performance by England , or it would have done had more of their batsmen scored some runs . |
| 9 | We took my mother to some of the events and concerts of the Bath Festival , among them a wonderful performance by Hepzibah and Yehudi Menuhin . |
| 10 | Tony Palmer 's The Children includes not only a wonderful performance by Kim Novak but a starring role for Ben Kingsley , and parts for Robert Stephens and Britt Ekland , and will doubtless appeal to our Festival audience . |
| 11 | A musical performance by Thomas Witzmann , entitled ‘ Watercolour ’ , will accompany Roscheck 's exhibition ; the storefront window is to be covered in bubble wrap against which Witzmann will play various instruments , including a garden hose . |
| 12 | Add in a marvellous performance by Dewi Morris and good efforts from the other backs and you had one of the greatest running displays I 've ever seen . |
| 13 | Nothing short of a pathetic performance by Leeds could bring about victory for the makems . |
| 14 | A BALLET lover yesterday lost her £200 damages claim over what she rated as a bad performance by superstar Rudolph Nureyev . |