Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Millwall took the lead in the 40th minute , when Malcolm Allen converted a penalty after Mark Robson had mis-timed a tackle on Kenny Cunningham . |
| 2 | If she 's er if she 's sorted a village out , that 'll be great |
| 3 | Alexandra ( 4.3 ) quite spontaneously sorted a set of pots , matched each with the right-sized lid and graded them on a shelf by size . |
| 4 | They have surrounded a garrison at Bati , to the east , and on 19 September they attacked Mile on the Assab road , closing it for 36 hours . |
| 5 | Wide wooden verandas often surrounded a house on all four sides , although sometimes a part of the veranda had been enclosed to provide extra living space . |
| 6 | The wine would have delighted a connoisseur . |
| 7 | The platter of assorted vegetables would have delighted a vegan . |
| 8 | By order of Master Miller dated 2 November 1990 the following point of law was ordered to be tried as a preliminary point before the trial of the action , namely whether the council could maintain an action for libel for any words which reflected upon the council as the county council for Derbyshire in relation to its governmental and administrative functions in Derbyshire , including its statutory responsibility for the investment and control of the superannuation fund , and whether , if not , the statement of claim disclosed a cause of action . |
| 9 | It was disclosed a week ago that the Frenchman Laurent Fignon had failed a test after a race in The Netherlands last month . |
| 10 | The history of astronomy also disclosed a succession of hypotheses , which made claims for physical truth look precarious . |
| 11 | Later research seems to show that Malinowski mis-understood a number of key features of the system he described , but it is certainly the case that the participants in the Kula conceive of it as a circulating system of exchange . |
| 12 | On the ground floor , Isozaki has designed a hall for ticket and information desks , a bookstore and four rectangular galleries . |
| 13 | Dr Gary Coles has designed a sensor accurate enough to monitor tiny changes in exhaust gases given off while the vehicle is being driven . |
| 14 | In an ideal world the political framework and the broad strategy should have come first ; then the military men would have designed a plan to fit them . |
| 15 | Now the VHS manufacturers have designed a machine which can be manually switched to half speed during recording . |
| 16 | So this gentleman designed a machine and I 've got a picture of the machine here , which you can see . |
| 17 | MOLECULAR biologists in Australia say they have designed a range of new molecules effective in the initial step of destroying the activity of viruses . |
| 18 | The Ingledew mansion was going up across the creek on the other side , above the grove where the saman stood and facing west ; Tom had sited his Great House further up the slope , by a magnificent specimen of an Indian fig tree with aerial roots falling like stilts and snaking over the ground below , and had designed a belvedere in the roof to give views to the four quarters . |
| 19 | He had not designed a poster since 1949 but in 1954 his interest in this art form revived . |
| 20 | With the help of Mick Neil from Imperial Pottery 's engraving department , George has designed a poster warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide fumes which will be displayed in all departments throughout the factory . |
| 21 | Although the SSC , like most things , could probably have been designed a bit better and made to cost a bit less , physics dictates its overall scale . |
| 22 | The War Office had therefore designed a structure which , from its general appearance and use , looked to have been based on the idea of a boy 's Meccano . |
| 23 | Now the architect , Halsey Ricardo , had designed a station in redbrick gigantism , providing a dramatic contrast with the syncretic graces of Bombay 's Victoria Terminus . |
| 24 | So as you can see not only have we designed a gas cooker which looks impressive in the most modern of kitchens or traditional wooden cabinetry . |
| 25 | To convert this basic pattern to this year 's special Christmas-party outfit , I have designed a motif , based on Renaissance embroideries , to be incorporated in it as a ‘ decoration ’ . |
| 26 | Peichl has designed a building as well suited to display as to debate : in addition to modular areas intended to house exhibitions of all kinds , there is a technologically sophisticated complex consisting of a library , a 500-seat auditorium , television studios , and rooms for lectures , concerts , film shows and live performances . |
| 27 | As John Sherry of Geoffrey Reid says : ‘ We hope we have designed a building which people will actually enjoy visiting , not only because they are there to do their shopping , but because the building itself is worth looking at . ’ |
| 28 | Gedge is often regarded as candid , but he has designed a style of lyric-writing that effectively camouflages his true self . |
| 29 | Terry has designed a PVC-covered three foot foam mat with an eight inch deep cut-out for fish to be laid in while the fishing hook is removed . |
| 30 | Ashridge Management College has designed a programme aimed at equipping Robson Rhodes partners with business counselling skills . |