Example sentences of "a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Southwood , phytophagy arose from both saprophagy , the consumption of decaying or at least dying plants , and from feeding on fallen propagules including spores and pollen grains , which led to living on the strobili themselves , a route followed by the extinct insect orders , Dictyoneurida and Diaphanopterida . |
| 2 | After all , if you 're a superstar , it 's no good admitting that you found a route given three grades easier than your latest creation anything but a path ! |
| 3 | For some unknown reason before the war we used to have a route change every year . |
| 4 | Along a route taking in the castles of Niddry , Cadzow and Craignethan she rallied sympathizers who still regarded her as rightful queen . |
| 5 | They 'll cover a route taking in all Ulster hospitals providing services for children . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've mapped out a route to take you round , but are you sure you do n't want me do the actual deliveries ? |
| 7 | Hebbert joined him and moved left to the obvious beetling crack and groove line he had spotted from below — omitting to pause and wonder why this particular line soared up straight as an arrow , on a route called Curving Crack ! . |
| 8 | It forms down a route called Terminal Wall on Creag Tharsuinn . |
| 9 | On nearby Beinn an Lochain , a route called the Frog does n't stir the same dread , perhaps reasonably so as it is a II/III crossing Toad , and put up by Tom Redfern and Klaus Schwartz . |
| 10 | On an outing to the obscure Gate Crag in Eskdale we picked a route called Bosigran — this had to be climbed because I 'd just returned from my first climbing trip to Cornwall . |
| 11 | The reason is quite simple : it is not a route to do on a single rope . |
| 12 | Riding to hounds , taking fences and obstacles along a route dictated by the fox is a very skilled activity . |
| 13 | Soldiers dressed in this fashion guard the entrance to the Black Fire Pass , one of the few overland routes across the mountains and a route favoured by Orc raiders . |
| 14 | We noticed now a trail of well-trodden snow winding back towards the shore , obviously a route known to be safe by the experienced locals . |
| 15 | Glamis Castle is most famous for its association with Macbeth , and Shakespeare 's hero is said to still bemoan the murder of King Duncan , appearing to walk on the roof , taking a route known as The Mad Earl 's Walk . |
| 16 | The Act provided for a route commencing at the top of Anerley Hill , descending past Crystal Palace ( Low Level ) Station to Thicket Road , a turning on the left , which led through to the top end of Beckenham Road , Penge . |
| 17 | This could be an alternative route back to the turret , I thought , a route to bypass the quire . |
| 18 | In truth I have a slight horror of a route becoming ‘ The ( Something ) Way ’ , as if no other way was possible . |
| 19 | The narrow High Street is easily blocked as traffic builds up behind the heavy goods vehicles trying to get through on a route avoiding the increased toll on the Severn Bridge . |
| 20 | Instead , the demonstrators marched along a route agreed with the authorities to the Olympic Stadium , across the north of the city . |
| 21 | One participant has to describe a route traced out on the map so that both speaker and listener follow the identical route . |
| 22 | From its terminus in Tamworth Road , West Croydon , the company had a route running to Mitcham and Tooting , while another ran to Wallington , Carshalton and Sutton . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , ’ The driver flourished a street plan , with a route marked in red . |
| 24 | When choosing a route consider the capabilities and limitations of all your party to ensure you do n't tackle a ridge too far . |
| 25 | A particular place in the fence has been used as a route to cross the railway . |
| 26 | Anyone capable of sight-leading a route protected by bolts without clipping them has the right to remove them ( a regular bolt hole closed by a rock dust/epoxy mix is virtually undetectable , and no meaningful harm will have been done to the crag environment ) . |
| 27 | Without proper maps he followed a route set by compass , boiling up pemmican and glucose for food and sleeping under the stars in a sleeping bag at night . |
| 28 | I did make my escape from Roundhay — by a route taken by many of my contemporaries : higher education . |
| 29 | Accompanied by his wife Winnie Mandela , Nelson Mandela was driven from the prison 60 km to Cape Town along a route lined by thousands of supporters . |
| 30 | If we did n't get a move on there would n't be a route left to do ! |