Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] with a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Systematic sampling of West German voters carried out in 1979–80 indicated that 13 per cent of all voters in the Federal Republic had a consolidated extreme rightist ‘ world view ’ ; 14 per cent responded positively to the statement that ‘ we should again have a Leader who would rule Germany with a strong hand for the good of all ’ . |
| 2 | In principle , any reasonably dry biomass can be gasified ; but the practical problems of using fuels with a high ash content or of low density are quite severe . |
| 3 | Family counselling , or family therapy , began in the USA in the 1950s , underwent enormous expansion during the 1960s and is now a well developed technique with a sizeable literature devoted to it . |
| 4 | Third process teaching and learning styles should vary as widely as possible in order to provide maximum stimulation for both teachers and pupils and care should be taken to plan programmes with a long term rhythm of change or variety the element of chance and serendipity |
| 5 | " If you say so , " agreed Chuck with a happy laugh . |
| 6 | Firstly , they often recruit subjects with a high risk of the disorder under study so as to minimise the number of subjects needed to show an effect . |
| 7 | However , when using fabric with a large pattern repeat this can prove wasteful , so your fabric requirement should be calculated as follows : |
| 8 | The following cases were dealt with by Northallerton magistrates : Alan Robert Lazenby , 22 , of Knotto Bottom Road , Northallerton , was convicted of entering building and stealing property valued at £824 , entering a storage container and stealing property valued at £350 , dishonestly attempting to obtain £989.46 worth of goods by deception , dishonestly obtaining goods valued at £77 by deception , driving a van while disqualified and using a van without insurance , without a test certificate , driving while disqualified , failing to provide specimen of blood for analysis , driving car recklessly , using car with a defective tyre , with a defective braking system , failing to report an accident , failing to stop after an accident , failing to stop when required by PC , using a car without insurance ; 15 months imprisonment , licence endorsed , six points , disqualified for three years . |
| 9 | Females inspect several nests before allowing courtship with a chosen male to proceed . |
| 10 | The band of the Scotland and Northern Ireland Royal Marines also marched through the town centre and entertained shoppers with a musical performance on the Russell Street boulevard . |
| 11 | This allows just over a year to look out for possible candidates and suitable premises ; with regard to the latter , teachers are asked to look out for centrally situated schools with a good hall and piano , close to mainline travel facilities . |
| 12 | ‘ Why , what 's he done ? ’ asked Den with a puzzled frown . |
| 13 | One reason why the modern reader has difficulty with a positive evaluation of the term ‘ national prejudices ’ is that , in the twentieth century , prejudice has taken on a substantive meaning . |
| 14 | It provided employers with a cheap labour force . |
| 15 | The Doctor fixed Mortimer with a level gaze , catching him with those blue eyes . |
| 16 | Ana excused herself quickly at the sound of his tight voice and as she left the room Felipe fixed Mitch with a sceptical eye . |
| 17 | A central element in the charge that companies are ‘ short-termist ’ is that the stock market undervalues projects with a long-term pay off , and therefore that companies may be deterred from investing to the extent that is socially desirable for fear of an adverse effect on the market value of their shares . |
| 18 | Because of this , the History of Art has contacts with a wide range of other subjects such as political , social and economic history , philosophy , religion , archaeology , anthropology and psychology . |
| 19 | While the more open approach of recent years was maintained with the expectation of closer and more direct economic relations , the suppression of the pro-democracy movement on the mainland [ see pp. 36720-21 ] provided Taiwan with a considerable propaganda weapon against China . |
| 20 | Naturally , the brighter the white , the more it will suit pictures with a modern style , so consider choosing at least an off-white , if not a cream , for pictures with an antique flavour . |
| 21 | She dismissed Frankie with a withering stare that warned him to remain silent . |
| 22 | SCOTVEC has also been working on a catalogue of extra additional assessments for the first phase of general SVQs , in order to provide candidates with a wider choice of assessments . |
| 23 | George Burt provided Swanage with a pure water supply , gas , drainage and a railway . |
| 24 | Paul Reid caught the defence square with a perfect through ball from the halfway line for McCarthy to race clear and beat Prudhoe with a right foot shot . |
| 25 | Paul Reid caught the defence square with a perfect through ball from the halfway line for McCarthy to race clear and beat Prudhoe with a right foot shot . |
| 26 | Sutton-born Geoff Chilvers had been with the Palace as a Junior in the early days of the 2nd World War and had appeared at Selhurst Park in an interesting schoolboy game that was used as an experiment with numbered players , but his extraordinary claim to footballing fame , which will delight fans with a statistical quirk in their nature , is that he made his debut with a League club as a 16-year-old in a match where his side scored double figures . |
| 27 | A report in the Middle East Economic Digest of April 19 , citing a recent edition of a London Arabic language daily Asharq Alawsat , claimed that the Soviet Union would not fulfil promises made in early 1991 to provide Syria with a large consignment of weapons . |
| 28 | Meanwhile , reports that Novell is planning a multi-server version of its IPX software router in order to provide companies with a low-cost alternative to software routers are said by the company to be ‘ very misleading ’ . |
| 29 | If the trouble spreads far enough and he thinks he can buy peace with a cheap loaf of bread then I should think he will . |
| 30 | Banbridge tried hard to get back into the game but Dungannon stuck again in the 75th minute when Denver beat Hanley with a neat lob to complete his hat-trick . |