Example sentences of "[verb] a brief [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He managed to catch a brief glimpse of him talking to a man at the end of the platform . |
| 2 | To this end , I contributed a brief paper , ‘ Building Trust ‘ , to the 1990 conference of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management [ ARCOM ] . |
| 3 | To elaborate on this division and to gain a clearer understanding of the different types of social control , it would be useful for you to try a brief exercise , answering and discussing the following questions . |
| 4 | In this section we provide a brief history of the development of penal thought in the West to show how different combinations of penal justifications have found favour in different eras . |
| 5 | They had all , on arrival , been asked to write a brief account of where they had been , and with whom , the previous evening and night . |
| 6 | This should include a brief outline of the background of the business and its industry , highlighting positive factors in the development of the business . |
| 7 | The visit will include a brief history of the forge and a live demonstration of making decorative items such as rams ' heads and owls for pokers and intricate scroll work , using traditional techniques . |
| 8 | Will any teacher who raises funds in the name of the Society ( even if used immediately for a specific purpose ) please send a brief statement to the Treasurer , as we need to show the extent of our own fundraising in the Annual Report and to the Sports Council . |
| 9 | Thunder flashes , Roman candles and other pyrotechnics would enliven its passage until , a spinning hoop of flame , it launched itself over the cliff , described a brief trajectory and plunged into the sea , never to be seen again . |
| 10 | Whilst only an hour 's journey away lies the stately city of Aberdeen with its excellent restaurants , theatres and stores altogether a refreshing diversion when you want a brief reminder of city life … before returning to the secluded haven of your own lodge . |
| 11 | Leaflet IR 33 , Income Tax and School Leavers , contains a brief description of the tax system and those features most likely to be encountered by young people . |
| 12 | The Appendix contains a brief selection of stories and picture books which I have used as the basis for drama with children in Key Stage One and can personally recommend . |
| 13 | The first issue contains a brief profile of one of the member organisations of the network , the Centre for Encounters and Dialogues , as well as general Mexican news and an examination of the 500th anniversary of Columbus ' landing in America from a Mexican viewpoint . |
| 14 | As he left she caught a brief flash of sapphire from his head . |
| 15 | Walking down the path to the side gate , Mungo caught a brief glimpse of a waxy , bald head at a downstairs window . |
| 16 | They caught a brief glimpse of the struggling figures on the practice grounds , the clash of their weapons on the wind . |
| 17 | Auguste caught a brief glimpse of himself in the small mirror he had unobtrusively arranged in order that he might keep an eye on events taking place behind his back ; the surreptitious addition of Mrs Marshall 's abominable Coralline pepper , for example , to an imperfect sauce . |
| 18 | The Modernists had enjoyed a brief life as a London group after Pound settled there for a dozen years in 1908 ; Bloomsbury was already one , first in Cambridge and later in London and Sussex , sharing not just a range of assumptions and convictions but an intimate web of social and amorous relations . |
| 19 | She 'd enjoyed a brief dalliance with Lorimer a few years earlier , after she 'd met him at one of the receptions Wakelate had attended , incognito , on business . |
| 20 | This school had enjoyed a brief period of success and national distinction in the first decade of the sixteenth century under the Mastership of John Stanbridge , who was well known when he migrated north from Oxford and whose Grammar was prescribed in the statutes of Manchester Grammar School . |
| 21 | This guide is intended to provide a brief outline of resources and services . |
| 22 | This exhibition is intended to provide a brief survey of the political events and historical forces that shaped the 1916 Rising . |
| 23 | The existence string should be used to provide a brief reason why the module name is being reserved and to give an indication of what the module contains at present or is meant to contain in the future . |
| 24 | The existence string should be used to provide a brief reason why the module names are being reserved and to give an indication of what the modules contain at present or are meant to contain in the future . |
| 25 | The study aimed to allow staff and parents time to think critically together about educational issues and their joint responsibilities , and to provide a brief record of the process which would include a monitoring commentary . |
| 26 | It is now essential to provide a brief insight into how issues mentioned in previous sections of this chapter affect banks and financial markets . |
| 27 | It is useful , therefore , to provide a brief overview of some of these studies . |
| 28 | Even when not specifically commissioned it is helpful to provide a brief market overview ( size , trends , structure etc ) . |
| 29 | Even now , and though the events of June triggered a brief period of reappraisal , the British still seem besotted by their vision of China as a billion-strong market for their goods and services — and either unaware , or unimpressed , that their exports to Hong Kong itself are currently worth three times as much as those to its northern neighbour . |
| 30 | Basil makes his stage debut at Darlington Civic Theatre today where he has a brief walk-on part in the show Big Friendly Giant . |