Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [Wh det] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he had hit a patch of false going which caused him to lose his action , or had a fleeting muscular spasm which lost him the use of his hind legs — something like Bryan Marshall had reported after a couple of his races earlier in the season . |
| 2 | The quartet carries an instrumental arsenal which gives it the necessary weight to produce the ominous , bass-heavy sounds that accompany Max Schreck 's marvellously decrepit , zombie-like portrayal of Count Dracula . |
| 3 | He fired again , and felt the lesser kick which told him the ball had only lodged half-way down the barrel . |
| 4 | So she found a place in the old tree which gave her a familiar view of the land . |
| 5 | At the basic level , Windows is an electronic desk-top which offers you a way to organise your programs . |
| 6 | Resource-based learning can last as little as ten minutes : a child 's scrutiny of a repeating film-loop which teaches him a concept or skill he will need for the next part of his programme ; a short programmed exercise that enables him to test his grasp of an idea or piece of knowledge before embarking on a larger exercise ; a work-card unit giving practise in loading a projector or using a subject catalogue . |
| 7 | This meant that people were no longer willing to put up with unsatisfactory Church officials ; laymen especially were developing a personal spirituality which gave them a new confidence and commitment to their faith and which also enabled them to form an independent view of theology and Church organisation ; they no longer had to rely on the educated establishment . |
| 8 | It is not open to Mr Tillson subsequently to say that he had no need of a tenancy of the occupied land because he already had a possessory title which gave him a freehold interest in that land … |
| 9 | He heard the calm voice , but could feel the trembling body which gave it the lie . |
| 10 | This link is represented graphically by the unemployment-income curve which tells us the unemployment percentage that will be associated with any rate of national income , given real labour costs . |
| 11 | In other words , it is the poll tax crossed with a capital value tax — a roof tax crossed with a head tax — a cross-bred monster which gives us the worst of all worlds . |
| 12 | It 's bow-tiful : Primary 7 pupil Yolande Link of Crawfordfsburn Primary School , near Bangor , models the unusual tee-shirt which won her a prize in the school 's design a tee-shirt competition . |
| 13 | The former Royal maid accused of stealing letters from Princess Anne has received an apology from the national newspaper which called her a thief . |
| 14 | In 1943 , the Maronites had agreed to an unwritten National Covenant which awarded them the presidency of Lebanon , command of the Lebanese army and other assets in return for their abandonment of French protection . |
| 15 | Hannah clearly possesses a unique quality which gives her a remarkable perspective of the very fabric of Baldersdale . |
| 16 | Leach 's has a forked tail which gave it an alternative name of ‘ fork-tailed petrel ’ . |
| 17 | Binocular vision is of great importance , for it is two visual fixes on objects in a three-dimensional world which give us a perception of distance . |
| 18 | He has natural flair which gives him the ability to do anything with the ball he wants to . |
| 19 | Its a privileged position which gives you a real understanding of the intensity and diversity of the work of women artists today . |
| 20 | It is a remarkable document which gives us a fresh and immediate insight into Marcel Duchamp 's mind . |
| 21 | Highly charged personal reminiscence is bound up with the anthropological perspective which gives it an impersonal respectability . |
| 22 | Marley had a revolutionary 's zeal and a charismatic presence which made him an intensely romantic figure not only to the young blacks whose predicament he articulated , but also to the white rock audience . |
| 23 | Hayling is a man of considerable and obvious intelligence , with dishy looks and great charm which made him a favourite with some of the women comrades . |
| 24 | If we are misled by our grammar into thinking that ‘ I expect such-and-such ’ is a report of a mental process then there will seem to be a problem : ‘ What is it about a mental process which makes it an expectation of such-and-such ? |
| 25 | Took up some good positions , had one half chance which the keeper did well to hold , and then chased after a long ball , outrun 2 defenders , hit it first time from 25 yards or so — straight into the bottom right corner , well the keeper got a slight touch which lifted it a bit higher but you get the idea . |
| 26 | But one senior officer told us they felt let down by a legal system which denies them the right to detain an offender who 's cost 400 police hours in just 6 months . |
| 27 | And you went on to these chairs and you went through a , a scenic part which showed you the roads of the future . |
| 28 | Why not combine 7 or 14 nights in Corfu with a week on the ocean waves by taking our Ionian Cruise which gives you the chance to visit seven other Greek Islands . |
| 29 | And a neat moustache which gave him a slightly rakish , debonair look . |
| 30 | The advantage of the telephone is that it is a two-way communication which gives you the chance to assess at first hand ( or ear ) why your account is not being paid . |