Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , I just have to catch a few of these fawning fans on film . |
| 2 | To catch a 141 at this time of night will take all the faith Ludo has . |
| 3 | Cigarette smoking causes a third of all cancer deaths . |
| 4 | Remarried women contributed a third to that increase in births . |
| 5 | In the mid-1970s Cramlington looked to be succeeding in its industrial and environmental modernization , which simultaneously resolved the ‘ post coal ’ problems of South East Northumberland and provided a pleasant over spill mechanism for reducing residential densities in the Tyneside conurbation . |
| 6 | Le Tissier then provided a precise through ball for Banger whose lob did not fool Baker . |
| 7 | Instead , after I had anointed a few of the more important Poles with precious substances , I built a dam system . |
| 8 | The hard disk can be reused but it will need a new AT controller card . |
| 9 | Hare will need a three-under in his final round to make it , but is aiming for a six-under 66 . |
| 10 | Hare will need a three-under in his final round to make it , but is aiming for a six-under 66 . |
| 11 | The only thing that I might need a medical for is my thirty thousand pound life insurance . |
| 12 | Okay , right what we are going to er do now is create a constant , we 'll need a constant for our regressions so if you type the letter Q to come out of the data processing environment right type the letter Q right and then go into the er constant creation menu , which is option one of the data processing menu right , you 'll , you 'll be asked for a name for if you like call it C or constant or Fred Bloggs , just supply a name to your constant term . |
| 13 | There is a considerable number of textbooks which provide a run-through of positivist research findings and theories and it is not the intention to attempt yet another one here . |
| 14 | Certainly too , the size of the big six is significant as they own the equivalent of a quarter of total corporate assets , return a quarter of corporate profits and provide a sixth of national sales ( Sasaki 1981 p.98 ) . |
| 15 | What we 're going to do for them is certainly provide a free of charge product , it 's the numbers |
| 16 | In between a full time job , writing articles , trying to write a book and moving house , I was asked to write a special for this Christmas edition based on the assembly of a ‘ dream tank . |
| 17 | By then , however , the invaders had already occupied a third of the state — which they still hold — before the UN brokered a ceasefire . |
| 18 | About £75,000 can buy a '30s to '50s three-bed semi , and properties are still proving more saleable than in other parts of the city . |
| 19 | In an earlier chapter we described a few of the complex relationships which exist between different species and different kingdoms of nature . |
| 20 | The most I can do is to offer a very brief and personal view of some of the recent changes in emphasis drawing from the syllabuses of ten countries and to isolate a few of the new approaches which strike me as particularly interesting and exciting . |
| 21 | President Bush proposed a near-doubling of federal spending on airport expansion over the next five years — but would pay the bill with a controversial departures tax . |
| 22 | And what 's really wrong with knocking a few of the rough edges off your partner ? |
| 23 | I seen a rosy on your cheek , I see them fade away . |
| 24 | Later he started sheep farming , employing a few of his old workers . |
| 25 | You 're hopeless at keeping a secret for you make it so obvious that people are sure to keep probing until they 've winkled it out of you . |
| 26 | We are extremely critical of the strategy outlined in draft guidance because it seeks to meet a projected near doubling in aggregates consumption over the 20 year period 1991 to 2011 . |
| 27 | We are extremely critical of the strategy outlined in draft guidance because it seeks to meet a projected near doubling in aggregates consumption over the 20 year period 1991 to 2011 . |
| 28 | MEN-HUNGRY Californians are flocking to enrol in special aerobics classes set up to beat flabby backsides — after a survey showed that many guys rated a pert behind as highly as a pretty face . |
| 29 | The broadcasting levy paid to the Government rose a third to £4.8m . |
| 30 | The aside is a piece of direct address to the audience : it takes place simultaneously with the dramatic action , is produced by , and directed towards , that action , yet stands a little outside it . |