Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He prowls about the place , you know , on his own , and dreams of springing a dazzling surprise on the archaeological world some day . |
| 2 | In the end Brodkey 's apparently stupendous equipment as a writer , that sense of an almost Flaubertian anxiety about pitch and cadence which plays about every sentence , can scarcely conceal the second-hand quality of his inventions . |
| 3 | Dorothy L. Sayers was writing her series of radio plays about the life of Christ called Man Born to Be King . |
| 4 | WIDNES allrounder Richard Hignett plays as a batsman when Cheshire open their Minor Counties championship programme against Cornwall at Stalybridge today . |
| 5 | Brazil 's faith in debt/equity swaps as a means of easing the burden has been shared by many . |
| 6 | As a membership incentive and to mark our 35th year as a Society everyone who enrols as a member in 1987 will receive a free gift . |
| 7 | As a membership incentive and to mark our 35th year as a Society everyone who enrols as a member in 1987 will receive a free gift . |
| 8 | Lurgan earned their four bowling points through a spell of sustained accuracy from veteran Alan Johnston . |
| 9 | In other words , Lyons , a man who preferred and prefers to make his bargaining points through the media , was prepared to disrupt vital supplies , inflicting untold damage to the economy , without having had any direct discussion with us as to our plans or policies . |
| 10 | I say , ‘ A Ta-Ta-Ta-Ta … ’ and with that he drops his book and stomps off the tee . |
| 11 | He is plagued by demons which go back to his childhood and his torment intensifies as a train hurtles him away from or maybe towards a crime . |
| 12 | ‘ I can not believe it , I have already had so many job offers as a result of taking part in . |
| 13 | The neck joint is similar to Ibanez and Heartfield 's ‘ all access ’ variety which does away with the usual bulky metal plate and offers as an alternative four recessed bolts and a sloping , shaped heel , which really does feel good under the hand . |
| 14 | ‘ Business seemed like an attractive idea and I wanted to learn about finance first , ’ he offers as an explanation . |
| 15 | Computer Horizons Corp 's largest shareholder , CGI Informatique SA , itself under agreed offer from IBM Corp , is seeking to persuade other shareholders to overturn corporate policies that it thinks deter potential acquisition offers for the Mountain Lakes , New Jersey company . |
| 16 | Where it crosses through the X and Y axes . |
| 17 | Above 200 ° C the flame is self-sustaining , so the igniter is released while the cock is gradually opened further and the hum builds through a howl to a shrill scream . |
| 18 | As Stan Cohen ( 1995 : 24 ) remarks , Foucault ‘ veers between a materialist connection between prison and emerging capitalism and an idealist obsession with the power of ideas ’ . |
| 19 | They were well known in Shakespeare 's time , for in A Midsummer Night 's Dream , Titania remarks about a period of unseasonable weather : |
| 20 | The same applies to poor Mr Peter Brooke 's weekend remarks about the possibility of talking to Sinn Fein , if and when the IRA renounces the armed struggle . |
| 21 | I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks about the work of the Select Committee on European legislation made during the debate on 21 November . |
| 22 | A REGIONAL councillor , Terry Penny , was stripped of his membership of committees , sub-committees and working parties for three months by a meeting of the full council yesterday because of unruly behaviour and remarks about the Grampian convener , Bob Middleton , and the policy and resources chairman , Morag Morrell . |
| 23 | FLURRY OF SLURRY : The liquid dung flies through the air as revenge-seeking Dave launches his attack |
| 24 | He flies through the air with the greatest of ease , that daring young man is his … top secret experimental jet fighter ? |
| 25 | Subject : He flies through the air with greatest of ease |
| 26 | Subject : Re : He flies through the air with greatest of ease |
| 27 | The professional assessment is that the Mitre ball is heavier when it flies through the air and therefore lends itself to greater accuracy . |
| 28 | As she flies through the dark , or gallops on the horse of night , she is using different skills from those of our daytime world . |
| 29 | The traditional unit is a box that sits between the mains and the AC-in socket on your computer . |
| 30 | Between the depth and master volume is the manual switch for the chorus , while the ‘ effect on ’ light sits between the rate and depth pots . |