Example sentences of "[vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fingers of his other hand beat a sensuous tattoo on her rounded bottom , stopping to tap and then sweeping away the notes with a furious stroke . |
| 2 | As the rain beat a dull rhythm on Milan 's sludge-coloured buildings this spring , Italian designers were proclaiming the return of brilliant colour behind the facades of the word 's most industrial fashion capital . |
| 3 | The ‘ network structure ’ of control , authority and communications provided a greater commitment on the part of the workforce and made it better able to respond to change . |
| 4 | It provided a new slant on his character . |
| 5 | It should be said that he provided a major influence on inspiration in the development of the Division 's work in this area . |
| 6 | This man provided a running commentary on the events on the screen , which were otherwise a fabulous mystery . |
| 7 | This record provided a short report on the timing , method , and content of each lesson , together with an overall assessment of the usefulness of materials . |
| 8 | Bait presentation was n't easy for Lee , 15 , as he cast a home-made boilie on a size 6 hook to an 8 lb hook length and 10 lb line into the wind . |
| 9 | John — Augustus cast a sentimental eye on his retreat , convinced in his euphoria of pristine well-being that he had encountered one of nature 's radicals , someone to whom he could reveal his new true feelings . |
| 10 | Lord May cast a different slant on the word early in the new century when he called for a ‘ Hooligan Conference ’ , later to go under the more dignified title of the Twentieth Century League . |
| 11 | She cast a speculative eye on Lucy Lane . |
| 12 | The South Korean government 's policy of nordpolitik — the improvement of relations with communist regimes previously loyal to communist North Korea — pursued since 1988 , entered a new phase on June 4 when President Roh Tae Woo met President Mikhail Gorbachev for the first direct talks between a South Korean and Soviet head of state . |
| 13 | US District Court Judge William Hoeveler , who presided over the arraignment proceedings , entered a not-guilty plea on the prisoner 's behalf on the 12-count indictment which charged Noriega with having used his position as Commander of the Panamanian Defence Forces to provide protection for drug traffickers and to allow a cocaine-manufacturing laboratory to be established in Panama . |
| 14 | The government promised a White Paper on student finance , but the very long delay before it finally appeared in November 1988 suggests that there were problems in devising a suitable alternative to grants . |
| 15 | While it was generally recognized that the new novelists drew a great deal on their eighteenth and nineteenth century predecessors , this was regarded not as a fault but , on the contrary , all the more reason for admitting them as new bearers of the old standard ( Hansford Johnson 1949:235–3 , Wilson 1958:viii ) . |
| 16 | The tree was 360mm in diameter and to enable me to get the correct clearance around the tree and the seat width I drew a rough development on the patio with chalk . |
| 17 | The Scot picked up a double on the sixth end despite failing with a great chance to add a third with his last bowl , drew a match-saving shot on the next end and then produced the shot of the match . |
| 18 | The Scot picked up a double on the sixth end despite failing with a great chance to add a third with his last bowl , drew a match-saving shot on the next end and then produced the shot of the match . |
| 19 | In 1975 the Government proposed a new tax on vouchers provided by an employer to his employees which could be exchanged for goods or services . |
| 20 | During talks in Moscow in February 1986 the Iranian Foreign Minister proposed a second conference on Afghanistan , independent of the Geneva conference , which would be attended by Iran , Pakistan , the Soviet Union and the Afghan mujahidin . |
| 21 | Hence the European Parliament 's Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens ' Rights proposed a comprehensive report on codification in May 1989 , and in 1991 its chairman Graf von Stauffenberg again stressed ‘ the pressing need for proper codification and simplification , and hence greater transparency , of Community law ’ . |
| 22 | Instead he proposed a Consultative Conference on Reunification in Pyongyang in February 1990 when representatives of both governments , mass organizations and political parties would discuss Kim Il Sung 's idea first put forward in October 1980 [ see p. 30991 ] for a confederal state . |
| 23 | Jennifer and Donita maintained a diplomatic distance on the subject . |
| 24 | In the second period Birmingham eased up but Derby were still unable to make any impact as the Blues maintained a strong grip on the proceedings . |
| 25 | He said police maintained a high profile on the road at all times , but could not be everywhere at once , adding cardboard cutout cars should be considered . |
| 26 | Until the 1970s , at least , whites retained a virtual monopoly on skilled labour by means of a system of job reservation . |
| 27 | Very few deaf men and women of ability came through to lead the rest : the clergy retained a powerful grip on the affairs of deaf people , and the age of paternalism was at a high . |
| 28 | She fixed a baleful eye on Angelica , and said , ‘ If ever they bring back hanging , I would n't advise you to apply for the job . ’ |
| 29 | Mary fixed a frosty gaze on him . |
| 30 | She fixed a doubtful gaze on the whiskery young protester , willing him by some telepathy to keep back out of the way . |