Example sentences of "a [adj] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It soaks in completely leaving a dry feel to the surface . |
| 2 | One morning after breakfast and a prolonged peering into the mirror , Arty broke and screamed at Phil , who had come across to borrow a newspaper . |
| 3 | A report from a Tajikta correspondent on March 8 said that he had been stripped of his deputy 's immunity by a two-thirds vote in the Supreme Soviet and arrested in the parliament building . |
| 4 | He had briefly been involved with the Logical Positivists of the Vienna Circle and developed a strong leaning toward the importance of systematic empirical observation as the cornerstone of the scientific method , and a corresponding dislike of abstracted theorising and metaphysical speculation . |
| 5 | Arrows indicate the C α- C' of CsA in a that corresponds to the N-C' bond of the tetrapeptide substrate in b . |
| 6 | The area also has the advantage of the open spaces surrounding it , giving a spacious feel to the development . |
| 7 | The new version has involved a complete rewrite of the software to give advanced features which are usually only found in Windows and desk-top publishing programmes . |
| 8 | If I have , I can arrange the pattern so that I 've a complete repeat at the edge of the knitting . |
| 9 | Artemis followed suit and they headed away from the house up a long pull which led to a covert known as the King 's Bushes . |
| 10 | Roland felt a strange pricking at the base of his neck . |
| 11 | There was a strange feel about the place as though somebody or something was watching . |
| 12 | As a professional working in the field of disabled welfare for the past 12 years , I take issue with your article on the disabled in |
| 13 | This means that a few get top marks , a big bunch get middling marks , and a few come near the bottom . |
| 14 | ‘ Quite a few compared with the one-eyed places we 'll be going through . |
| 15 | One German clerk , rather foolishly perhaps , tried to disarm this Troop officer and was shot for his indiscretion ; other Germans were captured and a few shot during the brisk action . |
| 16 | The defence is solid … remember we were playing Wimbledon … the last thing they do is give the defence an easy time — I thought they coped well and limited Wimbledon to a few shot from the edge of the box — which beeney coped with admirably . |
| 17 | G. Although the positions and sizes of most settlements in this region were due almost solely to the way in which people organised themselves , or in other words due to human factors , a few depended on the landforms , or physical factors . |
| 18 | A few lay on the ground in exhausted or inebriated sleep , oblivious to children and dogs who clambered over them , or to the kicks from porters who found them in the way . |
| 19 | ‘ Uncle Pepi ’ was then sometimes obliged to bring them to their senses with a few slaps about the face . |
| 20 | Whilst most design theories concentrate on the various elements and their interconnection as previously discussed ( often referred to as the " anatomy of design " ) , only a few refer to the different weights these may have in different situations ( sometimes called the " morphology " ) . |
| 21 | Only a few go through the final humiliation of meeting the bailiff at the door and watching him change the locks . |
| 22 | As The Economist pointed out , ‘ only a few go through the final humiliation of meeting the bailiff at the door and watching him change the locks ’ . |
| 23 | A few remained among the vines , and to them we continued to take food . |
| 24 | ‘ I can only assure you that you have the wrong person , Mr Wyatt ; there are many models , and more than a few work in the Midlands , and several must have other business interests . |
| 25 | As they were phased out of first line units Londons went mostly to 4 Coastal Operational Training Unit , but a few passed to the Flying-Boat Training Squadron ( FBTS ) at Stranraer . |
| 26 | This section covers only a few of the documents published over the past hundred years on the geology of the Channel bed , including a few relating to the 1970s project which seems particularly relevant today . |
| 27 | Some of these visitors strolled along the promenade ; a few penetrated to the beach ; none ventured on to the cliffs . |
| 28 | He left Kathleen to strap the toes together with a gauze swab between them to maintain the alignment , and then sent them off with a few coproxamol for the pain . |
| 29 | All that 's , you see there 's , there 's a few comes at the , even at the present moment , there 's some come down from every year . |
| 30 | Quite a number are erm there 's quite a few taken in the Nottingham area in . |