Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her entire knowledge of what he had to do to earn his crust amounted to not a row of beans . |
| 2 | A light came on whenever a subject paused for longer than 600 milliseconds , although subjects were merely told that the light indicated when their story-telling was poor . |
| 3 | Shiona thought for only a moment . |
| 4 | If the wind died for just a moment ; if she could just get a clear sight of the cockpit … |
| 5 | Ellen paused for just a fraction of a second before she answered , ‘ Yes ; yes , I suppose it would . ’ |
| 6 | The years of abundance in America began in 1950 with the defence expenditure triggered off by the Korean War , and the boom continued with only a hiccup or two of recession in 1954 and 1958 . |
| 7 | Virtually all the guards carried at least a side-arm and , usually , a semi-automatic rifle . |
| 8 | Ferguson salvaged at least a point from another tough assignment , the first of the season at the third attempt . |
| 9 | Hereford deserved at least a draw but lost it for good three minutes from time when Johnson got a second for Lincoln … |
| 10 | Hereford deserved at least a draw but lost it for good three minutes from time when Johnson got a second for Lincoln … |
| 11 | Elsa directed at Amiss a look of desperation . |
| 12 | Divisional Fire Officer Paul Gaze said at least a pint of petrol may have been used to fuel the fire . |
| 13 | But North had at least a half-promise of another honour : Adolfo Calero revealed that the contras had plans to put up a statue of him in Managua , just as soon as they had won it back from the Sandinistas . |
| 14 | Medical evidence described other substantial injuries , including a double spinal fracture inflicted at least a day earlier . |
| 15 | The growth of the colonies was likely to force new departures in policy and legislation on the British government ; the American population rose from about a quarter of a million at the beginning of the century to about two million by 1776 . |
| 16 | A member of the Woman 's Royal Army Corps and a passer-by were injured on Feb. 20 when an IRA bomb fell from underneath a van and exploded in Leicester city centre . |
| 17 | Since India 's population grew by nearly a quarter over that period , this means that about 80m people managed to clamber above the poverty line in a decade . |
| 18 | The major setback to profits came in Sears ' footwear division , about 40 per cent of total profits , where the trading surplus fell by almost a quarter to £31.6m . |
| 19 | In fact , Royal Oak equalised after only a minute when Finch 's cross came to Clinton Ford who scored with a snap shot . |
| 20 | The strike lasted for virtually a year , ending in April 1985 . |
| 21 | I 'd have felt so much better if this person had at least a year 's sentence . |
| 22 | For Draper , the principle of expanding only into related fields , where Virgin had at least a margin of experience and expertise , was sacrosanct . |
| 23 | Vitor slept for almost an hour and so did Thomas , but both of them awoke as they neared the outskirts of Lisbon , just in time , for now Ashley needed directions , and Vitor navigated them on to a bypass and north along minor roads . |
| 24 | In the Berber heartland of Kabylie east of Algiers the boycott appeal by Aït Ahmed resulted in only a quarter of the electorate voting . |
| 25 | The surface of the water had a slick , glassy look about it and Carey 's cast disappeared with barely a splash . |
| 26 | ‘ I had arranged with Sister Stevens that on the next occasion that Len presented with either a hangover or a stomach upset I would refer him to the occupational health centre where they would suggest counselling , as I believed Len was becoming a danger to himself and everyone else . ’ |
| 27 | Clearly , then , Professor Usher remains convinced that the baby had at least an 80% chance of survival , and that Leonard Arthur did prescribe the drug with the intention of causing the child 's death , especially in view of Dr Arthur 's comments on his philosophical attitude to this type of situation . |
| 28 | But more than anything else Sarah craved for even a glimpse of Angel . |
| 29 | But the illness lingered for over a year , and in the end the doctor decided that she must be suffering from depression . |
| 30 | So , to the amazement of many racegoers , the two young jockeys escaped without even a caution . |