Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun] [noun sg] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the ornate portal of a mansion-block department store an old man with buttoned overcoat and brown burnished shoes stood talking at the rain . |
| 2 | In a recent case involving a driver of a heavy goods vehicle an oral promise was made by one of the driver 's managers that the driver , a Mr Rump , would not be required to work anywhere in the UK , as mentioned in his contract of employment , but only in the south of England because of special family ties . |
| 3 | They 've agreed they 're gon na use this federation one as a short stop gap an an I think Paul 's point is spot on , it might be a bit silly to jump in just at the moment |
| 4 | Through an atmospheric transport model an acidic deposition pattern for Europe is obtained . |
| 5 | This sort of reading is only for the dedicated follower of the history of taste , though any reader particularly interested in a picture may find within a single catalogue entry an acutely discriminating judgement or interesting facts ; for example , Tietze 's entry also points out that Manet so much admired the Tintoretto self-portrait that he made a copy of it . |
| 6 | in a personal injury action an employee who claimed damages for loss of earnings or impaired earning capacity had , if so requested by his employer , to disclose the general medical records of the whole of his medical history to his employers ' medical advisers . |
| 7 | It also excluded the cost of elections , for these were a financial problem for the candidate , not for the local association ; in a large county division an election could cost as much as £2,000 , and even an unopposed return in a borough would cost a few hundred pounds to the lucky winner . |
| 8 | Nearly a hundred years ago there emerged from an obscure Suffolk parish an eight hundred year old manuscript book of the Gospels . |
| 9 | Without a good traffic operation an agency flounders . |
| 10 | On deciding to become a candidate for election to a local government body an individual must ensure that he is qualified to be a candidate . |