Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect everyone to go at least a second faster tomorrow , ’ said Mansell , who set the record in the penultimate lap of the session . |
| 2 | So one may take it that everyone receives at least a smattering ; and more flexible A-level and university courses make it possible for people to combine more advanced science with arts subjects in a way that was virtually impossible in my day . |
| 3 | And I read for about an hour . |
| 4 | They can put the whole cheese out on the cheeseboard , again I suppose to just a portion going on the cheeseboard . |
| 5 | However , I knew at least a couple of players because I 'd caddied for Roger Fidler in the 1977 British Open while I was still an assistant , and I 'd also carried Florentina Melina 's bag . |
| 6 | But I looked for only a moment . |
| 7 | I had time to feel bony legs clamp under my buttocks , then down I went without even a scream . |
| 8 | yeah , oh well I did for quite a while |
| 9 | The first one I did in just a week . |
| 10 | The next Saturday , armed with my pocket money , I waited for about an hour before the cheap-jack came to the knives , which after a lot of spiel were offered for sixpence — all I possessed . |
| 11 | now if I tape for about an hour and a half or an hour and then rewind it , it 'll go |
| 12 | Nothing happens for quite a while , then the rod-tip trembles , so I hold the rod in one hand and the line in the other . |
| 13 | It was put down by Darius , who in 490 sent a punitive expedition which burned Eretria but was defeated by the Athenians at Marathon , a victory which became at once a legend . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's very thick with the new master , Humphrey Morris , which counts for quite a lot , ’ Bridget said thoughtfully . |
| 15 | It was illogical to accept that an accord and satisfaction fell within s 286(5) but fell outside s 287(1) , which referred to where a company releases or writes off the whole or part of the debt . |
| 16 | There is an activity which will take a great deal of your time as a student , which is of crucial importance to your success and which passes with hardly a mention on many courses — we refer , of course , to note-taking . |
| 17 | And it does so in syntax which calls for quite a feat of structuring and interpreting . |
| 18 | Like the desert after a flash flood , Freshers ' Fair is decorated by societies which bloom for just a day . |
| 19 | He goes on : ‘ And by using an estate agent you 're dealing with a dedicated property specialist , a description which applies to only a handful of solicitors . ’ |
| 20 | And there 's the added advantage that by using an estate agent you 're dealing with a dedicated property specialist , a description which applies to only a handful of solicitors . |
| 21 | Nothing happened for about an hour . |
| 22 | Pull-down menus and point-and-click icons ensure that you can get to where you want to in a hurry and the unique help icon means there 's always help at hand . |
| 23 | Large libraries were just as likely as small ones to want more training officers ' time , even though they were far more likely to employ a designated training officer ( or someone who devoted at least a quarter of their time to training ) . |
| 24 | She has at least an hour a day on it . |
| 25 | You seemed to rather a lot for her . |
| 26 | food for thought for Hereford who deserved at least a draw … they 'd did themselves proud in a game which sent the fans home happy |
| 27 | They were even more agog during the much publicized Banana Dance when she danced with only a curtain of bananas round her waist . |
| 28 | A GOLF-MAD schoolboy who vanished from outside a nightclub was being sought by police yesterday . |
| 29 | We think she corroded for only a matter of weeks before being colonised . |
| 30 | She landed with barely a sound . |