Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] quarter " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was on two bags a day when I went to see me GP and I was on between a quarter and half a gram when I got to the hospital . |
| 2 | Of the other large groups of courses , PGCE Primary students on between a quarter and a third of the courses received little on The Language of Specialist Subjects , Standard Language , Accent and Dialect , Bilingualism and Multilingualism , and Classroom Research . |
| 3 | Cook breast side down for a quarter of the cooking time . |
| 4 | But the they give it you at the end of the quarter , even if you have n't been in for a quarter . |
| 5 | This and other theatres elsewhere were at their peak when the gentry came in for the Quarter Sessions ; for wives and marriageable daughters , there were the balls and concerts of the Assembly Rooms specially built at the back of the George Hotel . |
| 6 | They took over Bringwyn Manor in 1963 when it was in danger of falling down after a quarter of a century of neglect . |
| 7 | Cos I says to her , I says , do you want a turkey sandwich and well , there was only like a quarter of a tin left . |
| 8 | Private housing orders were 18 per cent down on the quarter , 36 per cent on the year . |
| 9 | Private housing orders were 18 per cent down on the quarter , 36 per cent on the year . |
| 10 | Golden Girl 's lead was down to a quarter of a mile . |
| 11 | When I 'm boat fishing I use a plain , bodied waggler , which I shot down to a quarter inch or so off the surface . |
| 12 | ‘ See the post where the little owl has perched ? ’ said the helpful Warden , ‘ call it twelve o'clock , try coming down to a quarter past , near those three lap wings … there 's a chance … ’ |
| 13 | Max Jacob was homosexual , trying desperately to look distinguished in his top hat , evening dress , spats and monocle , whilst Modi 's affairs with women were known all over the quarter . |
| 14 | But you did n't get in till a quarter past . |
| 15 | Apparently I had windmilled in at a quarter to ten , with three bottles of champagne , all of which I dropped in one catastrophic juggle . |
| 16 | An elderly female novelist had come in at a quarter to six and Penelope had found herself trying to explain why her latest novel had not been reviewed in the Sunday Telegraph , why it had not been advertised more widely , why copies had not been displayed on the bookstall of a friend 's local station , why it had not yet been reprinted . |
| 17 | GOODS stolen from retailers accounted for 1.1 p.c. of turnover last year , down by a quarter compared with 1989 , according to the latest survey by accountants Touche Ross . |
| 18 | This was possible because demand went down by a quarter and new supplies were available from the UK North Sea . |
| 19 | Worldwide underwriting losses $36.3m lower in Q2 at $90.4m produce deficit at the mid year down by a quarter from $288.9m ( 17.9% of premiums ) to $216.3m ( 12.8% of premiums ) |
| 20 | At the half-year , however , deficit down by a quarter from $31.9m to $23.7m reflecting sharp reduction in Q1 losses . |
| 21 | We 're asking people who drink , and that 's ninety per cent of the British adult population , to see if they can cut down by a quarter if they 're drinking above sensible levels . |
| 22 | Those who are newly bereaved and naturally dread the loneliness of returning to an empty house should be visited frequently in their own homes ; and when you are able to persuade them to get out of their own four walls as much as possible for fresh air and exercise and to meet others and visit relatives , it can be a considerable help if you can bring them home and go in with them for a cup of tea or a chat , even if it is only just for a quarter of an hour . |
| 23 | Too soon and both parties are left grinning at each other soundlessly for a quarter of a mile , unsure as to what happens next . |
| 24 | It is also important that we should all realise that surveys show that a quarter of all stolen cars are used for death riding , just as a quarter of all car thefts happen to unlocked vehicles — which is our fault . |
| 25 | Yes , it 's not for a quarter , it 's only for , you know , whatever . |
| 26 | Smoke and flames were spotted shortly after a quarter to six at the house in Girdlestone Road , Cowley . |
| 27 | Just after a quarter to one , I came to the pipe and waited quietly in its shadow . |
| 28 | So I bet he 's come away with a quarter of a million ! |
| 29 | — SHILDON got four out of five boys through to the quarter finals of the national schools championships at Knottingley on Saturday . |
| 30 | Just on the quarter hour mark , Armagh City were again denied the opening when Jason Murtagh saw his 15-yard volley brilliantly saved by Mullan in the Cookstown goals . |