Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] and a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they paid me sixteen and six an hour for the tractor and a mower and myself . |
| 2 | I 'd leave the shop at 6 p.m. , drive off to a gig , ( reeking of chips despite bathing nightly in Domestos ) and return in time for the hour and a half of cleaning which began as soon as the last customer left at midnight . |
| 3 | He had invited her to join the ladies ' sewing circle , and even suggested that she might like to attend the Tuesday evening Bible readings which he ran — he was sure that ‘ dear Miss Mates ’ would release her for the hour and a half the readings usually took . |
| 4 | The deity speaking through this humble medium commanded sufficient authority to mobilize the local people into building a new temple for the god and a house for his servant . |
| 5 | There is always a source of communication , a message , a channel for the communication and a receiver . |
| 6 | He picked up the canvas shoulder-bag , which was empty except for the map and a compass . |
| 7 | What was more , she 'd also got a cover for the couch and some rugs for the hall and a stair-carpet . |
| 8 | Mrs Stone was chairman of Whitby Trust for the Blind and a founder of the town 's Business and Professional Women 's Club . |
| 9 | A new flag was bought for the masthead and a scheme put in hand to cover part of the terraces . |
| 10 | Aft of the pilots ' cockpit was an officers ward room , navigator 's table , two bunks and , further aft again , engineer 's station , wireless operator 's position , bunks for the crew and a baggage compartment . |
| 11 | ‘ 'Then some asshole of a journalist printed a story that he was still working for the Company and a couple of weeks later the Red Brigade snatched both of them . |
| 12 | Gabriel knocked at the door and asked if they could give him a bed for the night and a bite to eat . |
| 13 | They entered and asked for a room for the night and a meal of cold meat and beer , which they ate in the bar . |
| 14 | Far from being on the shelf , the school library is playing a central role in the delivery of the national curriculum in secondary schools — actively used by teachers , an asset for the school and a haven of pastoral support for students . |
| 15 | There has been trouble with its chips , delays in providing disc-drives for the computer and a lack of software to run on it . |
| 16 | It is only right to point out that there is nothing particularly ‘ wrong ’ in using a sans serif face for the text and a serif one for the headings , just that it needs a bit more care . |
| 17 | Double for the total and a row of dots for your sub , sub-total . |
| 18 | Notice was given within that time-limit by ‘ exploit ’ of a huissier acting for the appellant and a copy posted at the door of the courthouse . |
| 19 | Among the happiest band of travellers are 5,000 St Johnstone fans heading for the seaside and a match against Ayr United which will decide the First Division Championship . |
| 20 | The responses from the task consist of a textual name for the response and a state which selecting that response would cause . |
| 21 | To see this platform threatened by a mere Smiths ' power game , hardly proved good PR for the band and a degree of bad feeling began to boil away in their home city . |
| 22 | In Peter Brooke 's words , a flutter for the punter and a bonanza for good causes . |
| 23 | ‘ I am ready for the challenge and a chance to stamp my own authority on a team . |
| 24 | like the th plumbing , you know the another reason fix it on , instead of having a drain for that , a drain for the sink and a drain for this , they all go into one . |
| 25 | Showbusiness and sporting stars had donated items for the auction and a sweatshirt given by Ian Botham which he had worn during his charity walk from Aberdeen to Ipswich fetched £33 . |
| 26 | And one famous quote during a court case he presided over was : ‘ The old law of the eye for the eye and a tooth and for a tooth has no place in civilised society . ’ |
| 27 | Malaysia had been seeking endorsement for the EAEC and a programme of action for its implementation . |
| 28 | The Ulster final of the Rose of Tralee festival takes place there next month , promising an economic boom for the area and a place in Rose folklore . |
| 29 | Mr Major and Mr Lamont did not eat their words out of a cavalier regard for the truth and a penchant for duplicity at election times . |
| 30 | The second four lucky entrants will receive main stand tickets for the game and a case of Appletise . |