Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , a victory for Oxford United ; it came after a few of the supporters had left the ground , it came in injury time — Oxford United one , Portsmouth nil , reporting on the match , a very happy Nick Harris . |
| 2 | It was alright to come to your marriage , having been a bit of a one for the girls , but it was n't at all good to come to your marriage having been a bit of a one with the lads . |
| 3 | They must be on some sort of a one of the meters or somebody 's meter or somewhere . |
| 4 | It obviously took the photographer , Arthur Richardson , some time to set up his equipment as he has attracted the attention of a few of the locals . |
| 5 | This chapter is a brief distillation of a few of the themes in that book , but really I 'd almost rather you stopped reading now and switched to The Extended Phenotype ! |
| 6 | The examples given of settlements in Canada , Australia and New Zealand demonstrate the influence of a few of the colonisers who went out from Ayrshire and give an indication of the varied circumstances and locations in which the emigrants started their new lives . |
| 7 | I 've even got to think of a few of the regulars as friends over the years . ’ |
| 8 | It might not be as easy as plotting Vologsky 's defection — and Kirov had only just reminded himself of a few of the terrors which he could face if he failed . |
| 9 | He was good enough to work like a black for the Tories , but would they offer him a seat ? |
| 10 | In an instant the whole aircraft was outlined in fire like a set-piece at a fireworks display . |
| 11 | Elections take place for a third of the councillors in each year that there is not a county council election . |
| 12 | For a third of the women these hardships were temporarily alleviated when they obtained new paid employment . |
| 13 | It provides for legalisation of the banned Solidarity trade union , for a third of the seats in the lower house of parliament to be reserved for the opposition , and for free elections to a new upper house . |
| 14 | There may sometimes be a tendency for a few of the structures to occur in a group or with a temporary periodicity , but , in general , the random aspect of turbulence is manifested in when and where coherent structures are to be found . |
| 15 | So much for a few of the perils — what are the pleasures ? |
| 16 | According to German records the aircraft fell victim to A.A. fire ; it was in fact claimed as a probable by the guns , but was also attacked by Plt.Off . |
| 17 | Of course , the only way out of his troubles would be to confess to someone that he was passing himself off as a Muslim for the purposes of financial gain . |
| 18 | FAXgrabber made about a tenth of the errors . |
| 19 | You 've now all seen a project quality plan , but I 'd just like to go through a few of the headings just to advise you where I think the benefits lie . |
| 20 | But a careful look through a few of the magazines and newspapers in which wildlife traders advertise , suggests otherwise , says Steven Broad , Investigations Officer , Wildlife Trade Monitoring Unit . |
| 21 | Masters champion Couples coasted to a 66 while Love , the US No 2 , chipped in with a 68 for the Americans to set the first round pace with a combined 10 under par total of 134 . |
| 22 | My godfather took me to dinner here and we played poker afterwards with a few of the members . |
| 23 | ‘ I dare say , but I 'd far rather be playing snooker with a few of the boys , accompanied by a few pints of beer — preferably Devil 's Dram . |
| 24 | I was there with a few of the guys from Delta . |
| 25 | ‘ That was a game we should have won after taking a two goal lead , and I think it 's still rankles with a few of the lads . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , after Sir Edmund finished his interrogation this morning , I had a word with a few of the servants , men from the outlying farms . |
| 27 | 3 Place a third of the apple mixture in the bottom of a glass bowl and top with a third of the breadcrumbs . |
| 28 | I increased the size of the outlet on this filter from a 1.5 to a 2″ pipe , the intention being to continue to use it , but make a connection from this into the 4′ filter I would build . |
| 29 | Wooden cocktail sticks and skewers are used in a few of the cakes in this book for propping up , for securing and also for decorative items such as flagpoles . |
| 30 | An examination of the curricula of twenty LEAs enabled me to discover the word ‘ death ’ to be included in a third of the schemes for the different age groups from 7 to 14 , although tucked away beneath such general headings as ‘ Beliefs , Practices , Customs and Artefacts ’ ; ‘ Rites of Passage ( e.g. Initiation through Baptism , Burial Rites ’ ) ; ‘ Self-understanding ( e.g. Integrity , Pride , Humility , Loneliness , Suffering , Bereavement and Death ’ ) . |