Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [adj] and a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | well he should only be eight and a half , I mean they told us he was three and a half when he was rescued . |
| 2 | Some authors maintain that effective gastrectomy is essential for cure , while others suggest that surgery alone is insufficient and a combination of chemotherapy and surgery is better . |
| 3 | History argues that when Arabs and Israelis do not make peace they will make war : there have already been five and a half since Israel 's founding . |
| 4 | If legislation were introduced at this point it is possible that it would fall foul of the decision by the European Court of Justice and thus be impracticable and a waste of public funds . |
| 5 | Drainage may also be necessary and a pioneer crop may be required in the first year . |
| 6 | Consultation will then be false and a facade for a ‘ sells ’ style of leadership whereby the manager hopes to win acceptance of his decisions by subordinates by pretending to listen to their advice . |
| 7 | improving decision making which might otherwise be slower and a result of compromise because of differentiated authority ; |