Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [prep] [det] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has always been strongest in the southern States , with their history of slavery and the implicit belief , well-established in the local culture , in black inferiority — a belief capitalized on for more than a century after the Civil War by the Democrats ( see below ) . |
| 2 | We found out about this when an impromptu ‘ appel ’ was called at 7.00 pm . |
| 3 | They always came in for more than a little if they had offended him in the past . |
| 4 | Numbers of influential visitors to Germany , mostly connected with commerce , the aristocracy , or both , came back with more than a little sympathy for what Hitler was achieving . |
| 5 | So he was pretty disappointed when I went to see ALIEN 3 ( Cert 18 ; General ) and walked out after less than an hour , bored beyond belief . |
| 6 | Sunderland 's allocation of three and a half thousand tickets sold out in less than an hour . |
| 7 | A routine was established which went on for more than a year . |
| 8 | As Derby bade farewell to one striker , they missed out on another when an ambitious move to bring a Colombian World Cup winger to the Baseball Ground fell through . |
| 9 | Some struggled against her , but few held out for more than a moment or two . |