Example sentences of "[det] [prep] [adv] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody said anything after that for quite a long time . |
| 2 | but there was no parties after that for quite a long time . |
| 3 | I 've had tremendous support in carrying them through , and had there not been this unforeseen event , I would certainly have been expecting to , and looking forward to , carrying on doing that for quite a considerable time , but I am sure that Kenneth Clarke will carry the same reforms forward with equal gusto . |
| 4 | Even if we did something like jumble sale clearance , and get people 's old clothes , you could sell that for about a hundred pounds a ton . |
| 5 | And all of this for just a few pounds . |
| 6 | Frankly , I 'd respond more if a chap came up to me and said , ‘ Look here , we 've been doing this for rather a long time now and we find that this way seems to bring the best results . ’ ’ |
| 7 | She put her hands against her face , thinking , ‘ I shall stand this for only a few seconds more , then I shall leave . ’ |
| 8 | At least four different subjects will be studied , some for two or three years , some for only a single year . |
| 9 | You will find this with quite a few fish — pairs squabble but groups of three or more are fine . |
| 10 | You 're being silly , she told herself ; a man as attractive as Luke Denner would be bound to have many women in his life , any number of girlfriends ; had n't she schooled herself into thinking this at least a hundred times — ever since that very first meeting , ever since he had dragged her unceremoniously into that small , chaste bedroom , ever since he had made love to her ? |
| 11 | Near neighbours in genetic space are animals that differ from one another by only a single mutation . |
| 12 | Management introduced unsupervised autonomous groups , or ‘ high-performance teams ’ , each with around a dozen members , with full ‘ front to back responsibility ’ for product assembly and test , fault finding and problem solving , as well as some equipment maintenance . |
| 13 | There are no genital slits but the genital plate has two branches : a long one lying adjacent to the arm and a slightly shorter one lying adjacent to that with only a small slit between them . |
| 14 | The bride 's mother takes her seat last of all with only a few minutes to spare . |
| 15 | When I offer you champagne you laugh in a way that only you have , like a stream all at once a delighted cascade into this deep swirling pool of warm humour . |
| 16 | And all at once a strange sensation came over him . |
| 17 | All at once a bright fire seemed to burn through her veins , making her skin glow and causing her limbs to tremble . |
| 18 | Her hand moved ahead of her lips , ablaze when she brushed the fine wiry hair between Lucy 's thighs , all at once a mapless explorer in a rich forest . |
| 19 | Naturally both sides got down and our men started swearing at the Germans , when all at once a brave German got on to his parapet and shouted ‘ We are very sorry about that ; we hope no one was hurt . |
| 20 | In the finale , as the whole orchestra was pronouncing the triple supplication ‘ Do-na-no-bis-pa-cem ’ , all at once a wonderful gesture escaped you : you plunged your left fist deep down as if you were setting the torch to the side of a funeral pyre . |
| 21 | All at once a single shaft of moonlight exploded through a high window and struck this disc , causing it to revolve . |
| 22 | if you did that in quite a few places |
| 23 | Those with higher levels of education are more likely than those with only a primary education to attach significance to the action of government , to believe that they can have some influence on government , to pay attention to politics and election campaigns , to take the view ( though not necessarily to practice it ) that citizens should be active in their local community , to hold opinions on a wide range of political subjects , and to be actively involved in politics . |
| 24 | Arlington Mill is well worth exploring , even for those with only a passing interest in milling history , its other exhibits and displays both interesting and informative . |
| 25 | The backlash is awaited with interest by everyone , even those with only a passing interest in the music scene . |
| 26 | The ATP Tour , Year Two : 1991 , is a book for the enthusiast although it is also a book that you would have no hesitation in showing off to your friends , even those with only a passing interest in the game . |
| 27 | As ever , we must balance the temptation to introduce such rights willy-nilly against the unreasonable cost burden that might rest increasingly on employers , especially those with only a few employees . |
| 28 | New Zealand have suffered heavily at the hands of their co-hosts , winning just two from 15 matches , both of those by just a single run . |
| 29 | And when in 1937 a questionnaire was distributed to authors about their attitude towards the Spanish Civil War , he sent the reply ( which he said that he never expected to be published ) that , " While I am naturally sympathetic I still feel convinced that it is best that at least a few men of letters remain silent " . |