Example sentences of "than the odd [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No-one accompanying thoroughbreds expects to glide along aisles adjusting headphones , providing pillows and dispensing drinks , other than the odd bucket of water . |
| 2 | Shabby brick apartments stretch for block after block , dotted with little more than the odd liquor store , fried-chicken shack and cheque-cashing shop , well buttoned up with wire mesh and bullet-proof glass . |
| 3 | These deep structural problems are cultural and political as well as economic , and will require far more than the odd adjustment to monetary or fiscal policy if we are to begin to solve them . |
| 4 | Believe it , brothers and sisters , no other band anywhere can so consistently articular what 's little short of a full-scale earthquake — one that 's flavoured with more than the odd hint of Isaac Hayes , James Brown , Blue Cheer , Swans and vintage Black Sabbath ! |
| 5 | Believe it , brothers and sisters , no other band anywhere can so consistently articular what 's little short of a full-scale earthquake — one that 's flavoured with more than the odd hint of Isaac Hayes , James Brown , Blue Cheer , Swans and vintage Black Sabbath ! |
| 6 | Have had better atmosphere 's at funerals — i was in the kop just to the right of the goal and other than the odd comment from fellow fans around me it 's the quitest it 's ever been when I 've gone . |
| 7 | A problem here for the responsible head or class teacher is to reduce the possibility of accident ( of a different order than the odd bump or collision referred to by Barraga ( 1976 ) ) . |
| 8 | In larger tanks the fish will establish their own territories , and little more than the odd display will be seen . |
| 9 | So , other than the odd slurp and percussive explosion from the headphones , plus sotto voce undertones from the foremen across the aisle , all was peace , the Clansman was taking the strain , and the feet were visible uncurling . |