Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Intersource Technologies , of California , claim that the bulb uses only a quarter as much energy as conventional bulbs . |
| 2 | ZIMBABWE 'S Lewis Nuridzo has been a scratch player since the age of 14 and called himself ‘ God 's child of fortune ’ after shooting a 71 on the first day of the Amateur championship at Royal Portrush where the winner collects only a trophy and medal , not money . |
| 3 | It was fluent educated English and the accent had only a trace of French as well as a trace of English nanny . |
| 4 | The crossing took almost a week and those team members who were not seasick practised hitting shots on board , timing their swings with the roll of the ship . |
| 5 | Ten million dollars down the drain sounded rather a lot . |
| 6 | The men watching from the quayside waited only a moment . |
| 7 | [ The vicar wipes away a tear . |
| 8 | Those schemes which included " practical test " among their modes of assessment used the term to mean either a task using manipulative materials or one-to-one interactive interviews of the Assessment of Performance Unit type . |
| 9 | Some more interesting fields are : confirmed starter which we have discussed ; pay schedule code which contains the allowable levels of pay for the grade ; shift code which contains the shift pattern ; leave date which is entered for a leaver — if the employee retires then a date of retirement is entered instead — and reason for leaving code . |
| 10 | ‘ The album made quite a lot in royalties , but it 's not like anyone 's bagging vast amounts of money , ’ says Neneh . |
| 11 | The farmworker receives only a pittance in pay-off — perhaps £2,000 in redundancy pay — whereas the owner of the land may receive thousands of pounds for several years . |
| 12 | Impressive results from building materials group Redland coupled with an optimistic forecast about future trading proved something of a damp squib as the stock added just a penny to 490p . |
| 13 | The department runs both a research and a postgraduate seminar , with guest speakers and opportunities for postgraduate students to present their work . |
| 14 | Hallmarks of the research training provided by the department include both a commitment to individual , specialised scholarship and a concern for broader contemporary trends and potentials in the discipline . |
| 15 | The pound fell almost a pfennig to 2.7880 German marks yesterday — just one pfennig above its floor in the ERM — sparking fears of new increases in interest rates . |
| 16 | With the spring shows only a couple of months away , it would be impossible for me to appoint a replacement who could get a collection ready in time . ’ |
| 17 | The Club meets once a month , usually at lunchtime when only women are allowed . |
| 18 | ( iii ) Where the notepaper of an English or Welsh office of the practice includes neither a designation of the practice ( see paragraph 6(b) above ) nor a list of the partners or directors , the statement required by sub-paragraph ( b ) ( i ) ( B ) above must also state that the partners or directors are ( as the case may be ) solicitors and registered foreign lawyers , or describe them in such other terms which , as applied to those partners or directors , would be permitted by paragraph 6(b) ( i ) or ( ii ) above . |
| 19 | Church council treasurer John King said the parish had been unable to fly its St George cross since the lanyard broke about a year ago . |
| 20 | So Rubberneck crouched : he lay on the floor , and the window opened just a trifle , two , three inches , but enough , for his darts , for a dream to sail out . |
| 21 | They push very much the deep cut system in the U K. Deep cut system in in America means that the machine goes forward a distance before any supports are set at all erm and then the supports do set roof falls . |
| 22 | United 's best chance of the half came just a minute later ; Martin Foyle ran on to the perfect Paul Simpson through ball , he actually got past goal keeper Andy Gosney but he was forced just a little bit wide . |
| 23 | She opened the first door leading off the hall to find only a cloakroom . |
| 24 | The sun had quite a lot of warmth in it and he set off , behind the back of the Manor and along the bank of the river , to the field where he was to work . |
| 25 | The Museum has also a tea house , and souvenir items which catalogue and postcards can be purchased in the reception area . |
| 26 | With a sword in one hand and a pair of scales in the other , it symbolizes British justice and law — and the law has quite a lot to say about self-defence . |
| 27 | The Circular brought together a number of themes which run through public policy over most of the postwar period . |
| 28 | The siege lasted almost a year , ; Philip VI put in an appearance with a relieving army at the beginning of August 1347 but he came to the conclusion that the English could not be dislodged and went away again . |
| 29 | The scene caused quite a stir , and although there were threats about grants being withdrawn etc. , there was no talk of prosecution . |
| 30 | My right hon. Friend the Chancellor put forward a number of measures which give a lot of cash flow help to British business — and none more important than that on the unified business rate , which means £500 million extra for business and relief from any increases in business rates . |