Example sentences of "the [noun sg] in a [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Bars 1–4 are based on the E minor pentatonic scale : E , G , A , B , D. As is often the case in a blues style song , though the underlying chord may be major and frequently dominant ( in this case E7 : root E , major 3rd G&sharp ; , 5th B , ♭7th D ) , the melody or soloist will often make use of a flattened 3rd interval ( here a G ) to help create a bluesy mood . |
2 | They were then smuggled out of the building in a police decoy operation , being driven away in unmarked cars with blankets over their heads . |
3 | Walter gave crack sprinter Sheikh Albadou a spin yesterday morning and he flies to New York to ride the horse in a pre-Breeders Cup race on Saturday week . |
4 | In fact he had me arriving at the scene in a police car with two tones , at , at , at that time we did n't have police cars with two tones , just siren , so they obviously put some sound on it . |
5 | The Change Coordinator will record the request in a Changes Log and will subsequently monitor the progress of the change . |
6 | Place your other arm on the floor for support and lift your leg up in the air in a scissors action . |
7 | Johnson was rushed away from the airport in a police motorcade . |
8 | Some people believe that the different intentions of the experimenter and the abortionist , or the different location of the embryo in a petri dish or in a woman 's womb , are morally relevant factors . |
9 | A month before he went up in 1897 his father 's first cousin ( and namesake ) had been struck by the lad 's awkward manners , silent gaucherie , unsuitable dress , and down-covered chin ; three years later Edward returned the visit in a colours blazer , accompanied by his wife and his eight-months-old son . |