Example sentences of "and [adj] and [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er he wants two two or three coaches for this and that and for a special to Liverpool you see , he 'd need it later that afternoon . |
| 2 | It has been estimated that the pope was compulsorily absent for more than half the century between 1099 and 1198 and for a total of 67 years in the next century ( 1198 – 1304 ) . |
| 3 | One of the areas that shows the first signs of body ageing is the upper arms — they can become thick and flabby and as a result shapeless . |
| 4 | It comes in sizes S , M , L and XL and at a cost of just £6.75 is an affordable way to thrust yourself into the very forefront of the 1990's fashion ! |
| 5 | The report explains that because these farms are ‘ deemed too small to appear in the National Farm Business survey ’ , the government funded research into a sample of 500 holding sin 1986 and 1987 and into a sample of 1000 others between 1988 and 1989 . |
| 6 | Briefly , this meant the ability to ‘ take his work and leave it ’ : to start and finish the ploughing ; that is , to pen and shut up a furrow and leave every stetch , or parcel of furrows , straight and level and without a wrinkle to mar the whole length of it . |
| 7 | The offices of the CDHES were twice raided and bombed and as a consequence , in 1981 , Marianella decided to move the main offices of the CDHES to Mexico City . |
| 8 | The boy was ragged and dirty and for a moment he stood transfixed staring at Hari and Will as though he could n't believe his eyes . |