Example sentences of "and [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aggressive species of hard corals and aggressive large anemones such as Carpet anemones are best therefore placed well away from other invertebrates and as a general rule the larger non-colonial forms of anemone should be kept to a minimum in the aquarium to avoid the survival of the fittest syndrome from taking over . |
| 2 | Discourses gain status from the relative power of the group with which they are associated — and as a general rule the media tend to favour the discourses of the elite . |
| 3 | Dinner costs £35 per person , and as a special offer the hotel has a limited number of bedrooms for £45 per person on November 26 . |
| 4 | Competition between male mountain goats is rather less than in some other species and as an evolutionary result the sexes are very similar in size and appearance . |
| 5 | He loved life , and for a long time the force was with him . |
| 6 | Eventually , the bloody turf wars ceased , and for a long time the authorities either winked at their illegal trade or even helped themselves to the till . |
| 7 | But Joseph had always been very devoted to any local news and for a long time the talk of the town had been the Cockermouth man — Fletcher Christian 's — Mutiny . |
| 8 | One might call this ‘ applied phonology ’ ; however , the phonological analysis of different languages raises a great number of difficult and interesting theoretical problems , and for a long time the study of phonology ‘ for its own sake ’ has been regarded as an important area of theoretical linguistics . |
| 9 | And for a loving mother the child would have Katelina , who would cherish him now , and make what she could of her marriage , for the sake of what she had found in Kalopetra . |
| 10 | Accumulated errors were to be erased from the holy books , services were to be conducted in a more intelligible manner , sermons were to be encouraged , and scholarship was to be actively fostered in a number of monasteries ; at the same time , new saints were canonized , clergy and laity alike urged to observe the prescribed fasts , and for a brief time the government even went to the lengths of closing the taverns . |
| 11 | This facing colour was designated as sky-blue for the infantry ; and for a brief period the collar , pointed cuffs , and the flaps of the breast pockets were also seen to display coloured facings . |
| 12 | A successor ( all Heads of Department were eligible for election ) had proved hard to find and for a brief period the chairmanship of the Course had been taken over by the Deputy Director , Brian Tonge . |
| 13 | For a spacious single garage , you need a strip of land about 4m ( 13ft ) wide ) , and for a double garage a width of about 6m ( 200ft ) would be ideal . |
| 14 | If proof of postage is required for sending important documents through the post , the package or letter is taken to the post office , and for an extra charge the delivery will be recorded and a receipt obtained as proof . |
| 15 | There was a dining area , with small tables , and beyond I glimpsed a further ward ; and through an open door a dormitory where there were rows of beds , each with its flowered nylon eiderdown . |
| 16 | A meeting of Leaders and Trustees was held in the Carleton Cafe the following Friday evening , 18 December — they wasted no time — and after a prolonged discussion the decision was taken to build a new church as soon as possible and certainly within the following five years . |
| 17 | They rang and waited , and after a full minute the door was opened by a man in his thirties , fair , clean shaven , medium height , and slim . |
| 18 | I get that teacher feeling again : the one where he walks unexpectedly into class , and after a sudden flurry the kids settle down and look innocent . |
| 19 | But the Lancastrian army proved too powerful , and after a brave fight the defences were breached . |
| 20 | Nobody cared to enlighten her , and after an embarrassed silence the conversation turned to other matters . |
| 21 | The Large Cloud is so bright that it can be seen even when the Moon is obtrusive , and against a dark sky the Small Cloud too is conspicuous . |
| 22 | Not as clearly defined as the one back at his office , more like a study really , with a desk and filing cabinet , a bookcase against one wall , and beneath a wide window a long , narrow work-top cluttered with various pieces of gadgetry . |
| 23 | It is for this reason that any unused ‘ B ’ solution must never be returned to the original container , as it would then destabilise the contents which , in a sealed container without a vented cap , could cause the container to burst , and with a vented cap the solution would eventually become ineffective . |
| 24 | Hooked teeth on the tip snag into the snail 's body and with a twisting movement the snake neatly pulls it out and swallows it . |
| 25 | In the early stages and with a young horse the aids must be very clear and definite until the horse understands what is being asked of him and when he responds he must be rewarded with a stroke on the neck and soothing voice . |
| 26 | In all sixteen teams had made it through to this stage and with a full house the scene was set for an evening of top quizzing . |
| 27 | In the event , Palmerston and Russell agreed to sink their differences and with a united opposition the Conservatives ' days were numbered . |
| 28 | The fortune teller , half his moustache still attached , shook his head , and with a single shot the officer summarily executed him . |
| 29 | Once down , gently close the throttle and bring the wheel back to your chest , and with a rearing nose the aeroplane slows in a shower of spray and a surprisingly short distance . |
| 30 | Light is also obedient to this effect so that light received from an approaching body has a blue shift and from a receding body a red shift . |