Example sentences of "a [det] [noun] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | We have all become used to matching colours in the home , and perhaps a little colour co-ordination in the garden would not go amiss . |
2 | Luxury sorbet with strawberry coulis Blend together strawberries with a little icing sugar in a good processor until it forms a smooth purée . |
3 | She took his details , cleaned his face up and put a few butterfly plasters over the cut . |
4 | Even at the simplest and most active plate boundaries , a major earthquake caused by a few metres movement of a fault recurs perhaps six times a millennium . |
5 | We feel that anthropologists are uniquely positioned to introduce a few question marks into the fundamental assumption of the discourse , and it is our hope that this book will provide some such . |
6 | ‘ Ca n't a woman get a few hours sleep of an after-noon ? ’ the slattern inquired of Didier . |
7 | Fixed-price contracts have been normal for production contracts but on occasion this has led to claims that excess profits have been made and in a few cases repayment of the excess has been enforced . |
8 | Passers- by might expect a few satin teddies in the window . |
9 | I took down a few reference numbers from a noticeboard headed ‘ Cleaning ’ and then waited for my turn . |
10 | Also known as Alphabet City , or Loisaida to the Hispanics whose numbers dominate the area , it lies a few blocks north of Little Italy , the spiritual home of the Mafia , and a few blocks south of the East Village , where New York beatniks gave birth to our modern global drug subculture . |
11 | There are a few laughter lines around the eyes but the boyish grin is the same and at 57 , he looks 10 years younger . |
12 | A few mono copies of the album with the deleted cuts did make it out of the factory but no stereo version was believed to have been pressed until early this year , when the only known copy was advertised for auction by Strider Records of New York . |
13 | But seriously I think some people overreacted to a few throwaway lines in the mag — you 'd see far worse in many ‘ family newspapers ’ . |
14 | The delightfully named village of Chigny-les-Roses is situated south of Reims , on the northern slopes of the Montagne , a few kilometres west of the grand cru villages of Mailly-Champagne and Verzenay . |
15 | At the Apollo 17 site an experiment was carried out by the astronauts which gave the seismic wave speeds down to a few kilometres depth in the vicinity of the site . |
16 | As a result , erm , prices wo n't be quite as volatile as they are in the opposite case , alright , when the world market , and virtually nobody , let's assume that virtually nobody uses the world market to trade in , they 've all got their own agricultural policies , right , just a few countries trade in the world market , it only takes erm , a , a sort of poor harvest , or a very good harvest in any one of these erm , er , sort of protected countries , in order to get rid of this output , they 'll put it on the world market . |
17 | Dunstaffnage House is set in an acre of pretty garden with wonderful views across the open land to the Cairngorms , yet only a few minutes drive from the centre of Grantown . |
18 | There is no evening meal , but there are restaurants and pubs within a few minutes walk including the Royal Hotel , an old coaching house , with an elegant dining room equipped with pianist , and also the Snooty Fox , a charming pub with attractive beamed ceilings . |
19 | As one child remembered it before 1914 : ‘ Suburbia was a railway state … a state of existence within a few minutes walk of the railway station , a few minutes walk of the shops , a few minutes walk of the fields . ’ |
20 | As one child remembered it before 1914 : ‘ Suburbia was a railway state … a state of existence within a few minutes walk of the railway station , a few minutes walk of the shops , a few minutes walk of the fields . ’ |
21 | As one child remembered it before 1914 : ‘ Suburbia was a railway state … a state of existence within a few minutes walk of the railway station , a few minutes walk of the shops , a few minutes walk of the fields . ’ |
22 | Kensington Palace is a few minutes walk through the park from Kensington High Street or Bayswater Road where buses and underground stations are located . |
23 | Situated only 60 metres from the International Drive resort centre , the Famous Host International is only a few minutes walk from a great selection of restaurants , bars , and general hub that Orlando has to offer . |
24 | Moreover , it was but a few minutes walk from the Junior School ( Roslyn ) , and only a little further from the senior school ( Westmount High ) to which Esther and Leonard were duly sent . |
25 | Mini-golf : There are good courses just a few minutes walk from the village centre . |
26 | Situated in a quiet position , this modern style pension is just a few minutes walk from the centre of Going . |
27 | There is a generous provision for car and coach parking and the centre is only a few minutes walk from the train and bus stations . |
28 | Situated on its own private beach in Mazzaro Bay , this deluxe hotel is only a few minutes walk from the cable-car to Taormina . |
29 | The Hotel Des Etrangers is centrally located about 250 yards from the Piazzo Colombo and a few minutes walk from the Via Matteotti . |
30 | The hotel enjoys a central position in Alba Adriatica at the end of the promenade and is therefore convenient for the small shopping area , only a few minutes walk from the sandy beach with changing cabins . |