Example sentences of "a [det] [noun sg] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coins quietened the men 's agitation in the way that gold can , and Rincewind was amazed to find , half a minute later , that he was holding a little glass portrait of Twoflower wielding a huge notched sword and smiling as though all his dreams had come true . |
| 2 | I also often attach a little shade fringe of yarn under the colour key too , as this helps me remember later what type and quality of yarn was used , as well as the actual colours . |
| 3 | Some cattle are reared on permanent pasture on the lower slopes and a few fodder crops of grass , oats and potatoes are grown in the lower valleys . |
| 4 | They integrated with the Picts , the ‘ painted men ’ , finally absorbing them and their culture completely , leaving behind only robbed brochs , broken hill-forts and a few stone carvings as evidence of the Picts ' passing . |
| 5 | Other valley fields have a few dairy cows on grass . |
| 6 | A few evening wisps of cloud were curled high , tranced over the stillness of the world . |
| 7 | Reuters reported a half year profit before tax of £187.4m , a rise of 10.2% on the previous period . |
| 8 | Lasmo reported a half year profit before tax of £72m ( v £132m ) . |
| 9 | Legal & General reported a half year profit before tax of £74m ( v £56m ) . |
| 10 | In the Brandeston forge the smith kept a four and a half gallon barrel of beer under the bench , and the men got their allowances of First Nail from this . |
| 11 | A variety of one to one and a half metre lengths of rope from about 6mm to 12mm should be taken , plus some tape lengths and a rack of tie-offs . |
| 12 | Cos er there were only four and a half inch divide in brick walls . |
| 13 | It is recognised however , that a change in teaching methods to a more enquiry mode of teaching has implications for both resources and In-Service training in Catholic Schools . |
| 14 | However , recently , the courts have taken a more laissez-faire attitude to exclusion clauses and fundamental breach on the basis that the parties should be free to agree that there should be no liability under the contract even for a fundamental breach , if that was their desire , see Photo Productions Ltd. v Securicor Transport Ltd. [ 1980 ] . |
| 15 | Another foresees a more conservative role for the middle class , expressing itself in active opposition to socialism as a process of increasing public ownership or control of industry and expanding welfare services , and in a reassertion of the desirability of a more laissez-faire type of economy . |
| 16 | It is possible to read some of the writings of Marx and Engels as suggesting a mechanical succession of stages , following one after the other , or it is possible to seen in their work , concentrating on other passages , a less determinist view of progress . |
| 17 | Christopher , 67 , a former Deputy Secretary of State in the Carter administration , was charged with running day-to-day operations , while Jordan , 56 , a lawyer and civil rights expert , was given a role described as " chairman of the board " . |
| 18 | The council , whose area stretches from Darlington in the east to the Cumbria border in the west , has one swimming pool , at the old station area in Richmond , and one small sports hall , a former school gymnasium at Garden Village , Richmond . |
| 19 | A former District Commissioner of Wajir in Kenya said to me , when making a donation , that he had heard that the wells of underground water which had always sustained life was indeed to be our theme , and the Glasgow Gospel version of the Guid Samaritan by our ‘ 92 celebrity , Jamie Stuart , puts it this way : ‘ Wan day an expert lawyer tried tae trick Jesus . |
| 20 | A former consumer editor of Time Out for six years , more recently she co-produced a series of documentaries on British business culture for the BBC . |
| 21 | Football League president Gordon McKeag is among ex-directors promised lifelong access to the St James 's Park boardroom — but now they have now told to use a former refreshment room on match days . |
| 22 | If he is to succeed , Simpson might have to rely heavily on his father , Gordon Simpson , a former finance director of Shell who has come on board as deputy chairman . |
| 23 | ( Unless the home club decide to make it an all ticket match of course ) ? |