Example sentences of "the [noun sg] in a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | The company , which is raising the money in a two-for-five rights issue at 155p a share , said attractive opportunities to increase investments were in sight with tenant demand increasing . |
2 | Child reading profiles , detailing work done , books read , skills learned , spellings known and test scores , would be printed by the computer in a few seconds . |
3 | The defendant in a personal injuries action is likely to be represented by an insurance company , which takes complete control of and financial responsibility for the claim . |
4 | And that 's Nick Harris talking to Ken Vasey up at the Manor ground and we hope to return to the Manor in a few moments time and see who else Nick has got to talk to us . |
5 | The sergeant 's parting shot was , ‘ I suppose you 'll be in the desert in a few weeks ’ time disguised as a Bedouin . ’ |
6 | The motion called on the chamber to reconsider the issue in a few years ' time . |
7 | No one can be quite I happy in an ill-planned house any more than in ill-fitting clothes , and although the ‘ cut' ’ and ‘ ‘ style , ’ are much , they count for nothing in a garment which pinches and annoys the wearer in a hundred ways … |
8 | Before Folly could take in what was happening , Luke had crossed the room in a few strides and almost thrown himself on to the sofa . |
9 | But he was across the room in a few strides , and when he went out , closing the door quietly behind him , Sarella knew he had gone forever . |
10 | She flung aside her heavy bedroom curtains and pressed her face to the cold glass but there was nothing there , just the quiet , empty blackness which enveloped the families all over Cornwall who were turning the trencher in a thousand drawing-rooms . |
11 | hello there … yes we 've come to Prestbury Park as Cheltenham readies itself for Gold Cup Week … we 'll be looking ahead to the festival in a few moments and also giving you the chance to win two tickets for the big day … first the weekend action and the big race in football … the chase for promotion |
12 | I 'll expect you at the Presbytery in a few days with your donation . ’ |
13 | Watering from below , by standing the pot in a few inches of water in the sink until the surface compost is damp , is generally the easiest method . |
14 | A beautiful diamond necklace which recently fetched £11,000 at Bonhams would be twice the price in an ordinary jewellers . |
15 | Jan Murray , the England left wing , avoids becoming the filling in a Finnish defenders ' sandwich during the UEFA Women 's Championship Group Three game at Brentford yesterday . |
16 | It is hoped that volunteers can start work on preparing the ground in a few weeks time . |
17 | I think we 'll look at the news in a few minutes to see what the weather 's going to be and then , do you want any ice cream or anything ? |
18 | Can I then introduce to you I 'll introduce the speaker in a few moments , quite formally , but Michael who 's the guest of Roy . |
19 | Mr Loughran said last night : ‘ My girlfriend put the application in a few months ago . |
20 | returning with the plate in a few moments . |
21 | I could get to the car-park in a few minutes if I wanted to and be near him , thinking of him — his problems over , lying on the brown eiderdown in his blue pyjamas . |
22 | With its occupants pushed firmly back into their seats , the Turbo R thumped a hole in the air and lunged for the far horizon , covering the quarter-mile in a staggering 14.8secs on the way . |
23 | Indeed , this was a very rare opportunity for all delegates and visitors , as I said , to meet to listen yes , and to hear it first hand about the life and witness of more than three hundred member churches throughout the world in a hundred countries ! |
24 | BR hopes to officially launch the scheme in a few weeks . |
25 | Let us suppose the Smith family have planned a picnic in the country in a few days time . |
26 | I can knock fifty thousand miles off the clock in a few minutes with my high-speed electric drill . |
27 | If condensation has n't formed at the top of the bottle in a few days , add a little more water . |
28 | He said , ‘ You 're down to lay the table in a few minutes . ’ |
29 | Carl Watson seems to have misread the bulletin in a few places . |
30 | Hazel covered the distance down the slope in a few seconds . |