Example sentences of "the [noun pl] and a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using any of the traditional methods of cost analysis you will need a substantial quantity of paper , a good financial calculator , a ruler for drawing up the forms and a quiet corner to get on with it . |
| 2 | A van stood by to take the bottles up to the municipal bottle bank , another for the cans and a red plastic hippopotamus with its mouth wide open waited to receive the litter . |
| 3 | With the bruises and a three-day beard , I was told I looked even more like him than I had done . |
| 4 | In Periplaneta the cercal nerve tracts lead directly into the extensively ramifying dendritic processes of the interneurons from which giant axons run forwards through the thorax to activate the antennae and a general alarm system , though the accompanying leg movements are controlled by separate motor neurons with more slowly conducting pathways ( Dagan and Parnas , 1970 ; Milburn and Bentley , 1971 ; Harris and Smyth , 1971 . |
| 5 | Over the years his interests included a car showroom in Maryhill Road , another venture renovating buildings in the Gorbals and a similar business in the city 's Shettleston Road . |
| 6 | ‘ Frozen Food Sold Here ’ said the signs and a new generation was born — the first to be raised on fish fingers and beefburgers . |
| 7 | Imagine the nightclub is in full swing , your 2000 watt sound system is rocking the foundations and a good time is being had by all but … a small fire starts in the adjacent kitchens . |
| 8 | My past curiosity gave a sharpness to the outlines of the trees and the houses and a magic quality to the people I saw moving about . |
| 9 | There is also talk of a Muppet version of Sondheim 's Into The Woods and a new TV series of Dinosaurs . |
| 10 | If you take your cue from a recent televised day-long forum of the London intelligentsia , hosted by The Times and a constitutional reform group , Charter 88 , the answer is probably Yes . |
| 11 | The Soviets , Iraq 's patron in the days of superpower bi-polarity , were immediately rewarded with a $4 billion Saudi Arabian loan for their vote in favour of the Resolution ; Syria got $1.5 billion from the Saudis and a free hand in Lebanon from the US ; and for their acquiescence , several Non-Aligned States got promises of IMF loans or World Bank credit . |
| 12 | Statements of evidence were prepared and served in accordance with the rules and a psychiatric report from a consultant psychiatrist was available at court and that gave the early history and background about this very disturbed boy . |
| 13 | According to Pacepa , it was her obsession with the scurrilous anonymous letters sent to RFE that led to the establishment of the national handwriting archive , as well as the decree requiring all typewriters to be registered with the authorities and a regular sample of the typeface to be provided . |
| 14 | It has the best American subsidiary of all the clearers and a superb insurance business in Direct Line . |
| 15 | This ensures adequate data for the decision-makers and a general awareness of the situation through the membership so that they can reassess their level of commitment . |
| 16 | It has a single lubricator for the cylinders and a single safety valve which divides out like a Drummond safety valve on top of the dome . |
| 17 | There is a summary of the walks and a useful fact file with information about the length of the walk , the height climbed , how easy or difficult the walk is and whether there are public conveniences or public transport . |
| 18 | This boycott had begun on Jan. 18 after an altercation between an employee of one of the shops and a Haitian woman customer , which had resulted in each accusing the other of assault and racial insults . |
| 19 | ( ii ) An increased establishment of infections acquired from the pastures and a reduced turnover of existing adult infections . |
| 20 | ( Serve with plenty of Greek or pitta bread to mop up the sauces and a green salad . ) |
| 21 | The Howe budget of March 1 98 1 marked a clear triumph for the monetarists and a new level of austerity . |
| 22 | Suddenly a long arm came out from under the rags and a bony hand grasped Marian 's shoulder . |
| 23 | It included a large expedition to France in 1522 , an attack on the Scots and a major invasion of France in 1523 , and an abortive plan for a third French campaign after the capture of Francis I at Pavia in 1525 . |
| 24 | Almost immediately after Harclay 's execution Edward himself began negotiations with the Scots and a thirteen-year truce was agreed in March 1323 . |
| 25 | By 1917 , there were three trends among the emerging political leadership of the more significant Muslim peoples — a religious right ( with the mullahs and a landowning interest ) , a liberal centre ( westernized , sometimes associated with merchant or business groups , and aligned with the Kadets in Petrograd ) , and a socialist group ( among the Russian-educated young , often aligned with the Social Revolutionaries ) . |
| 26 | These areas of law illustrate the importance of the degree of coercion as between the parties inter se , and between the parties and a third party in determining the appropriateness of third party response . |
| 27 | I started organising puppy parties for my clients a few months back , using a good dog trainer to co-ordinate the parties and a local church hall as the venue . |
| 28 | The Iranian policies that frighten its neighbours and the wider world are said to include the promotion of international terrorism , attempts to obstruct peace between Israel and the Arabs and a burning ambition to acquire long-range missiles and weapons of mass destruction . |
| 29 | The migrating cells may be made up of a mixture of all the different cell types in immature form , that go to all the sites and a particular type survives only if it arrives at an appropriate site — a sort of cell selection . |
| 30 | Maps have been drawn to illustrate just what organ is linked to which part of the sole but the soles are not the only areas used : there are said to be reflexes on the tops of the feet and a short way up the backs of the legs . |