Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] and [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is half the height of the parent and quite a treasure , especially for small gardens . |
| 2 | And Jonathan was justice of the peace and quite a leader in ar area . |
| 3 | But he was n't going to risk going for the green in two — he 's a gambler , but he 's not stupid , not with a one-stroke lead — and so he hit a wedge for his second shot short of the lake and then a 155-yard 9-iron directly over the flag for his approach . |
| 4 | Anyway , at the party , there was the aristocracy of the land and quite a lot of celebrities and of course , David and his group turned up in scruffy jeans . ’ |
| 5 | They were a political statement , providing an account of the past and also a programme for the future . |
| 6 | Although they are a standard device in parliamentary elections in most of the democracies of continental Europe , they are an abomination for the evangelists of the STV and sometimes a stumbling block for less prejudiced supporters of electoral reform . |
| 7 | You know the form : lots of booze on arrival , a tour of the factory and then a buffet lunch with lots more booze , and plugs for Supersight products should duly appear in the trade magazines and maybe some of the newspapers . |
| 8 | The judge found , however , that it was a direction to the executors varying their obligations in the administration and distribution of the state and neither a contract nor a gift . |
| 9 | Alex Goldfarb , executive director of the ISF and formerly a biochemist at the Engelhardt Institute in Moscow , sees the gap between the number of applicants and the number of eligible scientists as a sign that many of his colleagues have left the country for greener pastures in the West or have taken up another occupation . |
| 10 | Afterwards we tried a ten foot jump from the top of the 'plane and then a little parachute control . |
| 11 | It can not , of course , cover the full legal and statutory framework in 200 pages , especially since it includes a section on the structure of the industry , an analysis of the workforce and also a section on organisation patterns , together with a chapter on ‘ Managing Communication ’ which includes homilies on ‘ listening ’ , ‘ writing skills ’ , and ( inevitably ) ‘ motivation ’ and ‘ leadership ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ Down the other side of the hill and roughly a couple of miles on . ’ |
| 13 | The handbook will include an introduction to the broad economic and administrative history of the period and then a summary of the contents of specific classes of records , in particular those of the Cabinet Office , HM Treasury and the Board of Trade . |
| 14 | There are more formal lectures by the invited keynote speakers , but also summaries of the workshops and buzz groups held , reports on individual research undertaken , snapshot views of the conference and even a flavour of some of the social functions in more jovial mood . |
| 15 | Sheep graze within view of the house and also a herd of Aberdeen Angus , and a number of horses , some with foals . |
| 16 | It 's both in the environment , of the environment and apparently a smidgeon of a threat to the precious fucking environment . |
| 17 | From the seventh month onwards there is a marked increase In weight and by the end of that month it is about two thirds of the length and almost a third of the weight which it will achieve by birth . |
| 18 | ‘ We 've had a lot of positive feedback from the people of the Borough and even a letter of thanks — something which is almost unheard of in our business ! ’ |
| 19 | First , the new approach may make the teacher aware of some lack of understanding of X — the originator of the innovation may well have a more comprehensive understanding of the topic and possibly a more detailed map of children 's paths towards it but neither is in fact essential for the promotion of the feeling of insecurity in the teacher . |
| 20 | There was full consultation between family heads at each stage of the project and only a handful of families , mostly shop-owners , opted to wait for the Government supply which reached Perteguhan 18 months later . |
| 21 | Carved out of the rock and only a few inches wide , they require a certain agility . |