Example sentences of "and [adj] [noun] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a hundred and fifty crackers just a letter addressed |
| 2 | In 1894 he joined the Wilson Line in Hull as second mate of the SS Draco and three years later a chance meeting with the Norwegian explorer H. Borchgrevink , a passenger in his vessel , the Montebello , led to Colbeck 's joining the Southern Cross expedition ( 1898–1900 ) as magnetic observer , following an intensive course of instruction at Kew Observatory . |
| 3 | The same could be said of the TSB while if you sell shares at such low prices that they guarantee the buyers an instant and spectatular profit then a lot of people are going to say : ‘ Thank you very much indeed ’ . |
| 4 | In view of this irksome journey to Keswick , not surprisingly , regard was given to the possibility of setting up smelt houses at Coniston : " … if the Mynes hereafter should hereafter prove so rich as to countervale the charges of erecting any worke houses , there is more there about but water sufficient to make some competent buildings and good store both a wood & peets at more easy rates than at Keswick if the said wood may be preserved for those uses … " |
| 5 | No I was actually getting at a certain person that works for Trident that does n't think it 's worth extra hassle for a hundred and eighty pounds more a year . |
| 6 | At 11.30 a large-calibre shell exploded close by and fifteen minutes later a woman aged 60 was admitted to the hospital with an open fracture of the thigh . |
| 7 | By 1800 , Nez Perce buffalo-hunting expeditions to the Yellowstone had become too dangerous , and five years later a council in the Kamiah valley resolved to obtain firearms for the tribe . |
| 8 | There is an elegant lounge and restaurant , a bar , and live music twice a week . |
| 9 | The protest in Jinan involved a hunger strike , started on 18 November , and several days later a march through the streets by students , calling on the provincial authorities to listen to their complaints . |
| 10 | United Kingdom confectionery trade is worth two point six billion pounds , billion , and two years ago a figure that really astonished me when I saw it was that the total of all money that was given to development charities in the United Kingdom , including CAFOD , Christian Aid and Oxfam was equal to what Britain spent on one product made in York and that 's KitKat . |
| 11 | The series was inaugurated by Richard Long in 1990 , and Anthony Caro showed new and recent work there a year ago . |