Example sentences of "and [prep] [adv] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was , wrote the best-known and most influential of them , the Abbe de Saint-Pierre , ‘ that vain Idol to which the Nations have Sacrificed so blindly , so fruitlessly , and for so long a Time , so much Blood and Treasure ’ .
2 The danger for the Government is that it may all come just a bit too late to expunge the memories of our current travails and of too long a period of neglect for the supply-side of the economy to respond .
3 I then spoke to Geoff , MP for Ashfield C L P , and until recently also an M E P , strongly in favour of pairing .
4 The assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne in Sarajevo on 28 June set the European powers at each other 's throats , and in little over a month Great Britain was at war with Germany .
5 With a compulsion to work that must have been almost the equal of that of Van Gogh , he plunged into print-making and in too short a time had effectively burnt himself out .
6 Such experiences are too few and far between , and in too early a stage of development to demonstrate their effectiveness .
7 Given the CEGB 's assertion that it might take ‘ decades or even centuries ’ for soils to recover , Robert Jones MP wanted to know , ‘ is that not all the more reason for getting on with it as quickly as possible and on as wide a scale as possible ? ,
8 Quotation is my only means of conveying something of that artistry , of the essence of Boulestin 's writing , of his intelligence , sense and taste , of his ease of style , un-scolding , un-pompous , un-sarcastic , ineffusive , and to so high a degree inspiriting and creative .
9 Environmental intelligence is usually provided too late in the decision process and at too high a level in the hierarchy … .
10 Consultations at the highest political level shall take place as often as required , and at least once a year .
11 Her sisters-in-law excluded her from their gossip ; the servants behaved towards her with greater formality and at least once a day she was summoned to Dona Marguerita 's room to sit with her and listen to her talking about the family 's history and her hopes and ambitions for João .
12 Accumulation of dirt and refuse , often a source of odour nuisance , must be removed from floors daily and at least once a week floors must be cleaned .
13 Eva would drink champagne and watch television in bed , which shocked me , and at least once a week she said she was determined to take us all to London for good .
14 In addition , the schoolmaster was obliged to say Mass each Sunday and holy day , and at least twice a week , at the altar of St John the Baptist in the parish church .
15 I did a lot of my socialising at the barracks and at least twice a week would stagger down the King 's Road towards my bedsit .
16 The only difference I can find lies in the darker , more spiteful vision of the new film , and the fact that the cast seems almost manically inclined to get through it all as fast as possible and at as high a pitch as the Dolby Stereo can cope with .
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