Example sentences of "and [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Aggressive species of hard corals and aggressive large anemones such as Carpet anemones are best therefore placed well away from other invertebrates and as a general rule the larger non-colonial forms of anemone should be kept to a minimum in the aquarium to avoid the survival of the fittest syndrome from taking over .
2 Discourses gain status from the relative power of the group with which they are associated — and as a general rule the media tend to favour the discourses of the elite .
3 Dinner costs £35 per person , and as a special offer the hotel has a limited number of bedrooms for £45 per person on November 26 .
4 He loved life , and for a long time the force was with him .
5 Eventually , the bloody turf wars ceased , and for a long time the authorities either winked at their illegal trade or even helped themselves to the till .
6 But Joseph had always been very devoted to any local news and for a long time the talk of the town had been the Cockermouth man — Fletcher Christian 's — Mutiny .
7 One might call this ‘ applied phonology ’ ; however , the phonological analysis of different languages raises a great number of difficult and interesting theoretical problems , and for a long time the study of phonology ‘ for its own sake ’ has been regarded as an important area of theoretical linguistics .
8 And for a loving mother the child would have Katelina , who would cherish him now , and make what she could of her marriage , for the sake of what she had found in Kalopetra .
9 Accumulated errors were to be erased from the holy books , services were to be conducted in a more intelligible manner , sermons were to be encouraged , and scholarship was to be actively fostered in a number of monasteries ; at the same time , new saints were canonized , clergy and laity alike urged to observe the prescribed fasts , and for a brief time the government even went to the lengths of closing the taverns .
10 This facing colour was designated as sky-blue for the infantry ; and for a brief period the collar , pointed cuffs , and the flaps of the breast pockets were also seen to display coloured facings .
11 A successor ( all Heads of Department were eligible for election ) had proved hard to find and for a brief period the chairmanship of the Course had been taken over by the Deputy Director , Brian Tonge .
12 For a spacious single garage , you need a strip of land about 4m ( 13ft ) wide ) , and for a double garage a width of about 6m ( 200ft ) would be ideal .
13 A meeting of Leaders and Trustees was held in the Carleton Cafe the following Friday evening , 18 December — they wasted no time — and after a prolonged discussion the decision was taken to build a new church as soon as possible and certainly within the following five years .
14 They rang and waited , and after a full minute the door was opened by a man in his thirties , fair , clean shaven , medium height , and slim .
15 I get that teacher feeling again : the one where he walks unexpectedly into class , and after a sudden flurry the kids settle down and look innocent .
16 But the Lancastrian army proved too powerful , and after a brave fight the defences were breached .
17 The Large Cloud is so bright that it can be seen even when the Moon is obtrusive , and against a dark sky the Small Cloud too is conspicuous .
18 Not as clearly defined as the one back at his office , more like a study really , with a desk and filing cabinet , a bookcase against one wall , and beneath a wide window a long , narrow work-top cluttered with various pieces of gadgetry .
19 It is for this reason that any unused ‘ B ’ solution must never be returned to the original container , as it would then destabilise the contents which , in a sealed container without a vented cap , could cause the container to burst , and with a vented cap the solution would eventually become ineffective .
20 Hooked teeth on the tip snag into the snail 's body and with a twisting movement the snake neatly pulls it out and swallows it .
21 In the early stages and with a young horse the aids must be very clear and definite until the horse understands what is being asked of him and when he responds he must be rewarded with a stroke on the neck and soothing voice .
22 In all sixteen teams had made it through to this stage and with a full house the scene was set for an evening of top quizzing .
23 In the event , Palmerston and Russell agreed to sink their differences and with a united opposition the Conservatives ' days were numbered .
24 The fortune teller , half his moustache still attached , shook his head , and with a single shot the officer summarily executed him .
25 Once down , gently close the throttle and bring the wheel back to your chest , and with a rearing nose the aeroplane slows in a shower of spray and a surprisingly short distance .
26 Light is also obedient to this effect so that light received from an approaching body has a blue shift and from a receding body a red shift .
27 The working was on Tuesdays and Thursdays only , and within a short while the loadings increased until the standard formation was a five coach set .
28 When they left the hospital he studied Ling 's list , and within a short time the purchases had been made , the sausages being stored in a coolbox to keep them cool .
29 And in a separate incident a twenty three year old — whose name has n't been released — was found dead in a hotel room in Queen 's Drive this morning .
30 The lounge has an adjoining bar for guests to enjoy conversation in a relaxing atmosphere , and in a separate room a game of snooker can be enjoyed and TV viewed .
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