Example sentences of "and [noun] [prep] a [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had sent the young sports-car-driver to ring for the police and ambulance at a phone-box a mile or so back . |
| 2 | That had been in a train like this one , a Jubilee train heading northwards , and Jarvis could clearly remember the man 's despair , his shouts and exclamations in a language no one understood . |
| 3 | Under the hands and feet of an expert the organ can sound more rhythmical than many people imagine , although it does not usually match the rhythmic or percussive elements of a piano or modern keyboard . |
| 4 | With his friend , Robert Smithers , he determines to ‘ make a night of it ’ after receipt of his quarter 's wages ; their riotous behaviour leads to their arrest and appearance before a magistrate the following morning . |
| 5 | By counting the actual number of critical steps or decisions involved in the makeup and use of a product an objective figure can be arrived at as a measure of convenience . |
| 6 | For ten years she worked the streets — you know , giving head and hand at a dollar a dick . |
| 7 | ‘ My view outlined in our company literature is that a lift is an integral part of the design and structure of a building a piece of kinetic architecture the result of creative dialogue . ’ |
| 8 | Successful selling not only maximises the profitability of the hotel but , more to the point , assists customer satisfaction by offering food , accommodation and services at a price the guest can afford . |
| 9 | Some sergeants conform to this , others do not , but the general resistance from below to the excesses of authority , coupled with a relative autonomy in the work place , affords the men and women in a section the latitude , if they so wish , to ‘ ease ’ , using Cain 's now familiar term ( 1973 ) , or , to use their word , ‘ bluff ’ . |
| 10 | It is also very preparation for climbing , since balance and swing are crucial , especially when you have to swing up six feet and balance on a ledge no wider than a fingernail … . and as for amateur dramatics — you should see some of our training sessions ! |