Example sentences of "and a [det] [noun pl] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Four and a half minutes later the Brandywell club were level . |
| 2 | It will be within the memory of the House — although the memories of Conservative Members are probably as blank as Conservative Benches — that about five and a half years ago the right Hon. Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury ( Mr. Ridley ) when he was the Secretary of State for Transport implemented a very novel idea . |
| 3 | Two and a half years ago the Home Office introduced the Caution scheme , encouraging police to use their discretion to give some young offenders a warning , rather than sending them to court . |
| 4 | And a few months later the Prince asked me to marry him . |
| 5 | Despite denials from both parties , managing director Garry Hawkes FHCIMA withdrew his nomination for presidency of the HCIMA in order to concentrate on business , and a few months later the story circulating was that he had put together a management buyout package . |
| 6 | She rang the bell , and a few seconds later the bent , withered figure of Jamie Shepherd appeared . |
| 7 | Shapes moved against the drawn curtains of the room beyond , and a few seconds later the girl came forward into the light . |
| 8 | So , Bob gets the person who recommended him to recommend me , and a few days later the ticket , and the rule book , arrives : |
| 9 | In A.D. 324 Constantine moved his capital to Byzantium and a few years later the Empire was divided into two parts , eastern and western . |