Example sentences of "a [noun] [verb] [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 People think they 're a bit pampered and even a bit posey .
2 In Somerset a jury declared that only a corner of north-west Somerset ought to remain within Exmoor Forest : another Somerset jury made the startling statement that King John had afforested all England !
3 This is not to say that L'Histoire de France is not only a thought provoking but also a highly viewable volume — it most certainly is .
4 The European Parliament on Sept. 12 , in a resolution stating that only a diplomatic solution could settle the crisis ( passed by 300 to 70 with 19 abstentions ) , called on Italy as current holder of the presidency of the European Communities ' Council of Ministers to convene a special EC summit to find such a solution .
5 A year passed and then a big house in Oxford Street came along .
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