Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] [unc] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 During a normal night 's sleep we cycle between these two main states , generally getting through about four cycles as the night passes .
2 But after a further month 's reflection she changed her mind and wrote to Moira that it was up to her to do something about ‘ the incompetence of your staff at Harriet Street [ which ] is now causing BA and myself sleepless nights ’ .
3 ‘ I used to think sometimes that if I did n't have a proper night 's sleep I 'd never be able to work again .
4 We are starting with the press that the need for a National Airport 's policy I can not think of a number , a major or even a concentrate all these airfields and resources in one region .
5 But many adult learners also hold down a full-time job , and in the middle of a hard week 's work they are likely to be tired .
6 What happens on a cold winter 's evening you stand in front of the fire .
7 It was a cast-off fireman 's jacket he was wearing .
8 If it 's a comfortable evening 's entertainment you 're after , stay at home with the video .
9 After a good day 's fishing he persuaded me to spend the night at Fullcircle .
10 They are , however , subsidized to some extent , and although the Remploy workers do a full day 's work they do not have quite such demands made on them as they would encounter in open employment .
11 During a hot summer 's day you would n't be able to move for frazzled tourists but when the weather is miserable it 's a different story .
12 Erm well my father was a like a on a far a small farmer 's son you see .
13 The following morning he told me what a wonderful night 's sleep it had given him and was fulsome in his praise of what he called his ‘ beautiful lady ’ .
14 All the rest depend on this being present , for if a procedure is not appropriate to a particular patient 's condition it can not be judged quality care ( Shaw undated ) .
15 There is a vacant night-porter 's job we might be able to fill on a temporary basis .
16 The joy of a sorrowing mother 's heart he is — her one and only White Rose ! ’
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