Example sentences of "a [noun sg] and [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In its place the Social Fund removed the right to a grant and instituted instead a system of discretionary loans . |
| 2 | The League 's leader , Umberto Bossi , announced on Nov. 27 that with his party now occupying 14 seats on the 50-seat city council — one more than any other party — he intended to appoint a mayor and put together a coalition adminstration . |
| 3 | ‘ Lately I 've been getting a hankering to play country music again , so I 've got together with a friend and put together a fun band called Modern Farmer . |
| 4 | That 's a diamond and sapphire just a bit bigger than yours |
| 5 | He invited Tim to help himself , and Tim stretched out a hand and carried away a croissant so that the arrangement she had constructed lost its pinnacle . |
| 6 | Moments later , Town were in trouble again , when Viveash dived in for a challenge and gave away a penalty ; an expensive tackle , as Mark Pembridge slammed home the kick , which Fraser Digby almost saved . |
| 7 | Gabriel crawled off into a corner and scrabbled together a nest made out of costumes and coils of rope , and curled up in the centre of that . |
| 8 | Huh , he 's a good , good lad , but he 's er he drinks rather a lot and suffers quite a lot from hangovers , he comes in dries up and goes |