Example sentences of "[adj] a [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah we 'll have this a bit and then carry on |
| 2 | As soon as we realized we had such tremendous support and you know er right we 'll give this a go and we 're gon na win . |
| 3 | Is this a record and by what percentage would you estimate it increases the value of my dwelling ? |
| 4 | The diehard Smiths fans who 've been turning their backs on Morrissey over the last couple of years would be wise to give this a spin and do jerky , twisty , dancing type things in their front room . ’ |
| 5 | It must ‘ see ’ the satellite with an accuracy of half a degree and be unobscured by trees or roof tiles . |
| 6 | But you can measure the angle pretty accurately on that to s to within say half a degree and have its tan . |
| 7 | He gave me the thumbs up sign , half a wink and I marched head high to the door . |
| 8 | Meredith was determined to show him that she could do without arrogant bankers who 'd heard half a story and jumped to the wrong conclusions . |
| 9 | It is like half a bracket and in fact it is called a ket vector . |
| 10 | Just half a breakfast and a sandwich in the Nellie Dean ages ago . |
| 11 | Give Ray half a chance and he 'd blame himself for the invention of gunpowder . ’ |
| 12 | The glass must have held nearly half a pint and I thought I too had had a splendid day out . |
| 13 | Fennel can be bought as tea bags and one of these can be used instead of half a teaspoon and the bag left hanging in the tank for one day after using it to make the remedy . |
| 14 | This movement was transmitted to cranks on the rear wheel by connecting rods ; the machine weighed almost exactly half a hundredweight and the physical effort required to ride it must have been very considerable . |
| 15 | Similarly , an airspeed change of 10 mph/kts would require an attitude change of half a bar and an associated power change of 200 rpm . |
| 16 | I managed to keep afloat then till , as I said we found this half a lifeboat and there was couple of fellows and er I managed to swim over to that and pull myself up on it and for there the inflatable off the standby boat came alongside , picked us up and put us on then standby boat . |
| 17 | This is done by setting the model on a flat surface , measuring the height of one blade tip , then rotating the rotor head through half a turn and measuring the height of the other blade . |
| 18 | If you are not sure you can cope , take an oven timer , turn it round to half a minute and wait for the bell to ring . |
| 19 | Jake made a whispering noise , half a sigh and half a groan . |
| 20 | All through the hot week people crept along the streets , hugging the edge of shade that buildings provided , half a foot and one side of an arm at least out of the burning sun , though still sweating . |
| 21 | Another crewman , Jim Nalepka , recalls bitter arguments over half a biscuit and confesses to having thoughts about slitting the throat of one of his friends . |
| 22 | Only students of history are conscious of the fact that the Covenanting times lasted for over half a century and that before the end of the period some of the skirmishes were between factions , supposedly on the same side in the conflict . |
| 23 | We ran it for half a century and left behind a road network , ginger beer and a cricket green in the capital , Corfu Town . |
| 24 | Mayor Kropacek said : ‘ We must thank the Thun-Hohenstein family for having looked after and honoured the picture of the Annunciation for nearly half a century and for having now returned it , newly restored , to the church of the Holy Cross . |
| 25 | Suppressed maternalism it may be , but her passion shines through and she can recall in detail some animals , particularly dogs , that have been dead for half a century and some that did n't even belong to her . |
| 26 | Social work came naturally to an intelligent unmarried Edwardian middle-class young woman , especially when her mother visited the local workhouse once a week for half a century and when her elder sister Olive was the warden of the Lady Margaret Hall settlement in Lambeth . |
| 27 | That is why we have cut interest rates seven times in a year and halved inflation in a year , have the lowest number of strikes for half a century and have cut the basic rate of tax . |
| 28 | The association dates back half a century and in some eyes was at its peak during the Reagan-Thatcher years . |
| 29 | Vern Clarke , 19 , a London Underground maintenance worker , caused the trial to be aborted , held up court proceedings for half a day and cost the taxpayer more than £7,000 . |
| 30 | This could make one gram of tritium in half a day and as a byproduct give back some of the electrical power — one megawatt — from the fusion processes involved . |