Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] and a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Four pounds we 've taken is frequent cash and a pound each and a pound at dinner time . |
| 2 | The textbase STATLT holding the statutes for England has been developed and refined in a series of projects since 1980 and at the start of the project described here already provided a very detailed definition of the data structure [ 1 ] , full text-searching facilities , symbolic addressing in the manner of Figure 2 and a multi-valued attribute marg-note-xref in each text unit to record cross-references made to other parts of the text [ 23 ] . |
| 3 | In agreement with this idea several groups have recently shown that this site does indeed represent a functional binding site for octamer binding proteins ( 12–14 ) and we have demonstrated that it can bind both the constitutively expressed octamer binding protein Oct-1 and a novel octamer binding protein expressed in cervical cells ( 15 ) . |
| 4 | Ten runners-up will receive a three kilo bag of Omega Tasty and a lead . |
| 5 | For the next six hours — or a little less , because at Battersea the flood lasts five and a half hours , and the ebb six and a half — they would be living not on land , but on water . |
| 6 | He died suddenly of another massive stroke three and a half years after his original illness . |
| 7 | This is labour intensive and a suitable flat roof site has to be found . |
| 8 | A quarter of the tenements were freehold ; the rest were held by the normal Shropshire tenure of leases for three lives , with a large entry fine and a nominal annual rent . |
| 9 | I wo n't go into all the grim details , but suffice it to say that when he laughed too much at one of his own jokes with his mouth full and a Chinese mushroom shot out of his nose … |
| 10 | regulations ) A good opportunity for a spring clean and a chance to get rid of old furniture etc accumulating in your attic . |
| 11 | As secret agent 006 and a half your mission is to parachute down to a high security island and secure the plans to the ultimate satellite laser weapon . |
| 12 | They 've saved my club four and a half thousand pound a year . |
| 13 | Er like i we if I saw a vase that was a little bit bigger and a bit more expensive than what you 'd have |
| 14 | She wants to do more of it , though she is too old at 27 and too short ( five foot six and a half ) for catwalks . |
| 15 | Just about the time that Dougie started er building substantially in the town and doubled to population to its present six and a half thousand or so . |
| 16 | They need to have somebody that 's a bit liberal and a bit open and that wo n't be available under a Conservative government will it ? |
| 17 | The Poor Law was the most comprehensive official source for the relief of poverty , administered in England and Wales as laid down by the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 and a succession of later amendments , in Scotland and Ireland according to different statutes and rather different principles . |
| 18 | ‘ Apart from earning very good money , I find the work interesting and a challenge . ’ |
| 19 | In 1985 , Hoffman J. , in dealing with a case concerning an order under the Bankers ' Books Evidence Act 1879 and a subpoena duces tecum , distinguished cases of discovery by ‘ ordinary parties to English litigation who happen to be foreigners ’ . |
| 20 | Boy thirteen and a girl eleven . |
| 21 | That memorable Champion Chase clash with Remittance Man saw Katabatic beaten a length , with Waterloo Boy three and a half lengths back in third . |
| 22 | We 're midway through Act II and a solitary six-pack has yet to hove into view . |
| 23 | Two other cuts made before the Paris premiere in 1867 are also restored at the Coliseum : part of a scene between Carlos and Rodrigo ( Marquis of Posa ) in Act II and a splendid passage between King Philip and his son Carlos which found its way into his Requiem in 1873 . |
| 24 | You 're talking about a house on plot one and a bungalow , or chalet bungalow on plot two ? |
| 25 | artwork one and a half times the size which it will be reproduced . |
| 26 | No wonder five and a half million people ca n't sleep . |
| 27 | A recent survey of domestic burglaries in Northern Ireland , showed that almost half of he victims had left a window open and a similar number had left a door open . |
| 28 | ( 3 ) In relation to building control , the certificate from the appropriate authority ( a ) in the case of an application for a new licence , should state ( i ) either that a warrant for the construction of the premises has been granted under section 6 of the Building ( Scotland ) Act 1959 and a certificate of completion has been granted under section 9 of that Act , or that no warrant for construction of the premises is required ; and ( ii ) either that a warrant for the change of use of the premises has been granted under the said section 6 or that no such warrant is required ; and ( b ) in the case of an application for the provisional grant of a licence , should state ( i ) that a warrant for the construction of the premises has been granted under section 6 of the said Act of 1959 ; and ( ii ) either that a warrant for the change of use of the premises has been granted under the said section 6 , or that on completion of the construction of the premises in accordance with the warrant a warrant for the change of use will be granted , or that no such warrant is required . |
| 29 | Mike Cooke took up the sport two and a half years ago . |
| 30 | Orlane 's winter beauty collection , Fête , includes two new Rouge Extraordinaire lipsticks : amber brown-red ( No 5 ) and a deeper , mauvey-red ( No 22 ) ; while Clinique 's brilliant new Gold Dusting for Eyes series of Soft-Pressed Eyeshadows presents a choice of four skin-flattering , earthy tones , including fresh , peachy Sun Ripe and a sparkling Gold Dust for dressing evening eyes . |