Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True , there were few creature comforts behind the wheel and few concessions from the car itself once you were on the move . |
| 2 | ‘ The will was made about a year ago and this is what it amounts to : ‘ The shop premises and stock and all assets pertaining to the business together with the contents of my studio excepting only my tube of Winsor blue to my niece and dear friend Cathy Carne ’ . ’ |
| 3 | Chronology and some problems of dating |
| 4 | The address which you have given to us ( ‘ your Registered Address ’ ) is the address to which your Card and any notices or other communications regarding it ( including notification of the PIN ) will be sent . |
| 5 | In their places ‘ Spirit Of Eden ’ offered spontaneous improvisation , yearning wails of pain and desire , pregnant pauses , psychedelic meanderings , mournful strings , discordant guitar feedback and all sorts of other lost-in-my-muse soul searching noises that tend to make record company executives twitch their fingers inside their shirt collars and shift about in their leather swivel chairs a lot . |
| 6 | There was no evidence for an adverse relation between atenolol and all cancers or lung cancer ( table ) . |
| 7 | If all investment and most resources are withdrawn , whatever is sold has a high profitability and generates cash which is available to invest in the top left-hand group . |
| 8 | Gedanken flicked the switch and both ray-guns immediately gave out a flash of light . |
| 9 | From his porch , Joseph watched with a sullen and rather bleary eye : the night had been long on reminiscence and several barrels had been tapped to celebrate old victories . |
| 10 | Staff levels have reached a low ebb and many firms are not expecting salaries to keep pace with inflation in the immediate future . |
| 11 | The latter denied that it had issued any such weapon and the policemen , backed by courageous superiors , charged the man who fired the shots with attempted murder and both men with illegal possession of the weapon . |
| 12 | Also special mention must go to , President of Hull and District Catholic Women 's Luncheon Club and all members for the generous cheque for £400 . |
| 13 | We were discussing the yarn ‘ Hobby ’ at the club and some members were saying it could be re-used , even though it had been thoroughly steam pressed , worn and washed for years . |
| 14 | If it were merely a handful of Irish psychopaths against us , they might be foiled by a piece of pasteboard with a photograph and some numbers stamped on it . |
| 15 | Bowling can easily be incorporated into a school 's leisure programme and many schools use the facility on a regular basis . |
| 16 | erm so no certainly they asked me about it and so on but I think that rather like their food forum they might like to get a communications forum going erm because they 've been thinking about having a Business Club and various other things because they 're involved with the Management Programme and all sorts of things and they maybe going to do some training for heads and people like that |
| 17 | This research summarises recent literature on evaluation which is relevant to ‘ community ’ or ‘ voluntary ’ services and projects and describes the relationship between the Urban Programme and these sectors . |
| 18 | The response to the miners ' action , both in Romania and abroad , was generally one of condemnation , although the opposition and some observers also emphasised the government 's responsibility for creating a situation in which such riots could occur . |
| 19 | Waddesdon was built with two purposes in mind and those purposes are also behind its rebirth . |
| 20 | Of course a woman should know her own mind and few men really relish a life with a clinging vine , but it can be taken too far . ’ |
| 21 | Navarre committed 12 infantry battalions , artillery and some tanks to a place that could only be supplied by air . |
| 22 | More than half would rather have a shorter summer break and more holidays at other times . |
| 23 | That is fact Lord Mayor and these facts will bear out . |
| 24 | That is fact Lord Mayor and these facts will bear out . |
| 25 | " We then proceeded with the examination of the boys in the presence of the Mayor and several Ladies and Gentlemen of the Town , Mr. Prescott [ sic ] the Rector of Stockport being the Examiner ; and considering the recent re-endowment and establishment of the School , and that many of the children when first admitted were unable to read , and the majority very backward in their learning , we have much pleasure in reporting that the result of this first public examination was very satisfactory and that it was apparent that the Master and Usher had faithfully discharged their duties . " |
| 26 | Some of the work went smoothly , but a lot was chaotic , with much confusion and many meetings to dole out coverage in accordance with the relative worthiness of various campaigns . |
| 27 | Shiona glanced up at him , at the head of thick hair , so dark and glossy against the creamy pillow , at the sculpted curved nose , the wide , mobile mouth and those eyes of deepest darkest sapphire . |
| 28 | Part of the asbestos roof and some beams were damaged by the flames . |
| 29 | There have been several redundancies in the press and promotions department and former Undertones vocalist Feargal Sharkey has also been recruited to the company 's A&R section . |
| 30 | This may reflect differences in hospitals rather than patients since centre C has no casualty department and most patients are admitted direct to the ward . |