Example sentences of "[pers pn] [noun] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Digital watches work because a small sliver of quartz inside them pulses at a rhythmic and unchanging frequency , which is stimulated by energy from the battery . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're here for a straight account of Princess 's voyage — all three sides of it ; Bristol to Africa to Jamaica and back — not a social gathering , though I 'm the last to turn up me nose at a good meal . ’ |
| 3 | If you pay-in at a branch of a different bank from your own you will probably have to pay a small fee at the counter . |
| 4 | He gave me 50p at a time for my fares and lunch . |
| 5 | " Something to give us shelter at a pinch . |