Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun sg] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our recent low-key attempts at publicity , the Day to Day programme , the press conference to mark the three hundredth day and a few other interviews — had been fairly successful and had n't offended or worried Pat or Sheila , although Roby had been against them . |
| 2 | The remote origins of Emanuel School lay in the sixteenth century and a small charitable foundation for the elderly and the young . |
| 3 | While the widespread building of town walls in the second half of the fourteenth century provided a measure of safety against marauding forces ( even against the Companies ) , such fortifications could not be ignored by an enemy bent upon conquest . |
| 4 | Wild , also of Park Avenue , Teesville , admitted a second burglary and an attempted burglary . |
| 5 | Hein 's second try and a marvellous penalty goal by Smith from the left touchline brought Oxford back to 13-15 but , with a quarter-hour left , a fatal lack of composure undid Oxford again . |
| 6 | Failure to find the right concept at the first attempt simply leads to a second attempt and a third attempt . |
| 7 | They may repeat operations at certain levels , ( a second interview or a re-offer ) ; they may double back , as when the company regrets them and later decides to re-establish contact ; and they may change vacancy . |
| 8 | A cover was installed over the second seat and a new canopy and windscreen were built . |
| 9 | During my first round at the Masters I four-putted the second green and a member of the gallery shouted ‘ welcome to Augusta ’ . |
| 10 | I had survived the second lap but an ordinary rest would be inadequate now . |
| 11 | Only 365 people turned up and to add insult to injury , the lights had to be turned on in the second half when a storm blew up , plunging the ground into darkness . |
| 12 | Ballymoney got the game back on levels terms just two minutes into the second half when an accurate throughball from Michael Neill allowed Willie McNeill to race clear and neatly tuck the ball into the bottom corner of the Cookstown net . |
| 13 | This led to restructuring costs , including redundancies and closures and other one-time charges totalling approximately twenty million dollars , of which approximately eighteen million dollars came in the second half and a very large portion of that in the last quarter of the year . |
| 14 | The race for second place and a crack at Europe next year is still very wide open . |
| 15 | I 'm a bit less pissed off about selling Batty now since a ) we did n't loose on Saturday ; b ) Rocky played well ( I bet he 's been given a run in the 1st team and a confidence boost with it ) ; c ) I heard Batty saying things like ‘ he did n't have to sell the club ( rovers ) to me ’ , with no hint of remorse at leaving Leeds . |
| 16 | For there is always their second job and a taxing official post might take up too much time and energy . |
| 17 | It may be that you choose to obtain a mortgage , second mortgage or a loan from a bank . |
| 18 | Versions for Italy and the Benelux countries are expected to be ready later in the second quarter and a Spanish version in the last half of 1993 , the company said . |
| 19 | Two fluid processing modules for the Southern platform were installed during the second quarter and a 2,000 tonnes gas compression module for Ninian Central is well on the way for completion in 1993 . |
| 20 | Crusaders had nothing of note to show in the first half apart from a drive lofted over the bar by Stephen Lynch from Burrows ' free kick in the second minute and a double save by Distillery keeper Steve Collins from Steven Livingstone in the 31st minute . |
| 21 | Former Banbridge player Robin Madeley paved the way with an opportunist goal in the 29th minute after a defender had squandered possession . |
| 22 | By the time the customer walked into the shop , the joint had been wrapped by a second assistant whilst a third would fill the empty space in the window . |
| 23 | In the schematic dating we apply to this period it seems to be around the last century of the second millennium that an upward turn becomes traceable , notably in pottery and specifically the pottery of Athens . |
| 24 | Owned and managed by Paolo Galgani the hotel has characteristic public rooms , an inner courtyard with its own well and a delightful terrace on the second floor when an Italian style buffet breakfast is sometimes served . |
| 25 | At any rate , try not to be in the lee of other aircraft — many owners do n't give heavy weather a second thought and a considerable proportion of aircraft were damaged last winter because other planes which were badly tied down cartwheeled into them . |
| 26 | ON THE Saturday night U2 played in Cork , Ireland 's second city and a place naturally if infrequently served with mainland rock acts . |
| 27 | ‘ Only a rose — ’ I began as I held out my offering to my husband and I was just about to start on the second line when a Yorkshire pudding with onion gravy flew past my head and stuck with a plop on the ceiling . |
| 28 | Mix a teaspoon of sugar into the first glass , a teaspoon of tea leaves into the second glass and a teaspoon of washing powder into the third . |
| 29 | A building society savings account may be held with a second competitor and an insurance policy with a third . |
| 30 | Students take their first physiology courses in the second year and a further course in the third year . |