Example sentences of "[noun prp] [coord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clientele seemed the same sort of rich mixture as ever , and the game of guessing who was what — could the distinguished looking old boy be a Thuringian baron , the owner of a launderette chain in South Dakota or a villain from South Croydon ? — kept all its old charm . |
| 2 | It is present in standard experimental animals such as rats and rabbits which psychology and neurophysiology laboratories were familiar with , and did not require more exotic facilities like seawater tanks for Aplysia or a knowledge of a novel neuroanatomy like the chick ; and the techniques for investigation , such as recording electrodes and drugs , were all to hand . |
| 3 | He takes on the role as band spokesman with relish and enjoys being interviewed , whether it be with the NME or a fanzine about to make its first appearance . |
| 4 | The great majority live in Reykjavik or a couple of towns close to it , and that leaves the country wonderfully bare , especially in the centre — what remains of the population is concentrated on the coast , where the chief occupations of fishing and farming are best practised . |
| 5 | The front pages of every publication from the Communist Party 's daily newspaper , Scînteia , through to obscure literary journals and even the calendar of religious festivals issued by the tame Orthodox Church , always displayed a portrait of Nicolae Ceauşescu or a photograph of the ‘ most beloved couple ’ . |
| 6 | Electrical retailing provides one example where the one-person shop with its promise of good advice and after-sales service can score over the anonymity of a Dixons or a Comet . |
| 7 | No sooner than formally constituted , the Standard reported the links would become a great boom to the town , although before January 1907 was out , a Leader article read as follows , ( doubtless written by either Charles Luker or a member of the Club Committee ) — ‘ It is to be hoped that a commencement of the projected new golf links at Henley will not be long delayed . |
| 8 | Your application form must reach him or her by noon on the thirteenth working day before polling day ( not counting Saturdays , Sundays , Christmas Even , Christmas Day , Maundy Thursday , Good Friday or a bank holiday ) . |
| 9 | They lack the pretentiousness of a Parolles or a Pistol — or even an Autolycus , putting on the style to match Florizel 's borrowed clothes in three lines of verse , to assert his superiority over the shepherd and the clown ( Winter 's Tale , IV.iv.745ff . ) . |
| 10 | Additional personal pensions ( PPs ) may be purchased to supplement an APP , SERPS or an employer 's pension ( see Ward , 1990 , Chapters 6 and 7 ) . |
| 11 | It can be argued therefore that the restraints of Functionalism , if prepared with the genius of a Stravinsky , a Mondrian , a Nervi , a Lloyd Wright or a Corbusier permit magnificent freedom within each disciplined field . |
| 12 | Mulling it over as she strolled along in the morning sunshine , passed occasionally by a battered Renault or a woman on a pushbike with a basket of baguettes swinging from the handlebars , Melissa felt more and more uneasy at her friend 's obvious emotional commitment to Bonard . |
| 13 | ‘ Charlie Farnes-Barnes and a feller with two left feet . ’ |
| 14 | There are two theatres at Pompeii and an amphitheatre . |
| 15 | Brian was an underwriting member of Lloyds and a director of Edward Lumley and Co . |
| 16 | An adult pair of Emperor Angels and a shoal of six butterflies were placed in it . |
| 17 | Such an incident resulted in a total wipeout in one of the author 's tanks containing a pair of Emperor Angels and a shoal of Butterflyfish . |
| 18 | The former England striker injured himself in the Coca-Cola Cup replay with Everton on Tuesday and a specialist has advised complete rest . |
| 19 | Too often people throw up ideas — ‘ Let's have so-and-so as a speaker on Tuesday and a dance on the Wednesday and a banquet on Thursday ’ — without ever stopping to think how any of these will help reach goals or fit into the overall time . |
| 20 | This tactic was repeated on the following Monday and Tuesday and a delegation sent to meet the Mayor . |
| 21 | Darlington won 13–7 with tries by Ron Archer and Keith Bolland and a conversion and penalty from Colin Woodcock . |
| 22 | Darlington won 13–7 with tries by Ron Archer and Keith Bolland and a conversion and penalty from Colin Woodcock . |
| 23 | Killion had Shufflebotham and a replacement called Beattie in his flight . |
| 24 | Protests and public rallies had continued in San Luis Potosí and a group calling itself " Women for Democracy " had laid siege to the governor 's palace , blocking the entrance . |
| 25 | The Thannhauser Collection , to which this picture belongs , has been returned to the wing where it was formerly installed with the addition of ten works , including five canvases by Picasso and a painting by Monet , not previously represented in the museum . |
| 26 | On the night of 4 March 1990 , in a run-down part of Guatemala City , Nahaman and a group of street kids were sniffing glue . |
| 27 | The numbers were limited to thirty-five , and Marie and a committee including Picasso arranged the guest list . |
| 28 | It was his third visit to Albania , and he met with Berisha , Meksi and a number of ministers . |
| 29 | Blimey , a chat with old Fanshawe and a shower all in the same day . |
| 30 | There are 5 new names this year ; Ice Cream , Mary Pope , named after the founder president of the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies , two of Mattock 's county series , Wiltshire and Berkshire and a rose the Mattocks are calling Patio Rose , though that name may change . |