Example sentences of "[det] [noun] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who find in that formulation a description of authentic Co-operation will be content with his verdict . |
| 2 | And when they married , he gave each grandchild a wedding present from his own handiwork . |
| 3 | Strips of cloth had been tied to the thorn , as on trees dedicated to strange gods in West Africa , the Near East and India , each strip a supplication . |
| 4 | Any of the following tests would be regarded as suitable proof : Passes in the JMB Test in English ( Overseas ) at grade 3 or better up to June 1989 , the JMB Test in English for Speakers of Other Languages from March 1990 ; the AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes at grade III or better in listening , reading and writing ; the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English at grade C or better ; the Oxford-Arels Examination ( Higher level ) at Credit or Distinction level ; the IELTS ( British Council/University of Cambridge ) , with an average score of 6 or better and for each component a score of 5 or better ; TOEFL with a score of 550 or better ; the London GCE O level Syllabus B in English Language at grade C or better or in an approved SCE or GCE syllabus in English are acceptable for this purpose . |
| 5 | They evolved rapidly and spread widely , and with a little experience a glance at an assemblage of graptolites on a shale surface can be used to determine the approximate age of deposition of the rock . |
| 6 | The Act does not override the common law rights decided in the Birmingham case , and under that decision a councillor could claim to see the individual file if he could show a need to know . |
| 7 | The House of Lords gave its decision against " The Sunday Times " in July 1973 , and the European Court did not declare that decision a breach of the Convention until April 1979 — a delay of almost six years . |
| 8 | At each Hour a verse from the hymn is followed by a prayer which acknowledges this and sees the Incarnation as the means by which all men , both living and dead , can be united : The office thus daily rehearsed the historical story of the Passion of Christ and its significance in such a way that it is constantly renewed in human awareness through both the linear and cyclical experience of the passing of time . |
| 9 | in each eye-cave a chrysalis |
| 10 | At each level a comparison is being made of performance between the pre-protection ( 1924-31 ) and post-protection ( 1931-37 ) period . |
| 11 | When subjects had to concurrently hold in memory two or four nouns on each trial a superiority of the RVF emerged . |
| 12 | Each drip a print : you ca n't guess where , then gone . |
| 13 | Well , I do n't believe that fur a start . |
| 14 | This is parallel to the gradient of acceptability which emerged from Harris 's results , and Labov attempted to accommodate the tendency of speakers to avoid making absolute judgements by asking them to assign to each sentence a score on a four-point scale , as follows : |
| 15 | Assume in each case a PSBR of £1 billion . |
| 16 | Valuation reports must be sent at least monthly ( whereas in non-derivative portfolios only a six-monthly statement is required ) although in each case a customer may advise the firm in writing that he wishes to receive them less frequently . |
| 17 | In each case a working relationship had to be established between employment and education sectors , not without difficulty in certain areas where a lack of trust and respect between potential partners served only to highlight the depth of the cultural divide . |
| 18 | In each case a multiplier will be applied having regard to such matters as : ( 1 ) the size of the firm in question ; ( 2 ) the personal attributes of the partners ; ( 3 ) the type of practice ( specialised or general etc ) ; ( 4 ) the locality of the firm ; ( 5 ) the security of tenure of the firm at its premises ; or ( 6 ) the firm 's profit trend . |
| 19 | The only thing that unites these three arrangements is that in each case a minority class rules and takes the surplus away from the producers . |
| 20 | Such exchange might take place by using money , by bartering for other goods , or as gifts , but in each case a change in ownership of the goods takes place . |
| 21 | In each case a corporation has its reputation , separate from its members , capable of being adversely affected by defamatory statements and which it is entitled to protect by recourse to an action for libel . |
| 22 | In each case a number of issues arose , some of which were resolved , as they attempted to modify their classroom practice . |
| 23 | That afternoon a friend came round , Ruth and Jim , and they come round with a bottle of champagne , the best you could buy , and it was just like we 'd had a baby … |
| 24 | In that case a plurality of outstanding votes suffices for a candidate ( or occasionally more than one candidate ) to be declared elected . |
| 25 | In that case a creditor of the husband threatened the institution of bankruptcy proceedings but agreed to desist if the debtor 's wife provided certain security for the debt . |
| 26 | In that case a farmer had bought from a dealer a towing coupling for his Land Rover . |
| 27 | In that case a fork-lift truck with a fail-safe device failed ; the plaintiff was injured and he had no idea what had gone wrong . |
| 28 | In that case a conviction of a manager for an insolvent certificate-holder , who had granted a trust deed , of having trafficked " without having a certificate " was suspended . |
| 29 | In that case a clause in an agreement between a company and its manager stated that he should receive a fixed salary , and , as soon as the profits for the year had been ascertained and certified by the company 's auditors , a percentage of " the net profits ( if any ) of the company for the whole year " . |
| 30 | In that case a wife had been persuaded to charge her property as security for the payment of her husband 's debts to the bank . |