Example sentences of "[det] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Martindale is another valley which seems to have altered little for a century or more . |
| 2 | Working on a conveyor belt or as a human cog in a vast industrial machine does little for a sense of personal fulfilment . |
| 3 | It was the merest trickle , four cubic metres a day according to Bertie , precious little for a monastery of thirty monks and related workers arid visitors . |
| 4 | Branch managers and staff have changed surprisingly little as a breed , for all the brighter uniforms and open plan offices . |
| 5 | TRAINED observers in the press gallery have been rather surprised that the behaviour of MPs has changed so little as a result of the television cameras ' arrival . |
| 6 | So much sociological theory seems to be about a world entirely in the realm of the head , or the mind , and so little about a world of bodily states of feeling and action . |
| 7 | Iberia hopes to do that through a marketing agreement with Carnival Airlines , a 14-aircraft carrier based in Fort Lauderdale . |
| 8 | switch that off a minute . |
| 9 | To cover costs for the first £320 you may either pay us a non-refundable damage/loss excess waiver of £32 per yacht ( £7 each for a Share a Yacht or Pot Luck ) , or lodge ( direct with us , not through a travel agent ) a security deposit of £320 per yacht ( £70 each if sharing ) at the time of making your final payment . |
| 10 | Why do n't you say to them that they each organisation I mean H M S O and have ten minutes each for a presentation |
| 11 | Since each is an Sbus , four cards can be added in each for a total of 40 I/O channels in a fully rigged machine . |
| 12 | C J White , Killycarn , received £42 each for a pen of ten correct blackface ewes . |
| 13 | One-bedroom apartments cost from £319 each for a week for two sharing . |
| 14 | It sleeps eight comfortably , and rents for between £352 and £489 each for a week if eight share , including hire of one car and flights , or £449 to £699 each if four take it . |
| 15 | That was each for a week was n't it ? |
| 16 | The left and right margins are preset at 1.25″ each for a page 8.5″ wide . |
| 17 | Aqualisa kindly offered two thermostatic showers worth over £300 each for a prize draw . |
| 18 | What 's that about a brush ? |
| 19 | Yes , I think we may be using the , because the opposing team always bring a lot of people and we never have any supporters , somehow , so erm , er we 're very pleased if people who sort of spread that about a bit . |
| 20 | A woman will say something like , ‘ Oh look , he 's got a cute butt ’ and some geek standing next to her , sensing that his chance has come to make serious waves in the world of sexual politics , will whine , ‘ You would n't like that if I said that about a girl . ’ |
| 21 | I always like to know that about a man . |
| 22 | ‘ If I ever get like that about a football match I 'll shoot myself . |
| 23 | ‘ How can they say that about a transport contract ? ’ demands one creditor . |
| 24 | I do n't know wh Is that about a job ? |
| 25 | I do n't know whether other other places have have erm kept that as a part of the I do n't know if it 's in the national curriculum . |
| 26 | So we 've really got to get , put some , we 'll take that as a part B in , in , in the January meeting . |
| 27 | But you know I agree with you cos that as a charity . |
| 28 | ’ I do n't think they would see that as a deterrent . ’ |
| 29 | He is a good entertainer and is a chance to see if he can use that as a springboard for a new career . |
| 30 | And put that as a work top |