Example sentences of "[verb] with a single [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chemical structure of the vitamin consists of a chroman nucleus substituted with a single hydroxyl group and a long-chain hydrocarbon . |
| 2 | Only in a few instances were brass or copper depositum plates provided , for it was more usual to outline the initials , date of death and age of the occupant on to the lid with black-headed upholstery nails with the possible addition of a skull and crossbones outlined at the head of the lid , whilst the sides were decorated with a single row of close-set nails all round . |
| 3 | For a third time it starts with a single family , indeed , as in the Garden , with a single couple , Abraham and Sarah . |
| 4 | Every journey starts with a single step , but a slip , not a stride , started Gareth and Rachel Rowlands ' dairy enterprise at Brynllys near Borth , Dyfed , on the road to success . |
| 5 | The lock shattered with a single blow of the sledgehammer and they were in . |
| 6 | It would be odd if they did , since feminists , like philosophers , do not speak with a single voice . |
| 7 | The recognition of cursive script is much more difficult because several characters can be written with a single stroke . |
| 8 | Already , roughly half the world 's oil is carried by one-tanker companies , whose entire assets founder with a single wreck . |
| 9 | It is true in general , in spite of the fact that philosophers by no means speak with a single voice , and do not even agree among themselves about what they understand philosophy to be , since the nature of the subject , its preoccupations and methods , is itself a matter of philosophical disagreement . |
| 10 | On 9 May 1898 the Quartermaster approved a radically new alternative field blouse for officers : ‘ … a blouse of cotton drilling or khaki … made with a single pleat 2 inches wide on the back and extending from the collar to the end of the skirt ; with two outside breast pockets and two outside pockets below the waist ; pockets covered with flaps , buttoned by a small regulation brass button ; … |
| 11 | Stations at Darlington , Newton Aycliffe , Fishburn and Chester-le-Street were also operating with a single vehicle and at the time of the call all were out . |
| 12 | So that we will then be operating with a single agency covering both projects . |
| 13 | Each piece deals with a single incident , a mood , or reminiscence . |
| 14 | Could the same thing happen with a single bite from an apple ? |
| 15 | Article 44 states , ‘ If the government requires , the Assembly must pronounce with a single vote on the whole or part of the text in question making only those amendments accepted by the government ’ , which enables the government to bypass the scrutiny procedures ( such as they are ) entirely . |
| 16 | He replied with a single word — ‘ hope ’ . |
| 17 | Nouvelle cuisine methods of preparing thallium … a drop of thallium on a piece of seaweed , chilled thallium , served garnished with a single radicchio leaf … down home thallium … thallium and beans … big , tasty , hearty , man-sized thallium burgers served with french fries , pickle and thallium on the side … |
| 18 | Whilst we did consider that this site could be developed with a single storey dwelling without seriously affecting the amenities of the village , we were not aware of the strength of local feeling against any development on this site . |
| 19 | She found him in a small single room that was obviously intended to be his dressing-room or study , furnished with a single bed , rows of built-in cupboards , and under the window a desk and chair . |
| 20 | Whereas an opponent may be able to cope with a single technique , it is much more difficult when the attack is continuous , incorporating both linear and circular blows delivered to different , often widely separated targets . |
| 21 | In 1979 the twin VAT ( value added tax ) rates of 8% and 12.5% were replaced with a single rate of 15% . |
| 22 | The testers found that a Heat Mirror has a ‘ heat loss factor ’ of 1.4 compared with a single window 's factor of five . |
| 23 | I remind myself that this entire industry began with a single act of rebellion against the management Upstairs . |
| 24 | A European political union is perhaps in the making but it is doubtful whether a European political union would act as a superpower — the task of co-ordinating military efforts , of ‘ speaking with a single voice ’ , may not even be worth attempting . |
| 25 | Very few individual treaties deal with a single subject matter . |
| 26 | Some committees focus on single services ( such as housing or education ) and are frequently called vertical committees ; others , usually known as horizontal committees , deal with a single aspect of all services ( such as personnel , finance ) . |
| 27 | Two-year-olds generally cots and , though we had asked for one in advance , we were provided with a single bed which we had to surround with cushions to make it safe . |
| 28 | Major benefits include simplified sales procedures — every retailer is provided with a single floor limit and authorisation number — and improved banking and reconciliation arrangements . |
| 29 | Contractors would then be invited to tender for the work , or a price could be negotiated with a single contractor . |
| 30 | and clamoured with a single challenge of personal beauty , |