Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] a single [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For to say that entities of a certain sort do not exist is to say , in effect , that not a single entity in the world has the indicated property , or properties ; or , expressed differently , that the relevant concept can not be correctly applied to anything . |
| 2 | But she could not see it as such and indeed it could be said , on her behalf , that not a single object had been purchased or positioned for its decorative value . |
| 3 | Tasks where the ruler has to be used twice ( Example 102 ) are , as might be expected , more demanding than those where a single use of the ruler will suffice ( Example 101 ) . |
| 4 | By 1840 not a single individual remained . |
| 5 | These policies had little effect on the Italian birth rate in the period 1930-1932 , and between 1933 and 1937 not a single department showed a rise in fertility ( Glass ) . |
| 6 | He wanted to tell her he had never stopped loving her , that never a single day had passed without him thinking of her , wanting her in his arms or by his side , sharing the success which life had bestowed on him . |