Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] a single [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Montrose , however , finding himself in such an impasse , and with the prospect of recurring battles before him , for the collector held office for only a single year before having to seek re-election , had his own solution to the difficulties which the office entailed for such as himself . |
| 2 | At least four different subjects will be studied , some for two or three years , some for only a single year . |
| 3 | It was found that a glass surface … is able to absorb a detectable amount of helium … from the atmosphere ( my italics ) during only a single day 's contact with the air . ’ |
| 4 | A colour can be replaced for just a single stitch , across a complete row or throughout the whole design . |
| 5 | For example , Private Acts of Parliament are treated as legislation even though they may regulate the conduct of only a single individual ; on the other hand , an ‘ administrative order ’ affecting a large number of people may be difficult to distinguish from as legislative act . |
| 6 | Above we looked at the affairs of only a single day ; and supposed the stocks offered for sale to be already in existence . |
| 7 | The next day use two pieces of dry food as a first course , the next day use four and so on , gradually increasing the size of the first course until the dog 's meal comprises a huge first course of dry food followed by a minuscule second course of only a single nugget of dry food garnished with some juicy brown food as a reward for cleaning its bowl . |
| 8 | However , when the analysis was extended from consideration of only a single variable relationship to a multiple regression model which controlled for other possible influences on strikes , such as unemployment , profits and real wages , it was then found that bargaining structures did not have a statistically significant influence.l' |
| 9 | However , a LVF advantage ( for same " responses ) was observed when the auditorily presented memory set consisted of only a single letter . |
| 10 | The study of even a single society is considered to be extraordinarily difficult because of the complexity of social relations and the obvious problems of trying to generalize about people , their groupings and the structures within which they act . |
| 11 | He refused to take a holiday of even a single day during the German air attack on London in 1916–17 , wishing to be present should any emergency arise . |
| 12 | The simplest method is that of using conflicting or contradicting notes , so that tonal groups are disrupted or the influence of even a single tone nullified . |
| 13 | I quoted examples showing that significant changes in organizations can be catalysed by the presence of even a single individual who is willing to engage with the problem deeply , persistently and openly . |
| 14 | It would have been possible to have considered the Orpheus mosaics and a group of saltire mosaics , at the level of substantial affinity : in both instances there are similarities of content and decoration , where these similarities are not strong enough to suggest the presence of even a single craftsman who worked on more than one of the comparable mosaics . |
| 15 | In potencies higher than the 12C the chances of even a single molecule of the original starting material still being present become more and more remote . |
| 16 | But it was also possible to make direct studies of how a single population adapted to changes taking place in its local environment . |
| 17 | Relying on a small bureau with perhaps a single film recorder is , as Murphy 's Law always points out , a somewhat foolish activity . |
| 18 | Given the right resources and planning , the King 's Cross project in association with Thameslink 2000 will improve rail links between Kent , Sussex and Hampshire and the north-east of England and will allow travellers from one region to visit the other with only a single change at King 's Cross . |
| 19 | The intrusive Boswell then took another liberty — ; that of pointing out to Johnson ‘ that he very often sat quite silent for a long time , even when in company with only a single friend ’ , at which Johnson reminded Boswell of an acquaintance who had once observed , ‘ Sir , you are like a ghost : you never speak till you are spoken to . ’ |
| 20 | Most of the later graptolites had only a few branches and , in the Silurian , species with only a single branch tend to dominate the assemblages . |
| 21 | Far from the hive , though , the person will probably escape with only a single sting , because the same alarm chemicals cause the other bees to return to the hive . |
| 22 | Females associate with only a single male during times when they are most likely to conceive . |
| 23 | At the other extreme , where males generally mate with only a single female , the sexes are much more similar in size and appearance . |
| 24 | A cheer went up with only a single shout of ‘ Shame ! ’ — and recognizing defeat , Will turned and fled without carrying out his threat . |
| 25 | The majority ( 88% ) of the tumours studied were described histologically as moderately differentiated , with only a single tumour ( 2% ) described as well differentiated and the remainder ( 10% ) , poorly differentiated . |
| 26 | The stop is a small burrow with only a single entrance . |
| 27 | The conflagration raged for many hours throughout the town , spreading rapidly through buildings already torn open by the blast , and with not a single person left alive to check it . |
| 28 | Number 141- an old bookshop , musty , cobwebbed and with not a single customer to be seen . |
| 29 | With not a single touch |
| 30 | An exhibition of moving toys has just opened , with not a single battery , microchip or flashing light to be seen . |