Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] a " in BNC.

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1 It also depends if you have your windows open and you 've got them each side and a bit of a wind , they 'll be flapping .
2 When feeding fish , give them high-protein food and a supplement of dried daphnia each day .
3 He has been a guiding beacon in my professional life and a touchstone of human integrity .
4 ‘ I know what was happening as soon as I felt the familiar ache in my lower back and a rush of blood , ’ she says .
5 It was my greatest race and a British record . '
6 I knew the man , my dear master and a great king , who brought the leopards into the shield of England …
7 Most of the East Anglian ports were enjoying their first spell of prosperity for many years , employment and trade was booming in the area and more customs staff were required at King 's Lynn , Ipswich and Felixstowe , my old home and a natural first choice .
8 We each left the bulk of our estates to the other , with a couple of minor legacies — my old college and a couple of godchildren on my side , and her sister on hers . ’
9 I certainly agree with my hon. Friend that a significant reduction in Turkish troops in northern Cyprus would improve the climate for a negotiated settlement .
10 You know , I sit in my stockroom half the day with my electric kettle and a fag and a cup of coffee .
11 My mum came in at about 07.15 , holding out my black suit and a white shirt that she had just ironed .
12 And it was to my utter disgust that a member of the media described our game with them as a derby !
13 When I revisited the place in 1974 , I found it at once grim and beautiful , at once an irrelevance to my present life and a painfully inevitable part of what I was , what I am , and what I always shall be .
14 His three thousand men and army car with driver had dwindled to my poor mother and a bicycle .
15 ‘ Old enough to have completed my medical training and a year as junior houseman . ’
16 Each lesson is one hour in length and there is an hour break for lunch and a fifteen minute break in the morning after my first lesson and a ten minute break in between the two lessons in the afternoon .
17 If I have a choice between working for a nice man who let's me get on with my work in my own way and as far as possible on my own initiative and a difficult woman , then I 'm not going to hesitate , am I ? ’
18 too disputed the view that all clients see lawyers as compartmentalised individuals , ‘ although I do know people who use specific lawyers for specific areas and our own recent market research has confirmed my own view that a number of our clients do n't know the full depth of service we have on offer ’ .
19 People of all shapes and sizes became my biggest threat and a vital potential source of assistance .
20 Nice , quiet bed , with a cool , cotton pillow for my throbbing brow and a playful breeze puffing at the open window , lifting its frilly skirt like a peeping Tom .
21 Bailey gives me instant coffee and a plate of Tesco jam doughnuts , still in their plastic packet , and we sit at a dusty picnic table outside , slapping off flies .
22 Brent magistrates have ruled that the case against Guinness Brewing Worldwide , its technical manager and a consultant working for the company following a fatal accident at Park Royal Brewery last year should be heard at the Crown Court .
23 A Miró pastel and charcoal on paper of 1942 estimated at FFr700–900,000 sold for FFr550,000 ( £59,500 ; $95,240 ) one sixth of its 1990 price , and a Degas oil sketch went for FFr1.5 million ( £178,600 ; $285,700 ) , its low estimate and a third of its 1989 value .
24 An unusual Marquet view of Paris streets of 1904 sold for FFr1.6 million ( £190,500 ; $304,750 ) , just below its low estimate and a view of Rotterdam by Paul Signac of 1906 for FFr2 million ( £238,000 ; $381,000 ) , its low estimate .
25 The result tends to be low productivity , the appearance of shortages and surpluses , an exodus of skilled labour from agriculture because of its low priority and a sharp contrast between a small efficient private sector and a large inefficient public sector .
26 The agency will send you either their complete portfolio or a suitable selection of models to fit your brief .
27 Others use the machine while travelling , and some people even see their portable as a status symbol , along with their cellular phone and a well-worn Filofax .
28 Third , Labour suffered from its absurd belief that a general election could be a referendum on any single issue other than the economy or , perhaps , defence .
29 There was a longer gash on her right elbow and a bruise forming at the top of her arm .
30 ‘ Is your mother a blonde ATS girl with a mole on her right shoulder and a slight lisp ? ’
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