Example sentences of "[noun] [num] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A new National Council of Ministers was sworn in on Jan. 13 ; its predecessor had been dissolved on Jan. 3 following a decision to reduce the number of ministries from 25 to 16 as part of a rationalization of the civil service .
2 Yes , yes I use the M four quite a bit and I suppose I 'm so used to that I do n't mind it .
3 Ipswich3 Newcastle2 IT IS still mathematically possible for Ipswich to miss out on a place in the Premier League next season , but with five games left against teams from the bottom eight only a fool would bet on it .
4 Joint communiqués were signed on the establishment of diplomatic relations ( i ) with China on Sept. 30 following a visit to Beijing by a Brunei delegation on Sept. 8-11 ; and ( ii ) with the Soviet Union on Oct. 1 in New York .
5 CHINA : Huchin Togos , a schoolteacher , and Wang Manglai , a Mongolian-language specialist , have reportedly been detained without charge or trial since May 1991 following a crackdown by the regional authorities against two organisations accused of ‘ instigating ethnic division ’ .
6 The resumption of trade with Ukraine , suspended since March 1 [ see p. 38828 ] in a dispute over the price of Turkmen gas , was announced on Sept. 26 following a meeting between Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Konstyantin Masik and Turkmenistan 's President Saparmurad Niyazov ; Ukrainian radio reported that Ukraine would pay transport costs for the gas in addition to the price of 3,000 roubles per cubic metre .
7 An agreement to increase contacts aimed at resolving the financial dispute between Iran and France [ see p. 37929 ] was confirmed on Sept. 27 following a meeting in New York between Vellayati and his French counterpart , Roland Dumas .
8 The June 1987 general election resulted in the return of Paias Wingti 's coalition government which had first come to office in November 1985 following a vote of no confidence in the government of Michael Somare .
9 We were told that Mr. Oyston 's action was settled on 7 October 1991 following a statement in open court , by an apology made to Mr. Oyston and the payment of damages and costs .
10 A military contract with the Ukraine involving the supply on a barter basis of arms and spare parts was signed on Oct. 17 following a visit to Kiev by Defence Minister Sharad Pawar on Oct. 14-17 .
11 This emphasis , repeated by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Oct. 23 following a meeting in London with the Amir of Kuwait , was seen as an attempt to counteract the perception of a softening in the Saudi attitude [ see below ] .
12 Fairburn died in London 12 October 1945 following a heart attack .
13 The important breakthrough came late on Oct. 24 following a day of intensive negotiations .
14 Plans for the so-called " three gorges dam " on the Yangtze river were reportedly resurrected in August 1990 over a year after they had been shelved by the Chinese government [ see also p. 37003 ] .
15 The Chelsea defender was stretchered off the Anfield turf on September 5 following a challenge with the former Reds ' striker , suffering cruciate ligament damage which required one operation , with further surgery likely .
16 These two major blows basically saw the end of his racing career , although he continued to compete on BMWs and Nortons again , before retiring in September 1961 following a crash in Sweden .
17 US Marines and Belgian paratroops entered Kismayu on Dec. 20 following a meeting between Oakley and local faction leaders , freeing it for use as a food distribution centre to the Juba valley .
18 In bars 5–7 there a lot of left-hand-only hammer-ons and tremolo arm slides .
19 Liverpool St Helens ' fall continues , a 9–6 defeat at Blackheath leaving them clamped to the bottom of Division Two just a year after they dropped out of the first division .
20 a child dying after birth from injuries received as a foetus is not to be considered as a ‘ person ’ dying in consequence of personal injuries for the purpose of the damages(scotland)act 1976. thus a claim from parents for loss of society fails .
21 This is only a guide , of course , but your score can be interpreted as follows : 9–15 Definitely a lark 16–20 Moderately a lark 21–26 Neither a lark nor an owl ; intermediate type 27–31 Moderately an owl 32–38 Definitely an owl
22 This is only a guide , of course , but your score can be interpreted as follows : 9–15 Definitely a lark 16–20 Moderately a lark 21–26 Neither a lark nor an owl ; intermediate type 27–31 Moderately an owl 32–38 Definitely an owl
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