Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] [prep] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thoroughly wet wood has something like a third of the strength and stiffness of completely dry wood . |
| 2 | If you put someone on a second floor balcony , for instance , to deliver an address , it looks as if he is simply haranguing his listeners . |
| 3 | But now , after he has commanded Abraham to leave everything behind a second time , he waits until Abraham has passed the test . |
| 4 | Don ? t expect to understand everything at a first reading . |
| 5 | ‘ Above all , the British industrial revolution was a regional phenomenon ’ ( Pollard , 1981 ) ; but often pioneering regions , four declined soon after they had made their vital contribution ( Cornwall , Shropshire , North Wales and the Derbyshire uplands ) , while two more ( Tyneside and Clydeside ) had to get something like a second wind to survive as centres of expanding metal industries and shipbuilding . |
| 6 | Airdrie had something of a fifth column working for them . |