Example sentences of "[adj] and a [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes the original number of volumes is found to be inconvenient and a work is compressed , and so that we can get ‘ four volumes in two ’ , ‘ eight volumes in four ’ , etc . |
| 2 | Although it will be some considerable time before it is fully catalogued , all the material is accessible and a record is being maintained of the areas most in demand ; cataloguing priorities are being established accordingly . |
| 3 | ‘ Thirteen and a half is a responsible age . |
| 4 | The company , as anticipated , is profitable and a dividend is paid into the trust . |
| 5 | THE offer for shares in long distance coach giant National Express is twice over-subscribed and a premium is on the cards when dealings start next Thursday . |
| 6 | You may find that some beaches are private and a charge is made , but wherever possible we have included any beach charges in the price of your holiday ( see p.225 ) . |
| 7 | Three and a half is about there . |
| 8 | Eventually they become saturated and a clean-down is the only answer . |
| 9 | Police said a report had been prepared for the procurator-fiscal and a man is expected to appear at Dumfries Sheriff Court on Monday . |
| 10 | ‘ On this new album there 's one huge track called The Lighthouse , which a lot of people have heard because I 've been playing it on stage — an hour out of two and a half is this album . |
| 11 | four for two and a go is three . |
| 12 | In the case of a company delivery is still necessary and a document is presumed to have been delivered on its execution unless the contrary is proved . |
| 13 | And Peter forty four and a half is fifth . |