Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [coord] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | These birds , with now and then a solitary Rhynchops and frigate bird ( Tachypeles aquilus ) , were all of the feathered race that I observed in these heated latitudes , a part of the voyage which always hang heavily upon those destined to visit these distant regions ; by me , however , it was not so much felt , the monotony being relieved by the occasional occurrence of a whale , whose huge body rolled lazily by ; by a shoal of porpoises , which sometimes perform most amusing evolutions , throwing themselves completely out of the water , or gliding through it with astonishing velocity ; or by the occasional flight of the beautiful flying fish , when endeavouring to escape from the impetuous rush of the bonito or albacore . |
| 2 | The walls not of stone had been plastered and whitewashed , with here and there a grey stone protruding where it had been too large or awkward to remove and cover . |
| 3 | Then , as if a dividing line had been drawn across the outskirts of the town , the scene changed : Ben was now driving the cart past terraced houses with lace curtains at the windows , and the bath-bricked steps leading to painted front doors , with here and there a little maid scrubbing the steps , or sluicing the pavement outside the small railed gardens . |
| 4 | The walls of embossed paper , with here and there a darkened bruise of damp , the fiery carpet , the four poster draped and covered in the colour of Ruth 's velvet mouth . |
| 5 | Sunny spells for tomorrow but still a chance with showers . |
| 6 | You can then reduce the skin brushing to two or three times a week and the massage to once or twice a week . |
| 7 | By the final session , the average frequency of waking had fallen to once or twice a week and once or twice a night ; settling time had decreased . |
| 8 | The frequency of waking fell to once or twice a week by the final session |
| 9 | It 's down to once or twice a term … |