Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 16–8- It was agreed to purchase from Paterson & Sons a second hand Harmonium at £20 . |
| 2 | In small modern homes or flats a single colour scheme in different types of carpets can create a sense of space and continuity through the home . |
| 3 | Fund raising is important but if newsletters are dominated by appeals for funds or materials a curious picture is created of staff priorities and interests . |
| 4 | One of them comes tottering up to him , falls , and pitches a red plastic fire-engine at his feet . |
| 5 | The main innovators of this transformation were not scientists but artists , especially Alberti , Brunelleschi and Leonardo , who created on their canvases and in their architecture and treatises a new conception of space . |
| 6 | She 's lucky to have a doctor who just says bed rest and signs a sick note and |
| 7 | Even a picture measuring 30 × 25cm ( 12 × 10in ) , which is large enough to display quite a few flowers and takes a fair amount of skill , would only need a backing 30cm ( 12in ) square , so ½m ( ½yd ) of material could be enough for about eight pictures , depending on the width of the material . |
| 8 | And Jay was pacing her attic , bars tightening and cracking around a heart that would not stop hurting ; she could not lay her body down though it screamed for rest and knots of fury made her neck and shoulders a steely hunch like a vulture . |
| 9 | He puts on his best bib and tucker and books a top restaurant for a romantic dinner . |
| 10 | ‘ And thanks a bloody bunch . |
| 11 | The cup triumph will go a long way to easing the memory of their loss to Waringstown in the final of the Touche Ross Senior Cup last month and caps a solid season for the Comber side . |
| 12 | We routinely boil crabs and lobsters alive , and consider eating live clams and oysters a gastronomic treat ! |
| 13 | The co-producer is Russell 's wife , Annie , who has long considered Stags And Hens a suitable vehicle for a film : ‘ I badgered Willy into it ’ . |
| 14 | Stand with your legs and feet a comfortable distance apart . |
| 15 | You 're convinced she 's about to become mincemeat when the hero appears , dissolves the chains , disarms the villain and effects a daring rescue . |
| 16 | He stops in the path of one of the dancing dhāmis and drapes the garland round his neck and plants a yellow ikā between his eyes , greeting the god . |
| 17 | sillibubs and jellies a lagere salver sillibubs and jellies |
| 18 | In the view of private and public critics of the Wilberforce sons there was more than filiopietism at issue in their charge that Clarkson claimed leadership in the cause when their father was entitled to it ; they suggested Clarkson had been to all intents and purposes a paid agent of the Abolition Committee . |
| 19 | For both companies and individuals a new requirement is introduced for deeds : that the instrument must make it clear ‘ on its face ’ that it is intended to be a deed . |
| 20 | Chapter 6 , on Scripture in the life of the Church ( DV 21–6 ) , develops the main intention expressed in the Prologue and outlines a pastoral policy for liturgy ( 21 ; cf. |
| 21 | Richard Marpole highlights what you can see country-wide and outlines a fascinating walk in the Norfolk Broads |
| 22 | Music , for both of us , is a part of life we treasure , and Michael has found his records and tapes a constant source of happiness during the long hours of inactivity forced upon him . |
| 23 | I got into the seat next to him and he quickly drove off , heading out of the village and down the road towards the Orne bridges , leaving a cloud of dust following close behind , no doubt attracting the attention of the German gunners and mortars a short distance away across the fields . |
| 24 | It also develops and pilots a modified questionnaire designed to produce better information on the impact of job loss on workers in urban areas and how different types of people and households respond to the loss of income and employment . |
| 25 | This is a concept which can be described as any measurable activity that creates and exploits a direct relationship between supplier and customer through the interactive use of the telephone . |
| 26 | He studies the little dark face and massages a limp hand until the fingers curl around his own . |
| 27 | It offers both traders and customers a high level of certainty as to exactly what is on offer . |
| 28 | Waiters dressed in pale blue gowns — male and female , Han and Hung Mao — hurried between the levels , carrying broad trays filled with exquisite ceramics , the bowls and pots a pure white , glazed with a blue marking . |
| 29 | When the promised sprinters were not delivered on time , when the fares increased in proportion to the decline in reliability , when children are stranded because trains have broken down , when Conservative-controlled Suffolk county council subsidises the late night train , and when central Government grant for British Rail goes up , yet the service is still like a lottery , I despaired , I despair , and I will continue to despair until we give individuals , travellers , employees and taxpayers a real incentive to make it work — the freedom to succeed in the private sector . |
| 30 | In the generation after Lydos , Amasis and Exekias a new technique was introduced in Attic vase-painting : red-figure . |