Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] a [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a person with a Pounds 100 stake has a 110 to one chance of winning any prize . |
| 2 | First of all we 've got the kicking strap three to one purchase , the down-haul has a three to one purchase , and the out-haul , that 's got a four to one purchase . |
| 3 | A bet on a single number has a 35 to one chance . |
| 4 | The new line includes a 90 to 180 MIPS top-of-the-line server model , the 7840/7842 ; a desktop server entry-level model the DS server 7120 ; and a laptop workstation with a high-resolution thin-film transistor screen , the DS station 7120 , which does not come from ICL but may well be offered by the UK company in future . |
| 5 | The general issue of reconciling with his academic interests the feeling of social commitment to an underprivileged group with whom the researcher has built up a strong feeling of empathy is discussed by Labov ( 1982b ) ; this discussion forms a preliminary to his account of the use made of linguistic evidence by the defendants in the famous Black English Trial in Michigan . |