Example sentences of "[coord] a [adj] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All employees or a representative sample answered the questionnaire . |
| 2 | The choice for the pedestrian is either a leap into the ditch for safety , or a nasty death smeared over their ridiculous tin box like a dripping red caravan-club sticker . |
| 3 | Occasionally a shout or a loud laugh broke the gloom . |
| 4 | That is to say , there was , at least in the first quarter of this century , no well-developed rationalist alternative to theology or a simplistic materialism to explain mental life . |
| 5 | However , in the majority of cases , we are talking about a household constituting a nuclear or extended family , or a pastoral group controlling a flock or herd . |
| 6 | If a reader ever expects to do more about the stringing of an old keyboard instrument ( or a modern instrument designed after one ) than replacing broken strings , it is essential that he or she is familiar with this book . |
| 7 | But there is talk of citizenship involving a ‘ duty to work ’ in the United States , which could find itself transplanted to this country — indeed it already exists in some of the social security regulations — or a legal duty to control children , which is what is implied by an idea under consideration by the government to make parents responsible for fines imposed on their children . |
| 8 | Extending from the individual partnerships there are wide varieties of helpful relationships between groups or classes of children and a department of a business or a small company going on to whole business/school schemes . |
| 9 | Now I think of an animal or a small child depositing its excreta in the wrong place so as to annoy its owner or parent . |
| 10 | Use pliers or a small spanner to turn the spindle to full on , noting how many turns this took so you can then restore it to its original position later . |
| 11 | The mouse-pounce involves hiding , crouching , creeping forward , and then rushing and pouncing on an imaginary rodent , usually its mother 's twitching tail or a small object lying on the ground . |
| 12 | If you have a 2.5 or V8 the cost is nothing , or a small fee to have the ignition retimed ( free if included with a routine service ) . |
| 13 | You paid a small fee you see or a small charge to have this and the your mother used to put the the dough in the tin and er a little s bit of paper with the name on it , you see with a name on it and that used to go in to the oven . |
| 14 | The figures could be displayed in a specified graphical format OR a separate print-out made for each representative including only relevant cells . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , these encouraging results have not been substantiated in prospective studies of special forms of treatment , although it is worth noting that no proper , prospective controlled study in which patients have been randomly assigned to either a treatment or a no-treatment group has been carried out . |
| 16 | There are many other more elaborate braids and edgings which are great fun to knit if you keep your machine set up at this time of year , as it is a good time to play with new ideas and perhaps to knit enough to edge that beautiful Chanel-type jacket you are going to knit later , but the simple knitted binding or a simple rouleau takes a lot of beating and always loos fashionable , elegantly simple and stylish . |
| 17 | It 's usually a good idea to arrange for grandparents or a good friend to look after them until you 're fairly organised in your new home . |
| 18 | You will also have the chance to provide informal activities which could be anything from putting on a record or cassette for some listening or dancing , to reading aloud , or getting someone fixed up with their portable stereo or a good romance to read . |
| 19 | Innovation is the specific function of entrepreneurship , whether in an existing business , a public service institution , or a new venture started by a lone individual in the family kitchen . |
| 20 | erm Yes to a great deal erm extent erm when a new player or a new coach comes into a side , it 's very difficult at times to erm settle into a pattern or a way that you want to work with him , and erm I think now erm we 're beginning to understand that , the way he wants to play . |
| 21 | ‘ Look , son , if it 's not about sex , how to convert your loft into a spare bedroom or a new diet guaranteed to lose ten pounds in two weeks , then this new magazine of yours wo n't sell . |
| 22 | Not all club matches are overflowing with new confidence or a new desire to experiment with tactics beyond safety-first . |
| 23 | At this stage the old outlet might be reoccupied or a new breach used . |
| 24 | This usually happens when the pecking order in the pack is upset , or a new arrival causes confusion to the status quo . |
| 25 | There may be an alveolar closure immediately preceding and overlapping with a velar closure ; there may be simultaneous alveolar and velar closure , or a velar closure followed by slight contact but not closure in the alveolar region . |
| 26 | Island work areas can be lit by general light , a rise-and-fall fixture or a fluorescent fixture containing at least two 30 or 40 watt tubes . |
| 27 | Even among those who had a connection with the power station ( because either they or a close friend worked there ) there was a third against . |
| 28 | If you find an elderly person or a young child living in a cold room where the temperature is below 16°C ( 61°F ) , then you should quickly take steps to improve the situation . |
| 29 | These would originally have been topped with a fence of dead wood or a live hedge to keep the animals out . |
| 30 | This is not a book for the general manager or lay reader — it is certainly not a book for the commuter or a late night read . |