Example sentences of "[adv prt] a [noun] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was bringing in a patron a day . ’ |
| 2 | It had been bought by a northern brewery who could n't believe that they could get over a pound a pint for their best bitter despite what they 'd heard about Londoners . |
| 3 | Immediately another shot cracked from the doorway and ricocheted off a rock a couple of yards to his right . |
| 4 | It was normal for a boy to start at 45 at age 14 , and for the next four years his pay went up a shilling a year . |
| 5 | For every dot that needed to build up a character a spark is generated by the printer which burns away the thin silver coating revealing the black backing paper . |
| 6 | Look at the huge sales of every book by the Big Three ( Drucker , at 84 , is still turning out a book a year ) . |