Example sentences of "the odd [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the hall light , he had the odd notion that the Commander was afloat on a full and soundless tide . |
| 2 | Mr Plumpton has the odd notion that his pupils are in some way superior to Hawkwood 's . |
| 3 | Both agree that recordings consisting of several perfect movements , patched together at the editing stage , lack the atmosphere and consistency of the single-take performance — even at the expense of the odd mistake . |
| 4 | They 've had the odd child who has n't been erm whatnotted and some various |
| 5 | He would keep Eleanor on tap for these occasions by writing the odd letter and by making the odd phone call too , when he could quietly use an office phone . |
| 6 | But there 's always the odd chance . ’ |
| 7 | Staying cloudy in most places although a few bright intervals at possible and apart from the odd chance of a light shower it should stay dry milder than of late top temperature eleven celsius fifty two fahrenheit mist and patchy fog will form tonight and drizzle is likely in places too the overnight low eight celsius forty six fahrenheit mist and fog clearing slowly tomorrow a dull start it should brighten up later on though sunny intervals developing the high tomorrow thirteen degrees . |
| 8 | Portsmouth were restricted to just the odd chance — Lee Chapman almost sneaking a third . |
| 9 | But , so that I do n't bankrupt the parish , I do a bit of teaching at St Veep 's and the odd session for Gilbert . |
| 10 | Perhaps the odd purchase of a revolver or two , but that 's all . ’ |
| 11 | Grand though she was , she was rarely allowed to do any nursing , beyond changing the odd dressing So she spent most of her time scrubbing floors . |
| 12 | No-one 's wanted to have a punt and we 've been scrambling about for the odd winner . |
| 13 | However with Scott supporting him and the stable having hit form he should be able to knock out the odd winner or two in the coming weeks . |
| 14 | Small wonder , then , that they confine their field-work to spreading lime and slag , making hay , and reseeding the odd pasture via a short rotation of feed oats , rape , and turnips . |
| 15 | Many seals , dolphins and whales ca n't help taking in the odd gulp of brine as they swallow a fish . |
| 16 | And remember , Roger , the thread had been removed , the fuse destroys itself , and people coming in and out of the room , once the bed was on fire , would scarcely think it suspicious even if they saw the odd burn mark on the floor . |
| 17 | However , the Full Moon on May 16 could provide a happy ending and , despite the odd hold-up or broken promise at the end of May , things are looking up professionally and financially . |
| 18 | I has taken me a while to figure out that ‘ we ai n't got Windows , we got DOS ’ so I would appreciate any advice in your columns on the basics — what sorts of programs are suitable for a simple soul like me who needs to knock out the odd poster , magazine or newsletter and something that will look more professional , from time to time . |
| 19 | AT this time of year it 's not unusual to see the odd pumpkin turn into a coach . |
| 20 | It 's also interesting for the odd solo — listen to The Who 's I Ca n't Explain to see what I mean . |
| 21 | In fact the street names and the rest belong with the extremely important disjunctive flotsam of the book : paintpots , old rope , the odd sock , boots that once belonged to the Secretary at the English Embassy , twists of paper , egg-shells , fish-guts , frayed blood-soaked strips torn from trouserbottoms and coat-pockets , an axe-sling in ribbons ( ‘ Little bits of tom linen can not possibly arouse suspicion ! , ’ ) half-eaten meals , small change , miscellaneous pawned objects , candle-ends , trousseau-stuff ( ‘ fancy boxes , dressing-cases , ornaments , dress material , and all that sort of junk from Knopf 's and the English Shop ’ ) broken crocks ( cherepki ) , and skulls ( cherepi ) . |
| 22 | This does n't matter on the odd occasion ; it is only a problem if it occurs regularly . |
| 23 | Likewise , if you wish your youngster to persist with a task after he has learned to do it , you should arrange things so that he is no longer rewarded every time he gets it right ( 'continuous reinforcement' is applicable , as we saw , only when the individual is acquiring a skill ) but only on the odd occasion ( a schedule called ‘ intermittent reinforcement ’ ) . |
| 24 | On the odd occasion the jollities would get out of hand and the fists would fly . |
| 25 | Not on the odd occasion , but each time they took this fit . |
| 26 | It is still much more common than not for teachers to do their teaching behind closed doors , unobserved by another adult , and to feel somewhat threatened on the odd occasion when they are being watched . |
| 27 | However , on the odd occasion that I purchase fish elsewhere , I do quarantine the fish for two weeks . |
| 28 | Except on the odd occasion when the paper tray is empty , the problem only seems to be the inability of the printer to handle data as quickly as the PC can send it . |
| 29 | Conscious manipulation of tears is very rare , although most women acknowledged how powerful tears can be and could remember the odd occasion on which they had been used as a weapon when all else failed . |
| 30 | So whilst you might think it 's a nice idea to make a change to some procedure or work instruction or whatever you want to call it , there may be the odd occasion on which it 's not actually possible to bring in a change because we 're faced with still er meeting the requirements in the base er I S O Nine Thousand document . |