Example sentences of "a [adv] acre " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inset left Sam on her tractor-mower : ‘ Three sheep do n't eat enough grass to keep six and a half acres looking tidy ’ |
| 2 | Its large terraced gardens formed but a part of six and a half acres of land enclosed on three sides by high walls and locked gates . |
| 3 | ‘ But that is a large farm ; here my family of ten lives on one and a half acres . ’ |
| 4 | The focal point of Cranswick is the village green , six and a half acres , believed to be the largest in East Yorkshire . |
| 5 | Next to his acreage was a small field of one and a half acres with a little mound in it . |
| 6 | Ted acted quickly and in time a deal was concluded and he became the owner of one and a half acres of grassland . |
| 7 | Set in complete seclusion in thirteen and a half acres of landscaped gardens and fields and surrounded by woodland , Mizzards is an exceptionally attractive 16th-century farmhouse built of brick and stone . |
| 8 | It stands in its own grounds of approximately one and a half acres and from its elevated position has spectacular views . |
| 9 | Giverny has become a monument to America 's infatuation with Monet — an infatuation which has been at least partly responsible for the exorbitant prices until recently given for his paintings , and one which is now shared with the Japanese Monet had lived there since 1884 , first renting a farm house with two and a half acres , then buying it , gradually making additions such as a studio , and extending the attached land to accommodate his famous Japanese garden and lake . |
| 10 | Its construction was a considerable engineering feat , an enclosed wet dock of three and a half acres built within the pool , a tidal creek of the Mersey . |
| 11 | We arrived at the lake at about 7.30a.m. after approximately a four and a half hour drive to find two lovely lakes , one , with a chalet on stilts , about seventeen acres and another smaller lake by its side about four and a half acres . |
| 12 | Consisting of two and a half acres of glass , two acres of stainless steel cladding and 1,000 tonnes of steel work , the 400 metre long single span terminal roof covers a four level international passenger handling complex . |
| 13 | The three new timber projects will cover over million and a half acres . |
| 14 | Just under two and a half acres of land untouched for centuries is at stake . |