Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a single " in BNC.

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1 If you wanted to you could work a few more rows of stocking stitch and just put in a single row of holes again , but for our practise piece it is better to carry on and make more holes .
2 With simple outlines and geometrical spacing , they are essentially formal and best planted with a single type of rose , normally hybrid teas or floribundas , while in smaller gardens patio or miniature varieties make equally effective bedding roses .
3 The latter are more specialised , and usually based on a single large manufacturer .
4 There are few examples of their being scattered extensively and repeatedly used within a single text ; where this does happen , as for instance in Les quatre Souhais Saint Martin , the practice can readily be justified by its thematic significance ( on which see further below ) , as again can be seen to be the case with the cornucopia of excrement that Robin drops on to the deservedly victimized Jouglet .
5 Among other Pterygota , apterous forms are of more casual occurrence , and often confined to a single sex or species .
6 The pragmatist might acknowledge this point but would offer the further thought that , under normal circumstances , it is unlikely that a flea 's stray garment could be mistaken for anything else , and that the flea. its garments and any other intimately associated paraphernalia would be more sensibly and helpfully handled as a single record .
7 The radial shields are large , longer than broad , sometimes contiguous but usually separated by a single row of plates .
8 It was larger than Dalgliesh had expected , but poorly lit from a single round window with pivoting opaque glass set about four feet from the floor .
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