Example sentences of "about a [noun sg] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Such is the popularity of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland ‘ Sea Breeze ’ one-day steam train excursions from Dublin Connolly to Wexford , that the August trip was sold out about a week in advance of departure . |
2 | If one wishes to interview a client , one has to give notice about a week in advance , and sometimes interviews are cancelled at the last minute on the diktat of whoever is running Brixton prison . |
3 | Like , you know , I saw like , what really , I 'd sat there , I mean like you say , I and I admit that I odds and ends that 'll probably take me about an hour in total |
4 | A £19.95 investment in a Blackjack putter is the catalyst which has brought about a change in fortune for Davies . |
5 | Thus , when the Bank of England wishes to bring about a change in base rates , which in turn affect all other sterling rates of interest over the whole yield curve , it does so by adjusting its money market intervention rates , in what must be , by definition , the discount market . |
6 | But yesterday Alan Milburn , Labour 's parliamentary candidate for Darlington , said : ‘ It is Conservative Party policy as well as Labour Party policy to bring about a reduction in tobacco consumption . |
7 | But Mr Milburn said : ‘ It is Conservative party policy as well as Labour Party policy to bring about a reduction in tobacco consumption . |
8 | Gilmore said , ‘ The army has worked with the civil authority to bring about a reduction in violence and will continue to do so as long as it is necessary . ’ |
9 | This challenge can be very threatening to men and to white people , partly because changing your interpretation of the world is an uncomfortable experience , and partly because a change of attitudes inevitably causes social change , and this in turn brings about a shift in power relationships . |
10 | The various items offered in the pack have been chosen to reflect the concept of the Church attempting to bring about a renewal in society . |
11 | The advantages are fairly clear and straightforward ; both directly and indirectly , it brings about an increase in employment and incomes in rural areas . |
12 | The section of the Education Reform Act 1988 , which forces all LEAs to devolve financial power to the schools in the form of Local Management of Schools , is only one of the many new initiatives designed , apparently , to bring about an increase in quality . |