Example sentences of "every [noun sg] [vb -s] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Every bike has a serial number near the crank shaft . |
2 | Every living cell and every atom has a nucleus . |
3 | Thru subverts the literary theory which has as its premise that every narrative contains a meaning and that this meaning can be accounted for in terms of a universal ‘ elementary structure of signification ’ which posits woman as an object of exchange between men . |
4 | Since every coin bears a mint-name , and most hoards containing Charles 's coins are dateable to within a decade or so , it has been possible to show that the coins circulated rapidly , soon after they were issued . |
5 | But every coin has a flip side ; although we might be better equipped to maintain health , we should recognise that we can not stem the effects of time . |
6 | Every building has a shrine at which offerings must be placed twice a day . |
7 | She said : ‘ We value our former employees very much and every pensioner gets a hamper at Christmas . |
8 | So is n't it good for us rather than quibbling , rather than criticizing , and recognizing that we 've all got different abilities and perhaps if you had n't got one of those abilities there , the , the body that it speaks about , you see every part plays a part does n't it on our physical body and so we are in accommodation , we all have a part to play , and that 's the way we , we grow you see and we mature and we become better , able , equipped to go out and tell others , gives us confidence as well if we know what we 're talking about , that way we can learn , so never quibble about assignments and arrangements , never criticize brothers and sisters in the congregation . |
9 | Although I 'm a strong advocate of the right tool for the job , for obvious reasons , not every d-i-yer owns a mallet , and even many carpenters exclude them from their tool kits . |
10 | Nearly every piece tells a story . |
11 | Selling twelve bags to every gram means a lot of footwork . |
12 | We will ensure that every employee has a right to participate in decision-making in their enterprise . |
13 | Small things build up to give a positive lasting impression and provide the main opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company — in this every employee has a role to play . |
14 | The law does provide a battery of preventative powers available to the police and others , after all , every member of the public , every citizen has a duty to erm prevent a breach of the peace occurring in his presence . |
15 | ‘ The starting point of our domestic law is that every citizen has a right to do what he likes , unless restrained by the common law , including the law of contract , or by statute . |
16 | ‘ It follows therefore that every citizen has a right to criticise an inefficient or corrupt government without fear of civil as well as criminal prosecution . |
17 | Every cracker contains a packet of seed along with the more traditional contents . |
18 | If cases are not computerised ensure that every department has a list of the firm 's major clients which is kept in a secure place . |
19 | Every veteran has a story to tell , Robin Holburn was 19 when he landed in Arnhem after parachuting from a glider . |
20 | And every Queen needs a son or daughter to come after her . |
21 | Every mill has a killmoulis or mill-servant , who is devoted to the welfare of the family it serves . |
22 | Complicite 's use of movement and body language brilliantly illuminates the text , and almost every scene has a vitality that forces you to consider the play afresh . |
23 | This way , when you come to cut up the cake every child gets a piece with his or her name on it . |
24 | How do we ensure that every child has a role ? |
25 | The study investigated children in care whose social workers wanted to find homes with substitute families for them , taking as two basic assumptions that every child has a right to a family of his [ or her ] own , and that adoption and fostering are not completely separate categories but have a considerable area of overlap . |
26 | Shearer also sees the centre as ‘ working towards our own version of the Children 's Charter — every child has a right to be able to breathe properly . |
27 | Every child has a right to the best education and every parent should be confident that their child gets the best start in life . |
28 | This led me into programmes like Tom Keating , Every window tells a story , which was about stained glass , Tudor miniatures , Edwin Mullins doing a Love Affair with Nature , Paintability , that wonderful Pottery Ladies series on the old ladies who painted all the original designs for Charlotte Rheade , Clarice Cliff and Susie Cooper — in that series you had a fantastic combination of feminism , oral history , skill , design , all in one series . |
29 | These show that every publication has a class number consisting of at least three digits , but the system permits further sub-divisions allowing as fine a division as is thought to be necessary . |
30 | As a rule of thumb , every storey makes a difference of one-tenth of a second to a building 's period . |