Example sentences of "and a [adj] [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I 've won a midi hi-fi system and a thousand pounds worth of holiday accommodation . |
2 | Below the photic zone oxygen is consumed by biological activity so immediat from immediately below the photic zone you tend to see a decrease in oxygen with depth reaching a minima somewhere between five hundred and a thousand metres depth |
3 | Below about a thousand metres oxygen concentrations are fairly static down to the a minimum between five hundred and a thousand metres depth so they 're fairly static . |
4 | Notes : much of the information for this section comes from the Channel Tunnel Special Report published by the Independent , 26 May 1989 and a Financial Times survey on The Future of Continental Transport Links , 9 May 1989 . |
5 | Public opinion toward them varies from suspicion to hostility , and a major police problem would appear to be relations with the public . |
6 | Police yesterday disarmed a parcel bomb at a black human rights office in Florida , the latest in a rash of mail bombings in the South that have killed a judge and a civil rights lawyer . |
7 | Social activities and a varied arts programme contribute much to the quality of university life . |
8 | Social activities and a varied arts programme contribute much to the quality of university life . |
9 | Two fluid processing modules for the Southern platform were installed during the second quarter and a 2,000 tonnes gas compression module for Ninian Central is well on the way for completion in 1993 . |
10 | Polygon , which specialises in contemporary international literature , notably Scots writers including Edwin Morgan , Liz Lochhead , James Meek and Sian Hayton , and a stimulating Determinations series covering Scottish philosophy , politics and culture , has also had a dramatic increase in output , from around five to 25 books a year . |
11 | ‘ Walk A is the longest and hardest option covering eight miles and a 3,000 feet ascent while at the other end of the scale a D class walk would cover the same distance but ascend just 1,500 feet . ’ |
12 | His favourite weapons are a .357 Desert Eagle , which he always carries on his person , and a Franchi Spas shotgun . |
13 | During these talks , which began in January [ see p. 37193 ] , agreement was reached on an election law , a constitutional amendment law and a political parties law . |
14 | Rail enthusiasts in their thousands descended on Bishops Lydeard to enjoy the spectacle which included Beamish-based working replica ‘ Locomotion ’ , the NRM 's ‘ City of Truro ’ , the WSR 's own steam and diesel fleet and a Regional Railways Class 150 sprinter set . |
15 | It has a spectacular position on the coast and a 10 minutes walk down a steep drive and across a pebble beach will bring you to the town centre of Lipari . |
16 | The job involves installing new dockside container crane tracks , a 180 metre by 40 metre berth — constructed using precast concrete blocks of up to 40 tonnes in weight — and a 470 metres sea wall across the entrance to a bay adjacent to the existing port . |
17 | She returned to her car , and a passing police patrol told her not to worry as she would get priority . |
18 | This is an elegantly furnished hotel with a spacious lounge for relaxing in , a TV room and a cosy games room for chess , cards and other table games . |
19 | IRISH nationalism , women 's issues and a dirty tricks campaign . |
20 | Nevertheless , it did manage to report in January 1950 in favour of the abolition of internal tariffs , the creation of a common external tariff , and a broad customs union built upon large-scale and specialised industrial production . |
21 | Competition is keen and a good honours degree or meritorious performance in an ordinary degree is normally required . |
22 | The Colleges of Advanced Technology should become technological universities — so becoming , like the former teacher-training colleges , free of the Local Education Authorities — and a new Grants Commission should be established to distribute funds within this enlarged ‘ autonomous ’ field of higher education . |
23 | From October 1 , multi-skilled maintenance shift teams have been enhanced and a new operations division organisation structure takes effect following the departure of production superintendent Peter Robinson to Southern North Sea as operations manager . |
24 | The bundles include 15″ and 17″ colour displays in the X-station line and a new 17″ colour X-station , the 17Ca . |
25 | A monthly Members Forum , suggestion cards and a New Members cocktail party ensure a steady crossflow of ideas and views . |
26 | But in 1899 the principle of transporting all parcels by passenger train was abandoned and a new parcels station ( Paris-Messageries ) was established at the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis . |
27 | And a New Ventures unit provides business process re-engineering services and software . |
28 | Hewlett-Packard Co is offering new management applications and a centralised systems integration component for the Unix version of its OpenView systems management environment . |
29 | All he took with him on his voyage was a spare pair of shoes , a sandwich and a 1992 sports diary with a map of the world , the court heard . |
30 | Clearly the firm has to be known , and a well-informed personnel director or even chief executive has often developed a number of relationships with executive search firms . |