Example sentences of "and a [noun sg] [verb] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 'll take Bernard and Megan at least a year and a half to make all 59 of the instruments . |
| 2 | Four young men were appearing on chargers of peddling drugs , an old lady had had her hand chopped off whilst attempting to retain her purse , containing just two and eightpence , and a motorway to end all motorways was proposed which would wipe out six particularly exquisite villages and several hundred miles of countryside . |
| 3 | Spurious consultation , a patronising attitude to teachers , and a tendency to regard all criticism as captious and ill-formed , are — while not unknown among headteachers — unlikely to win the hearts and minds of those who actually have to make things happen . |
| 4 | The entire system is modular with the Prospekt module at the heart containing the cartridge transport and sealing mechanism , and a microprocessor to control all the modules that can be added , for example a solvent delivery unit . |
| 5 | Having said that , it has been suggested that the extent of the duty to use best endeavours depends upon the facts in each case and , pursuant to IBM United Kingdom Ltd v Rockware Glass Ltd [ 1980 ] FSR 335 , it may be that there is little practical difference between a covenant to use best endeavours , a covenant to use reasonable endeavours and a covenant to take all reasonable steps . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , of course , a piece of paper , a ring and a blessing make all the difference ! ’ |
| 7 | The present exhibition includes sculptures in wood , stone and terracotta and some textiles , and a catalogue illustrating all the exhibits has been produced . |
| 8 | A beautiful child full of wild ambitions and a passion to taste all the good things in life . |