Example sentences of "a [noun] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It was hard to believe that Katharine had n't done much more than a shoulder-in only an hour earlier ! |
2 | However , an ordinary axe was no match for a humming power axe which could slice bronze like flesh ; nor was a broadsword remotely the equal of a power sword . |
3 | Some of us remember the old days when the NI was gloriously unpredictable — one month a short story taking up the whole magazine , the next a cartoon issue and then a bit later a fold-out world map . |
4 | so I went back and a bit later the phone went , er the Bill from the publisher he was , but he also did a bit for one of er diaries or summat like that |
5 | An hour and a bit later the hearse stopped in a town called Cromcruach . |
6 | Probably a bit nearer the mark . |
7 | Sa so , in time you hope to get sufficiently accepted erm to be told the truth or in fact , a bit nearer the truth . |
8 | On the one hand he was glad of an ally ; on the other he would have preferred someone a bit more the Punk 's size . |
9 | Also , can someone explain a bit more the team formation . |
10 | Also , with healthy deciduous trees , the leaves all come with great show every Spring and die off in the Autumn — but more come each successive year cos the tree has grown a bit so the foliage is thicker , more complex in structure — until it dies of course . |
11 | half of them I think , I think it 's a bit tight the elastic , it do n't sit on your hips , aye it too |
12 | Although the nose is a little higher and power a bit less the landing is still straightforward . |
13 | I believe if you took a referendum today a majority would agree that television should be stopped forthwith . |
14 | Mr Delors said : ‘ In a referendum only the result counts . ’ |
15 | The trust will also recommend whether the investment costs should be passed on to consumers ( a decision ultimately the responsibility of the respective regulatory bodies ) . |
16 | It does erm yes , it does , in fact my husband was out there erm in Tel Aviv on a course about a year ago erm and I you know I 'm beginning to think I 'm goodness I 'm glad it was last year and not this year . |
17 | It complements course racing , since when conditions are too severe to lay a course offshore the slalom competition can be run within 200m of the beach , with marks being laid by wading into the surf . |
18 | You could give a computer quite a headache with an NP-complete puzzle . ’ |
19 | When an agent makes a contract either the principal is liable or the agent is liable for a breach of authority . |
20 | If any pixel is seen in such a strip then the reference card is adjudged to be out of position . |
21 | Most of all , I would worry if they sought Continued on Page 2 Continued from Page 1 to demonstrate their solidarity with a man in a spot of bother by giving him a present perhaps a watch inscribed ‘ do n't let the buggers get you down ’ after all , it appears to be a coded message that it 's time for an early and a swift departure . ’ |
22 | Most of all , I would worry if they sought Continued on Page 2 Continued from Page 1 to demonstrate their solidarity with a man in a spot of bother by giving him a present perhaps a watch inscribed ‘ do n't let the buggers get you down ’ after all , it appears to be a coded message that it 's time for an early and a swift departure . ’ |
23 | you know , and er you just did n't er you just did n't have er er y you may get a cinema once a week , or perhaps a dance once a week , but that er that wa that was the limit , you know . |
24 | And what more could Miss Waters do but affirm that if one could not perform one 's Christian duty without being treated as a busybody then the parish had come to a sorry pass ? |
25 | Despite the fact that carp , tench and bream , in particular , have ’ grown ’ in recent times causing the old targets for which the average specimen-hunter realistically set his sights to become obsolete , the humble roach at least seems to have retained a quiet dignity making a 2-pounder still the weight most of us want to beat . |
26 | They escaped the scene of a massacre just a week ago , and have used the time since to come to terms with their ordeal . |
27 | So say for instance there the doctors recommended er a newsagent well a newsagent |
28 | But there is that again a confusion So a target that perhaps election by thirds reduces public interest , possibly reduces turn out . |
29 | He has a snow scooter , and enough cash to hire a boat twice a year to move his reindeer on to an island . |
30 | For example , if a stepping motor is used to drive the carriage of a teletype then the system must come to rest for the printing of each letter . |