Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun pl] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More general overviews , and interpretations of recent changes in the economic geography of the UK are provided in : Unequal Growth , by Steve Fothergill and Graham Gudgin ( London , Heinemann Educational ; 1982 ) , which focuses on the urban-rural shift in manufacturing ; Spatial Divisions of Labour : Social Structures and the Geography of Production by Doreen Massey ( London and Basingstoke , Macmillan ; 1984 ) which argues for a spatial divisions of labour approach to uneven development ; and Long Waves of Regional Development by Michael Marshall ( London and Basingstoke , Macmillan ; 1987 ) which uses a long-wave perspective , but draws also on aspects of the regulationist approach , in an analysis of the last century-and-a-half of uneven development in the UK . |
| 2 | If Smith were to fall under a bus — or , let us be blunt , drop dead during a European heads of government meeting — the effect on the nation 's stability and standing could be devastating . |
| 3 | A few lumps of stone ; a matching shepherd and shepherdess plucked from Arcady , an old and battered sundial and a leaded glass cloche . |
| 4 | But the assumption that all morality means sexual morality is too widespread to go down without a few squawks of protest . |
| 5 | Spike knew that he was within a few moments of termination . |
| 6 | This thought , too , caused him a few moments of depression before it was drowned by feelings of tranquil pleasure . |
| 7 | Within a few moments of Dr McNab 's saline injections Dr Dunstaple had begun to revive . |
| 8 | After a few moments of thought , a child replies , " We collect it from bees . " |
| 9 | ‘ No , all I 'm asking you for is a few moments of Master Lorimer 's time . |
| 10 | For Gloucester jockey Peter Scudamore a few moments of solitude and silence . |
| 11 | Is the price we pay for a few moments of Mills and Boon romance too high , leaving an aftermath of bitterness , boredom and let-down ? |
| 12 | I had a few moments of fury , a fury compounded of shame at my own stupidity , the triteness of the situation , the thought of my cottage and supper and the cosy fireside . |
| 13 | Now and again there were diversions , when one or another of the remaining five would hold the stage and would have a few moments of limelight , or glory . |
| 14 | Trains had been laid on to despatch them to all parts of the country , so that for the rest of their lives they would be able to recall a few moments of honour , even glory . |
| 15 | So she 'd be able to have a few moments of peace and quiet in which to interview the woman . |
| 16 | Manville asked , after a few moments of silence . |
| 17 | After a few moments of silence there was a series of sharp raps on the door , and a voice called out , asking if anyone was inside . |
| 18 | After a few moments of silence he pressed the button of an integral cassette-player beneath the dashboard and she was delighted to hear the opening bars of Mendelssohn 's Third Symphony . |
| 19 | After a few moments of pandemonium , Shamir thanked the delegates for their show of confidence , declared the convention closed and walked out of the hall , followed by most of his Cabinet colleagues . |
| 20 | Significantly , there are a few areas of overlap , which will allow very effective dovetailing between our operations . |
| 21 | There were a few areas of life where he had not been involved — his interests ranged from Stockport Infirmary to the Territorial Army , Stockport Lads ' Club to the Boy Scouts , the Trustee Savings Bank to the NSPCC . |
| 22 | Many of the upland landscapes today are like patch-work quilts of forest and open moorland , with a few areas of upland bogs preserved for their rare , wild , moorland plants . |
| 23 | Surgical exploration confirmed pancreatitis with peritoneal petechiae and a few areas of cytosteatonecrosis . |
| 24 | I squirted a few jets of milk then something blocked the end . |
| 25 | In this day and age , 100MB is average , and people quite often discover that they 've got only a few kilobytes of space left , and usually at the most inopportune times . |
| 26 | Left : Give homemade cushions a sumptuous , exotic look , with a few metres of piping , cord or fringing |
| 27 | The missiles would blast out of their launchers , navigate automatically across Europe , and land within a few metres of targets such as airfields , ports , power stations , dams and locks . |
| 28 | The timber lid is in two parts and could be easily made from a few lengths of timber stained or painted to match the surroundings . |
| 29 | Buy a few tankards of ale … or better still , buy yourself a place at the card table . ’ |
| 30 | They had stopped at an inn close to Minster Lovell to buy a grand meal and sup a few tankards of ale . |