Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun pl] [coord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ethics committee of the US Senate on Feb. 27 concluded its investigation into the conduct of five senators — the so-called " Keating Five " — accused of having had improper links with Charles Keating , the owner of a failed savings and loan institution . |
| 2 | Normally , excluding the relatively common temples or temple complexes , only one or two such complexes are found , usually taking the form of a more sophisticated house , a combined baths and courtyard building , or a detached bath-house . |
| 3 | For as little as 25p per day — a combined savings and security plan that can pay out TWICE ! |
| 4 | At this rate , I shall one day be able to put together a complete Pictures and Requiem … |
| 5 | A few supermarkets and food shops were open , most with long queues of customers waiting in the intense heat , hoping to stock up on food and other necessities in case the paralysis of the city 's life continues . |
| 6 | I did n't go till about half ten ah no cos I had a few letters and stuff to write first and I thought right I 'll just take me time and , cos I wanted to I did n't wan na go faster than you know than I should , I should have done sort of thing cos I wanted to time it properly . |
| 7 | Changes in company policy , new products and services , financial results , staff appointments , sponsorship news , factory openings — in fact almost any " happening " or change within your company or organisation will probably merit a release to at least a few papers or radio stations . |
| 8 | The polygenic nature of ageing contains a baleful message for gerontologists ; it is most unlikely that engineering of a few genes or intervention in a handful of physiological pathways will prevent the process from occurring . |
| 9 | At a time when the easy option for a band like Moose would be to step up the distortion , rip off a few riffs and steam into the easy-money heaven where rock pigs run wild , they 've flipped away on a heady , affecting tangent that 's been traced in the last five or ten years by The Weather Prophets and Lloyd Cole , but rarely in that time with such grace and preconception-shattering nerve . |
| 10 | AT A time when the easy option for a band like Moose would be to step up the distortion , rip off a few riffs and steam into the easy-money heaven where rock pigs run wild , they 've flipped away on a heady , affecting tangent that 's been traced in the last five or ten years by The Weather Prophets and Lloyd Cole , but rarely with such grace . |
| 11 | WATCH receptionist/telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've tried quite a few times but mine are never any good . ’ |
| 13 | Apart from our full time Dinghy Sailing and Windsurfing holidays , we have a few windsurfers and single handed dinghies which may be hired locally by the day , the half day or the hour subject to availability . |
| 14 | Large families eke out an existence for six days a week on a few loaves and margarine . |
| 15 | A few of his fellow citizens would wait until the train was about to depart , nobble him and throw him on the train , slip the guards a few dollars and wave goodbye . |
| 16 | After a few drinks and dancing , all were quite content until they heard that some people get proposed to on Christmas Eve . |
| 17 | Your family would n't hold you back , and you have a professional qualification that 's highly in demand wherever you go , if you wanted to stay a few years and work . |
| 18 | That case is not expected to come to court for a few months and Dairy Crest wanted to stop him trading in the meantime . |
| 19 | And Elfed , her new husband , married only a few months and heir to a clan of claimants . |
| 20 | But if you thought about the order that you test , then , if something does n't work , you may only have to go back a few steps and re-test . |
| 21 | She had a thin , satisfied smile on her face , which not even a few smirks and elbow nudgings among those ladies who had been at the tea could banish . |
| 22 | They did , however , continue to offer exceptionally generous hire purchase terms on cookers : one Board , for example , offered repayments over ten years and a free parts and replacement service over that period . |
| 23 | She signs a contract , is given a generous clothes and household goods allowance . |
| 24 | Two off-duty prison officers who were also in the minibus were beaten up and then released , but three others who escaped claimed that they had been unable to get help from a nearby police and Army checkpoint . |
| 25 | DURING THE last 10 years of his life , John Arlott was chairman of Craigie Robertson , a public relations and sponsorship agency . |
| 26 | A public relations and advertising company was employed to assist with the production of TV and radio commercials and to organise the public relations events . |
| 27 | While there has been contraction more recently , New Zealand Railways , almost uniquely , use the magnificence of some of their stations as a public relations and marketing feature . |
| 28 | Think of how surprised the well-heeled audience beyond the velvet curtain would be if it could see what was going on back here , the last-minute mayhem that came of packing a dozen models and heaven only knew how many assistants , hairdressers , make-up people , and general , all-purpose ‘ gofers ’ into the cramped space that lay backstage at the Sala dell'Arte . |
| 29 | Catherine Walker , her favourite designer , would run her up half a dozen suits and milliner Philip Somerville would have supplied the hats . |
| 30 | It attracted a large Customs and Excise office and the Access credit card headquarters , but tourists were not encouraged . |