Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adj] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he just brushed the very tips of his fingers against hers and plunged the offending hand deep in his pocket as if his fist were on fire and the pocket was a bucket full of sand . |
| 2 | with a bucket full of water . |
| 3 | Also , when presented with questions like ‘ What eats less , a horse or a bunny ? ’ , or a practical situation like ‘ Pretend you had to carry a bucket full of dirt and it was really heavy . |
| 4 | A bundle of light fibres , which together forms a cable smaller in diameter than a coaxial wire , can carry several hundred TV channels — more than even the most hardened television addict will ever require . |
| 5 | The discussion so far might suggest the following definition : a public function is a function peculiar to government , or a function not peculiar to government the performance of which has an important impact on society at large . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's a bit late for bank hold-ups and a bit early for night-club ructions . ’ |
| 7 | A Sunday night in September may be a bit early for Christmas but the Leadmill has already got the turkey in . |
| 8 | Although your skin might feel a bit taut after washing , the skin oils rebound in about the same time , too . |
| 9 | Sorry I 've sold seven houses I 'm a bit prejudiced against estate agents |
| 10 | He 's a bit young of course , but a bright boy . |
| 11 | Child Slaves is written in prose that pulls no punches and is strident when it has to be , unlike When the Bough Breaks … which is a bit bloodless by comparison . |
| 12 | Leith felt more than a bit dissatisfied with life when she went to bed that night . |
| 13 | Pay a bit extra of course and you can have a TV , or possibly video entertainment , dishwashers and washing machines . |
| 14 | It 's ideal for birds with the high frequency voice , but for people they the speech is a bit lower in frequency and does n't work quite so well . |
| 15 | Captain Allan Border said : ‘ Obviously I feel a bit sorry for Jonesy because he 's been in the side for a long time . |
| 16 | 0–2 ticks You are naturally a bit anxious about life — look again at the particular areas you ticked . |
| 17 | So I was a bit nicer at supper-time and said I needed a bath ( which I did ) . |
| 18 | Cos they 're a bit irritable at night . |
| 19 | It 's a bit close to home . |
| 20 | ‘ I messed around with it and got into this thing of splitting up the amps because I always thought that the guitar was a bit flat in mono . |
| 21 | I 've been a bit dull of hearing and I have n't got my hearing aid in . |
| 22 | It tends to make life a bit dull at work and we 've tried to come to terms with that . |
| 23 | But he 'd left it a bit late for consideration for her welfare , she thought hazily . |
| 24 | It 's a bit late for renovation I expect . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's a bit late for bank hold-ups and a bit early for night-club ructions . ’ |
| 26 | I think we 're getting a bit low on shampoo but that |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm getting a bit low on ammo , sir . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've been taught that if things are n't going your way and they never do all the time when times are tough and you 're a bit low in confidence , it 's up to you to pick yourself up off the ground . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've been taught that if things are n't going your way , and they never do all the time , when times are tough and you 're a bit low in confidence , it 's up to you to pick yourself up off the ground . |
| 30 | It will be a bit nerve-racking in front of my home crowd and because as I have had to rest my shoulder I am not very fit . |