Example sentences of "a [noun pl] [unc] [conj] a " in BNC.

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1 Because we had more money , we spent more money last time , we bought a erm a men 's and a lady 's watch and that went down a treat .
2 It was a relic from the great days of the docks , and had kept the feel of a sailors ' and a stevedores ' drinking hole , right down to the bare brick walls and flagstones .
3 In France trade associations dealt both with ‘ economic ’ and ‘ social ’ matters , although , as far as industry-wide relations with trade unions were concerned , organisation among employers remained greatly underdeveloped until well after World War I. At confederal level the central ( peak ) organisation , the CNPF , also combined the functions both of an employers ' and a trade association from the time of its establishment in 1919 , as did the Confindustria in Italy .
4 In the building industry , not only in France but also in Sweden , West Germany , Italy , as well as in Britain , the main body was ( and still is ) both an employers ' and a trade association since it is not easy to separate the negotiation of wages from matters such as agreed arrangements for contract tendering .
5 Where manufacturers produce both an artists ' and a students ' paint , the artists ' range is the larger of the two , with the basic colours repeated in both ranges .
6 Where manufacturers produce both an artists ' and a students ' paint , the artists ' range is the larger of the two , with the basic colours repeated in both ranges .
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