Example sentences of "every [adj] [noun] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was an important provision ; the Act of 1893 now gave every deaf child the right to have an education . |
| 2 | ‘ Though the mechanics of it are so arranged so that on every odd hour the water plays and the fountain dances in snatches of classical music . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Every dry season the government has the advantage , ’ said Dr Akol . |
| 4 | Once every eight weeks the card 'll be on your door for the Big Turn and you pay me to scrub the close . |
| 5 | In almost every European State the majority of the more important diplomatic posts were filled by aristocrats , sometimes great aristocrats , who were unwilling to submit to the drudgery of specialized training and often unable to acquire large amounts of specialized knowledge . |
| 6 | The beams of light from this lighthouse turn round completely once every few second The time taken for the beam to turn a full circle is different for every lighthouse . |
| 7 | Every few minutes a man came in and called someone 's name . |
| 8 | Every few minutes a truck thunders down the strategic Salang Highway on its way from Hiratan on the Soviet border to Kabul . |
| 9 | Every few minutes a shell would swish over the rooftops to explode with a roar in the docks ; and more Syrian troops — nearer to the explosions and silhouetted against the sea — could be seen running beside the harbour wall . |
| 10 | Every few minutes a plate crashed to the floor . |
| 11 | Every few minutes a train rolled in , as if from some inexhaustible magazine of trains beyond the horizon , and , sucking into itself a multitude and departing again , left one platform for one moment emptying — and the next moment the platform was once more filled by the quenchless stream … |
| 12 | Every few minutes the cock tests the temperature of the mound : if it falls below 33 degrees Celsius he adds more compost , while if it rises above 33 degrees he makes a vent in the mound to cool the eggs . |
| 13 | Every few years the gap is filled with a useful directory , but handy as they are such titles rarely survive for more than three editions : witness the demise of the Antique Collectors ' Club 's sadly missed Guide to Specialist Nurseries . |
| 14 | Every few years the industry begins a campaign , backed in medical journals , for release from its shackles . |
| 15 | Every few seconds a plane would take off as another approached the cross runway , with a third coming in behind the take-off plane to land . |
| 16 | Every few lessons the class has a criticism , and the children will criticise each others ' work . |
| 17 | Home was a little nearer , and with every few miles the countryside grew a little uglier . |
| 18 | One of the large bedrooms had been turned into a nursery and it seemed to hold every conceivable toy a child could have . |
| 19 | Parliament have passed new regulations stipulating that every commercial premise every hospital , every surgery will have a duty of care as to where waste material generated by their premises is finally disposed of . |
| 20 | Once every six months the Profitboss takes his team away to a hotel for a two- or three-day residential workshop , perhaps from a Thursday to Saturday . |
| 21 | Once every six months the shopkeeper would come and pay his regards . |
| 22 | Every six weeks an EITB officer has called in to monitor their progress and on they successfully completed their training . |
| 23 | For every extra unit a retailer sells by modifying pricing or advertising strategies , the manufacturer gains an amount given by the difference between the wholesale price and marginal production costs . |
| 24 | Instead of buying a car every second year the motorist can make his purchase every third year so creating a considerable fall in sales . |
| 25 | He said that ‘ In the eyes of every ordinary citizen the venue [ i.e. the police station ] is a sinister one . |
| 26 | 210 In all cases between landlord and tenant , as often as it shall happen that one half year 's rent shall be in arrear , and the landlord or lessor , to whom the same is due , hath right by law to re-enter for the non-payment thereof , such landlord or lessor shall and may , without any formal demand or re-entry , serve a writ in ejectment for the recovery of the demised premises , which service shall stand in the place and stead of a demand and re-entry ; and in case of judgment against the defendant for non-appearance , if it shall be made appear to the court where the said action is depending , by affidavit , or be proved upon the trial in case the defendant appears , that half a year 's rent was due before the said writ was served , and that no sufficient distress was to be found on the demised premises , countervailing the arrears then due , and that the lessor had power to re-enter , then and in every such case the lessor shall recover judgment and execution , in the same manner as if the rent in arrear had been legally demanded , and a re-entry made ; and in case the lessee or his assignee , or other person claiming or deriving under the said lease , shall permit and suffer judgment to be had and recovered on such trial in ejectment , and execution to be executed thereon , without paying the rent and arrears , together with full costs , and without proceeding for relief in equity within six months after such execution executed , then and in such case the said lessee , his assignee , and all other persons claiming and deriving under the said lease , shall be barred and foreclosed from all relief or remedy in law or equity , other than by bringing error for reversal of such judgment , in case the same shall be erroneous , and the said landlord or lessor shall from thenceforth hold the said demised premises discharged from such lease ; provided that nothing herein contained shall extend to bar the right of any mortgagee of such lease , or any part thereof , who shall not be in possession , so as such mortgagee shall and do , within six months after such judgment obtained and execution executed pay all rent in arrear , and all costs and damages sustained by such lessor or person entitled to the remainder or reversion as aforesaid , and perform all the covenants and agreements which , on the part and behalf of the first lessee , are and ought to be performed . |
| 27 | Every thirteen years the eye needs double the amount of light to see so good lighting is very important in making the most of sight . |
| 28 | Every 10 seconds the display changes to show elapsed bottom time on an otherwise clear screen , to avoid confusion . |
| 29 | In the countryside you could still find ‘ in every populous village a man or woman of three-score years of age . |
| 30 | But surely the library staff did n't go through each and every national paper every day ? |