Example sentences of "a [adv] [vb base] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All it was first of all was a little graze on top of the skin . |
| 2 | You 've got ta be able to run a little tidy up programme , we should just get rid of all these stubs and things ! |
| 3 | ( Prof. Michael Pentz calculated that while a tenfold increase in power would only increase effectiveness by 4½ times , a tenfold increase in accuracy would give a hundredfold increase in effectiveness . ) |
| 4 | They had planned to fly out to South Africa but had a long wait for visas . |
| 5 | An infra-red detection system could put an end to a long wait for cyclists . |
| 6 | Introducing an affordable health care plan from the AA — now you 'll never be faced with a long wait for hospital treatment |
| 7 | ‘ It 's a long wait to September for me . |
| 8 | There was running and shouting outside , then a long wait in silence . |
| 9 | After a long rebuild by Pino Valenti and a dedicated team of former Aeronavali technicians , Fiat G.59B I-SHOW is now nearing first flight in Venice . |
| 10 | Home grown leeks , a traditional Easter vegetable , are a best buy at 35–45p a lb for home grown , 65–70p a lb for Dutch . |
| 11 | Between 1985 and 1989 , there was a four-fold increase in rejection of cuckoo eggs , either through being ejected from the nest or by desertion of the parasitised nest entirely . |
| 12 | Cray Research Inc has a new disk array based on its DA-60 and DA-62 arrays and a new DCA-3 channel adaptor , providing the first RAID level 3 capability from Cray and a four-fold increase in data transfer rate ; it also cut prices on its DD-60 and DD-62 disk drives , which make up the DA-60 and DA-62 arrays , by 20% and 28% respectively ; DA-60 prices now begin at $190,000 and DA-62 prices begin at $120,000 ; the DCA-3 channel adaptor is based on the chip technology used in the Y-MP C90 supercomputer ; it 's $50,000 . |
| 13 | The scheme offers the company the chance of a four-fold rise in audiences for a two-fold increase in money . |
| 14 | Instead , he will have a fortnightly visit to Brian Walden on Walden 's weekly interview . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's two years since his father was killed — ’ he continued , flicking a downwards glance at Thomas , who was engrossed in the pantomime in the centre of the square ‘ — and , while Simon 's death was tragic , it 's time to put it behind you . ’ |
| 16 | The VR engine has been much improved , now allowing ‘ scalable ’ parallel architecture , a hundred-fold increase in graphics capability , and a less bulky headset . |
| 17 | When David James made a point-blank save from Bernie Slaven , the Republic of Ireland international slipped the rebound to Wilkinson who scored from close range . |
| 18 | A fivefold increase in teams , then , in five years . |
| 19 | Although a fivefold increase in funding for academic general practice may seem inconceivable it is a comparatively modest sum that would drive change in the balance of clinical education and pay handsome dividends for both the patients and the profession as a whole . |
| 20 | ‘ I also think producers should think again about a 4pm kick off time . |