Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pleasant drive this morning to Monterey through Cannery Row , the colourful setting of John Steinbeck 's novel ; stop at charming Carmel before continuing along Pacific Coast Highway , which affords stunning views of California 's rugged coastline . |
| 2 | I have been a rich tree-wife all summer |
| 3 | Stuart , who plans to see an acupuncturist tomorrow in an attempt to cure the problem , may compete for the North in a representative match this weekend before endeavouring to raise her spirits for the Olympic trials meeting . |
| 4 | The Murphy 's Cup , a small-scale affair this season at St Pierre , Chepstow , next year becomes a full European Tour event at Fulford , York , while it is likely that the fourth event will have as one of its entrants no less a player than Jack Nicklaus . |
| 5 | It was a right monstrosity that thing was n't it ? |
| 6 | I agree , he 's been a right arsehole this weekend , with that plus the fact that he singled out Leeds as being the team without a hope of catching scum . |
| 7 | He had a room in a private house some way out of the town . |
| 8 | Diana Adams braved a visit from a private collector this afternoon … to see if she couid identify the spider that she says attacked her . |
| 9 | She arrived at Manchester Airport this morning to make a private visit this afternoon to four MacIntyre homes in Wirral . |
| 10 | Just a little work each month will prove rewarding . |
| 11 | Erm so right , if you get something then where you 're integrating I 'd like to sort of have a little practice this week of Have you done much practice of differentiating a product ? |
| 12 | Was it a sheer or a solid material this fibreglass ? |
| 13 | At a neurological level this interplay between conscious and unconscious influences on thought almost certainly depends upon the lateral organisation of the brain , and on a particular involvement of the right hemisphere . |
| 14 | It expresses one 's readiness to have a certain attitude to the person named by ‘ you ’ if he acts in a certain way , and in a broad sense this readiness is itself an attitude . |
| 15 | It was a twenty-page letter this time — in ink . |
| 16 | If you 're in search of Christmas presents with a classic look this year , why not take a look at the Sanderson range of festive gifts ? |
| 17 | With that being such a low figure this year , tends to be quite cyclical . |
| 18 | Well , my stars say if you find yourself at a low ebb this weekend do n't worry . |
| 19 | ‘ You look a total mess this morning , ’ Eleanor went on coolly , obviously feeling that all the advantages were piling up on her side . |
| 20 | ‘ On a normal car some panel-beating and touching up would do the trick , but this is no normal car . |
| 21 | The FTSE moved in a narrow band either side of the break-even line and by lunchtime was down 2.7 at 2809.5 . |
| 22 | a definite consensus that second or retaliatory uses of nuclear weapons against cities and primarily civilian targets violate international law and constitute a crime against humanity ; |
| 23 | The Rumbelows Cup carries the reward of a European place this season thanks to Manchester United 's victory in the European Cup-Winners ' Cup final against Barcelona in Rotterdam . |
| 24 | Mace claims that some $1bn of business has now been conducted on 88000-based system products , and claims , as the group often does , that there will be more converts to the cause — this time around there are five or six Intel Corp i860 manufacturers on its hitlist. 88open will open a European office this summer , either in the UK or Germany , which will use space rented in one of its members ' offices . |
| 25 | And a sore head all day today . |
| 26 | had a bloody row this morning already |
| 27 | Not a bloody ounce that man . |
| 28 | Allocate a specific time each day as your ‘ worry time ’ . |
| 29 | On the way down from the summit of Broad Peak they passed Greg Child and the ailing Pete Thexton , who was to die in a lower camp that night from pulmonary oedema . |
| 30 | There has also been a move in history away from two-term single modules , which were designed to give students a lower workload each week and more reflective time , to either standard one-term singles or two-term doubles . |