Example sentences of "a [adj] [indef pn] and a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The traumatic experiences the men had already been through — the drama of the inrush of slurry , the knowledge that they were entombed , the foul air they had lived in for two days , and the threat of the gathering gas — meant that the half-mile walk wearing apparatus , and a further one and a half miles to the surface , would be a severe test of their remaining stamina and resolve . |
| 2 | You know once you 're on that system you 've got to have a light one and a heavy one |
| 3 | A swing of a mere one and a half per cent would win the seat for Liberal Democrat Gwynoro Jones who was Labour MP in the early seventies . |
| 4 | Weights then dropped and a mere one and a half ounces separated the next three anglers as Middlesbrough Newman Scott 's Alan Webb edged into runner-up position landing a mainly skimmer bream net of 3.3.8 to feeder and maggot off the grassy bank . |
| 5 | The process of counting is a proficient one and a sufficient number of results are usually announced within a few hours of the close of the polls to know which party has won the election . |
| 6 | Yes , All do tour a lot and still manage to put out records regularly , but what does he mean when he says that they ‘ have just two songs : a fast one and a slightly slower one ’ ? |
| 7 | Yes , All do tour a lot and still manage to put out records regularly , but what does he mean when he says that they ‘ have just two songs : a fast one and a slightly slower one ’ ? |
| 8 | It 's only a problem for UK subscribers , most of whom automatically have a choice of 2 From : addresses — a long one and a short one . |
| 9 | There are two forms of most UK mail addresses , a long one and a short one . |
| 10 | The 500C has two ink cartridges permanently installed ; a black one and a tri-colour one , containing cyan , yellow and magenta inks . |
| 11 | There 's a black one and a special one . |
| 12 | Gluing is not so much a skilled job as a responsible one and a large number of mistakes are available to a determined man , all of which can have dangerous results . |
| 13 | As a matter of fact I knew an old couple that ran a , had a nursery school there , a big one and a very successful one . |
| 14 | Is he a big one and a canary ? |
| 15 | Er a single one and a flanged on as a a pair a matched pair . |
| 16 | He revealed that the reason for the subsidence was the presence of an underground pool where two dragons lived , a red one and a white one . |
| 17 | Lee ( 4.8 ) : My daddy has two vans , a blue one and a yellow one . |
| 18 | I came to in a dentist-type chair , surrounded by Charlie 's Angels — a pink one , a blue one and a green one . |
| 19 | The word ’ bank ’ would have a number of sense definitions , including a financial one and a geographical one . |
| 20 | A new one and a half million pound incinerator for burning hospital waste has been switched on . |
| 21 | I do n't know where he was , he 's got a cheap one and a |
| 22 | Generally speaking , the present scene is a varied one and a number of factors contribute to the way in which a missionary situation is tackled by the Church . |