Example sentences of "a [num ord] [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wharf walk had remained closed to the public in case the lab boys wanted a second bite at the cherry . |
| 2 | Biya also appointed an additional Secretary of State at the Finance Ministry ( Roger Tshoungi , the former director of economic and financial controls ) , and a second Minister at the Presidency in charge of Special Missions ( Emmanuel Zoa Oloa , a former holder of this post and the incumbent Deputy Secretary-General at the Presidency ) . |
| 3 | A second public at the Youth and Community Wing in Ysgol Bro Ddyfi , Machynlleth , at 7.30pm tomorrow will provide local people with their last chance to get the scheme off the ground . |
| 4 | A second scanner at the John Radcliffe Hospital can help make the diagnosis even clearer . |
| 5 | Earlier , the unseeded Masur of Australia made the most of a second life at the Open by mowing down Sweden 's Magnus Larsson in straight sets . |
| 6 | This is a big day for Victor Ubogu , at tighthead , given a second chance at the expense of the vastly more experienced Jeff Probyn . |
| 7 | This in turn could make them more likely to survive a second mutation at the p53 locus ( which is frequently seen in cancer cells ) , or indeed at any other locus . |
| 8 | She was going to have to spend a second night at the motel , if only to continue their cover of an ‘ affair ’ . |
| 9 | If launching here , go through a little gate from the road , down the steps behind the hut to a second gate at the river bank , a good seal launch site , through the reeds 10 yds downstream . |
| 10 | The second machine takes a second look at the beans which pass the first scan using ultraviolet light . |
| 11 | Now that Essex Man has demonstrated his backing for one winning team , the Conservatives , the men of Essex will be keen to show that they , too , deserve the people 's support for a second term at the head of the Championship table . |
| 12 | Diouf was re-elected for a second term at the same time . |
| 13 | The applications are a doddle to learn — most Windows users will be able to get stuck in straight away without a second glance at the manual — and they include a flowcharting module as well as Twain scanning support . |
| 14 | They would be given a 15-second credit at the start of each programme , 10 seconds at the end and the chance to screen their name either side of the break ! |
| 15 | A first secretary at the Netherlands embassy in Tunis , Robert-Jan Ackerman , was killed outside his home on Feb. 27 by shots fired from a waiting car . |
| 16 | Ali Rajavi , a first secretary at the Iranian embassy in London , was ordered to leave the United Kingdom by Aug. 25 , as announced on Aug. 14 , in retaliation for the expulsion in July of Geoffrey Brammer , a UK diplomat in Tehran [ see also p. 39027 ] ; on Aug. 15 the Iranian government ordered an Indian national employed as an accountant at the UK embassy in Tehran and two UK citizens to leave the country within one week , accusing them of involvement in " illegal activities " . |
| 17 | There is also a very fine wooden model of the Duomo , handy for a first look at the roof statuary before the visit . |
| 18 | We took a first look at the pay and file provisions with the non-tax specialist in mind ( see ACCOUNTANCY , April , p 80 ) . |
| 19 | Each of these three groups has made a first report at the time this Chapter was written . |
| 20 | A first glance at the Corrado suggests that the stubby , two-plus-very-small-two coupe is one of the least practical cars on the market , particularly as the compact dimensions also limit luggage accommodation to little more than a week 's family shopping . |
| 21 | MELLOR had a third freebie at the Cannes home of a cousin of Mona 's in August 1991 , it was claimed last night . |
| 22 | DAVID NAISH was re-elected as president of the National Farmers Union of England and Wales for a third year at the union 's annual meeting last week . |
| 23 | A Soviet spy identified in reports as Igor Cherpinski , a third secretary at the Soviet embassy in Brussels , defected to the USA according to a report in La Libre Belgique , a leading newspaper , of June 5 , 1990 . |
| 24 | A third secretary at the UK embassy was reported on July 21 to have been given until the end of the month to leave the country , accused of having " violated diplomatic norms " . |
| 25 | Under TA 1988 , s677(10) there shall be treated as a capital sum paid to the settlor by the trustees of the settlement any sum which is paid by them to a third party at the settlor 's direction or by virtue of the assignment by him of his right to receive it or is otherwise paid or applied by the trustees for the benefit of the settlor and which would not otherwise be treated as a capital sum paid to the settlor . |
| 26 | That is a capital sum which is deemed to be paid to the settlor because it is paid to a third party at the settlor 's direction . |
| 27 | Start a third page at the top of the third paragraph by moving the page break upwards |
| 28 | He took a last look at the green churchyard , turned up his collar and picked his way respectfully round the side of the church . |
| 29 | Tory turned back for a last look at the rejected blooms as the ponies moved off . |
| 30 | Joan had turned round to take a last look at the prince . |