Example sentences of "a [num ord] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next model is the CDP-497 ( £159.99 ) which adds to these features Auto space ( adds a three-second space between the replay of successive tracks which is particularly useful for a tape deck with AMS — Automatic Music Search ) and a Link Edit mode which will automatically indicate any tracks on a disc which fall within the remaining tape time on a cassette . |
| 2 | Northumberland senior boys 110 metres hurdler Kevin Lumsden knocked four barriers down but won in 14.9 secs , a three-second improvement on the run which earned him the county title seven days earlier . |
| 3 | Their realism wo n't help you explain a hundredth part of the real events which have actually occurred . |
| 4 | Like most labels , it 's amusing and it 's slick and it tells about a hundredth part of the story . |
| 5 | Dodd preached a second sermon in the Bedford Chapel on the same theme , and the collection , together with the proceeds of the printed sermon , went to the society 's funds . |
| 6 | I am disappointed at the hon. Gentleman 's negative attitude to a £300 million-plus investment in a second crossing of the Severn , which will improve enormously communications for the people of Wales . |
| 7 | A second treatment with the product you have used a week later will make doubly sure the lice have all been eradicated . |
| 8 | A second qualification to the basic proposition is that the parties to a contract are usually required to observe recognized standards of behaviour . |
| 9 | If these approaches are common to courses of study which advanced degree students follow regardless of the content ( for some will be specializing , for instance , in the field of special educational needs , others in the arts and humanities , others in mathematics and science ) it is because it is regarded as essential that the same grasp of knowledge and the same development of intellectual-cum-practical skill should typify all holders of a second degree in the field of education . |
| 10 | The project should be completed by 1989 and there is a possibility of a second station on the same site . |
| 11 | If a design problem is the cause of the airlock , this procedure will have to be repeated every time , so it will be better to find the cause and remedy it by fitting bigger pipes or a bigger cistern ( or a second cistern alongside the first — see Chapter 3 ) , or by repositioning the pipes so that they have the correct fall . |
| 12 | In a second incident on the same day Tall Moctar , of the Group of Revolutionary Democrats also part of the CFD , was critically wounded by unidentified gunmen . |
| 13 | Data on household income point to a second trend in the distribution of income in Britain : a shift in the composition of households in the low-income groups . |
| 14 | Having failed to deter the murderer or rapist , these dogs are often eager for a second bite of the cherry . |
| 15 | Quaint Irish rules allow for a second bite of the £50,000 cherry , but there were no squawks from Melody 's English owners . |
| 16 | So it 's vitally important now that the people that are watching really do pay attention cos you 're not gon na get a second bite of the cherry . |
| 17 | Now this will definitely test your listening skills and , I know it 's getting late in the afternoon and you 've had a heavy meal , but you really do have to concentrate because the feedback you give him is now , or her rather , is now vitally important , okay , cos you have n't got a second bite of the cherry . |
| 18 | The wharf walk had remained closed to the public in case the lab boys wanted a second bite at the cherry . |
| 19 | There was no sign of his jacket but there was a second door to the room so probably he had a private bathroom and clothes closet as well . |
| 20 | 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 ) . |
| 21 | The Thannhauser Collection then spreads to a second level in the Monitor Building , where pastels and other works on paper by Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec will be shown . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | A second characteristic of the collaboration in these classrooms was that so much of it appeared to arise spontaneously . |
| 24 | A second inscription on the opposite side reveals that it had been given as a wedding present to the employer himself in 1838 . |
| 25 | Life as a second lieutenant in the Guards with little prospect of action did not appeal , although by the time the Germans invaded France in May 1940 , Stirling was in Chamonix training with a force of experienced skiers who were to be sent to help the Finns . |
| 26 | Clarke entered the Royal Military Academy , and in 1847 came first in his class and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers . |
| 27 | Educated at Cargilfield School , Lawers , and Sedburgh School , Yorkshire , Alick Sherriff served an apprenticeship as a chartered accountant in Glasgow , followed by National Service as a second lieutenant in the 1st Battalion , Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders . |
| 28 | To specify a secondary buffer cache , append a second parameter to the command line — a value of 8 is optimum for most systems . |
| 29 | A four-mile exclusion zone is being planned around common land to stop a second invasion of the area by New Age travellers . |
| 30 | The British government placed most of its faith in dealing with a second invasion on the navy , under the overall command of Rear Admiral George Anson [ later Admiral Lord Anson ] , who reinforced the home fleet by 17 major warships , brought back from the Mediterranean or released from convoying duties . |