Example sentences of "in a [det] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took them for the shrine in the loft one night , and have them to this day , little brown twists of dried plant like old Sellotape , stuck in a little glass bottle . |
| 2 | We 're using the arts to integrate Disabled people and , hopefully , at the end of it , we 'll be able to put Disability arts in a little glass case and say ‘ there it is , we do n't need it anymore ’ , because we 're completely integrated into the community ’ . |
| 3 | She remembered only two things about New York with affection : the man at Pennsylvania Station , perched high in a little glass box , who announced the trains in the rhythm of a square dance , and the man who returned her purse which she 'd dropped on the platform — a black man . |
| 4 | Over 800 Libyans who sailed for Naples in a former cruise liner to mark the 78th anniversary on Oct. 26 of the invasion of Libya by Italy in 1911 , were not allowed to disembark ; however , a group of some 250 Libyans visited the Italian island of Ustica for a commemorative ceremony . |
| 5 | Torquay United manager Ivan Golac has already shown interest in a former Southampton colleague . |
| 6 | But for la crème de la crème of ‘ softs ’ , as the trade calls linens and textiles , drive out to Freshford , where in a former hunting lodge Elizabeth Baer keeps her magpie collection , displayed in a linen room with that authentic ‘ air of pleasing decay ’ so admired by John Fowler ( of Colefax & ) . |
| 7 | The two and a half million pound building is in stark contrast to the old skin hospital which was based in a former Tuberculosis ward and a couple of temporary buildings . |
| 8 | Howson started production in a former collar factory off the Old Kent Road with a workforce of five disabled men . |
| 9 | Yet in a former Durham pit village , although all had either been made redundant or been forced out of work by ill-health , a group of miners were so sustained by the community network of neighbours and relatives that giving up work seemed a positive blessing . |
| 10 | When the Kenyan government called in a former Scotland Yard detective to clear up the murder of the foreign minister in 1990 , he fingered the former energy minister and confidant of the president . |
| 11 | Newcastle-based consulting engineers Merz and McLellan have helped the Bradford Industrial Museum , housed in a former wool mill , install a tramway along a re-created 19th century street . |
| 12 | Located in a former wool warehouse , the museum highlights how we perceive and use colour . |
| 13 | Although there is no specific luggage compartment , bags go in a former radio stowage on its humped back , while the nose area ( which now houses a 45- pound lead ballast weight replacing the guns ) could be modified to take an overnight bag if needed . |
| 14 | Combine a visit to the theatre with a stay in a former shooting lodge surrounded by stunning countryside . |
| 15 | But in a former gunnery hall on the extreme southerly edge of South End camp , Friends of the SAAF Museum have established a foothold which looks set to prosper . |
| 16 | The museum is housed in a former manor house , parts of which date from the 15th century including a Great Hall and an oakpanelled room . |
| 17 | The old mills , houses , school and other buildings dating from Robert Owen 's time are preserved , and there is an exhibition centre in a former counting house . |
| 18 | In the Bellsdyke unit , the last four years have seen a successful and busy day hospital open in a former town centre house , a community health centre ( providing continuing care as well as acute and day hospital ) , warden supervised flats , supported housing projects and addiction outreach teams established . |
| 19 | Here they established themselves in a former clan stronghold , the island castle of Eilean Donan , at the point where Loch Alsh divided into Loch Long and Loch Duich , the latter giving access , via Glen Shiel , Glen Moriston and Loch Ness , to the route to Inverness . |
| 20 | Discussing a character and finding an outline of what is required in a half hour tutorial can save a lot or time on a tight rehearsal schedule . |
| 21 | In a This Week interview screened by Thames Television in June , Mr Ryan , 59 , admitted he was a republican sympathiser and that he had bought electronic equipment , which it is alleged found its way into IRA bombs . |
| 22 | Heights do not usually exceed 12 metres but in a few instances heights of more than 20 metres have been involved . |
| 23 | Among these were PPB , which survived in two departments until the mid 1970s , PAR and MBO , which flourished in a few pilot studies . |
| 24 | Intriguingly , in a few cases Raper found that the G and C cells became linked to the axon they would Follow just before the turn was made . |
| 25 | In a few cases data were not available for some of the more minor roads entering a junction . |
| 26 | In a few cases people are the target , usually the result of the horses not having being handled properly ; but mostly the aggression in horses is directed towards other horses . |
| 27 | Fixed-price contracts have been normal for production contracts but on occasion this has led to claims that excess profits have been made and in a few cases repayment of the excess has been enforced . |
| 28 | And the first deadline for applications for B T three shares expires in a few hours time . |
| 29 | In a few hours time in Toronto Lynn Gibson will be racing for Britain in the 800 metres … |
| 30 | The Shamen are a tad pissed off that nobody seems to write about them without dropping in a few drug references . |