Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that would seem to imply that only if a rich peasant rents out more land than he owns and works either by himself or hired labour , he will be able to keep that all . |
| 2 | Here and there a rebellious dandelion sprouts . |
| 3 | A dry poplar sprouts at the root . |
| 4 | When natural materials are used by man in a dry environment difficulties arise . |
| 5 | I would hope , however , that any grant received by the Council in respect of a private sector partners investment in a joint project could be treated differently . |
| 6 | In other words , and in this case Eric Gill 's , ‘ a private press prints solely what it chooses to print . ’ |
| 7 | A terrific midwife hales them up and down stairs to the first antenatal session . |
| 8 | B — can scarcely rise , the referee is in a fit of temper , attacks P — with stool , P — chases him round ring — gong goes for the 4th round — P — still has stool so B — picks up the water bowl and with a terrific bang lands it on P's head . |
| 9 | A BRAVE schoolboy who overcame a devastating illness to return to school and pass his exams is to receive a prestigious Champion Children Award . |
| 10 | There is a story , apocryphal no doubt , told by his friends that Bernard , having decided it was time for another move , walked into the offices of a prestigious estate agents one Saturday to see what was available . |
| 11 | A standard-size machine measures 60 cm wide , 60 cm deep and 85 cm high . |
| 12 | When either type of sheet is pressed and dry , a lined pattern results . |
| 13 | An attractive Club built around two swimming pools , but offering a low key sports and entertainment programme with the facilities of Costa Teguise close by . |
| 14 | A low input results in positive feedback and a higher output frequency . |
| 15 | The police say a low staffing levels do n't help in their battle against crime . |
| 16 | A consequence of some forms of harmonic distortion is that a strong signal modules a weak one . |
| 17 | Of the remaining 58 who were not receiving iron all except eight ( one woman ; seven men ) had a normal haemoglobin concentrations . |
| 18 | You are covered for the tank and any damage to carpets and fittings , on a normal household contents insurance , covering £15,000 or more . |
| 19 | The latest results from Bristol show the pattern of respiration in a normal baby changes dramatically when the room is warm . |
| 20 | The tour followed a summer residential course at which the young musicians received tuition from Bournemouth Orchestras players as part of a BP-sponsored music workshops programme . |
| 21 | A position at the papal court brought influence within the city and in a two-way process popes created cardinals from among the Roman baronage . |
| 22 | Russian President Boris Yeltsin on Oct. 14 handed over to a US and South Korean delegation in Moscow data relating to the shooting down by the former Soviet Union of a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 over Sakhalin in September 1983 [ see pp. 32513-17 ] . |
| 23 | It is for this reason the UK accountancy bodies have put forward the idea of a European accounting standards body in the hope of persuading Brussels to toe the IASC line . |
| 24 | Question : Which two British players have a European Cup winners medal and a European Cup runners-up medal won with different clubs . |
| 25 | Question : Which two British players have a European Cup winners medal and a European Cup runners-up medal won with different clubs . |
| 26 | Thousands of people fearing for their livelihoods gathered across France to put pressure on the government ahead of a European Community fisheries meeting today . |
| 27 | True , in a full-time legislature appearances at least would differ from its feeble predecessor . |
| 28 | would you and I 'll get the food , I 'm a bloody expert cats |
| 29 | I said to Jes he , the only bird I know that can shit through side of a bloody cage bars and , and get it through ! |
| 30 | Within a specific environment problems may be solved or they may only minimised depending upon external constraints imposed . |