Example sentences of "a [noun pl] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , the Convention may itself prescribe a conflicts rule and thus displace the normal conflicts rules of the forum . |
| 2 | The glass thickness may be correct for say , a 24″ tank , but two 24″ tanks become a 48″ tank and the glass thickness must be suitable for this size of aquarium . |
| 3 | And they told me about Azul , in Jersey , and before that I think it was before that they showed me the forensic photographs of all of them : Bissett skewered on the railings , grotesque and spread and limp ; the blood-smeared vibrator used on the retired judge , Jamieson ; the drained shapeless white body of Persimmon , tied to his grid above a pool of blood , then nothing when there should have been something ; then what was left of Sir Rufus Carter , blackened bones , distorted and bent , the black skull 's jaw hinged down in a blind scream but the flesh all gone very much a dental-records job and it was all black , the nails , the wood and the bones too but it 's their mouths their jaws I remember , their silent screams , hanging slack or jammed open and it gets worse because they show me the fucking video they show me the video they think I made or that I think they think I made but I did n't ; they make me watch it and it 's horrific ; there 's a man and he 's dressed in black or dark blue and he has a gorilla mask on and he keeps sucking on this little bottle he 's carrying which must be helium because it gives him that baby voice disguising his own voice and he has this fat little guy strapped to a chrome seat , his mouth taped , one arm tied down onto the arm of the chair , shirt rolled up and the little guy 's shrieking as hard as he can but it sounds quiet because the noise is having to come down his nose while the man in the gorilla mask looks from the camera to the guy in the seat and holds up this huge fucking syringe like something from a nightmare from an old movie from a horror film and I can feel my heart beating wildly because that 's what this is . |
| 4 | ‘ I am a Spurs supporter and my kids would never forgive me . ’ |
| 5 | Stick with a non-Windows solution and you 'll be maximizing your existing investment — without having to waste time converting your data , and without having to relearn or reprogram . |
| 6 | Last Tuesday , at the first Diesel in Action day at Millbrook Proving Ground , near Bedford , fleet buyers were able to test the cars , ranging from the 205 super-mini to executive 605 , on a hills-and-bends circuit and the renowned high-speed bowl . |
| 7 | This is sometimes known as a personnel specification and is an essential part of pre-interview preparation . |
| 8 | ‘ We 've got ta be the only band in history to be sued by a comics company and a clothing company , ’ says Eugene , wryly . |
| 9 | Mixing their metaphors with exuberance , they talked of reversing the tide of history , delivering a skills revolution and mounting a crusade to make the British workforce the best trained in Western Europe . |
| 10 | I , I can remember all the activity and er when it was erected there was a fella from the First World War , he lost a leg in the war and he was in charge of the billiards room and the tables , when they built the club itself the front part used to be devoted to card games and then they installed a billiards hall and the tables and as I say a chap named he used to live in Street , but he was , a lost a leg during the war and they found him the job of looking after the tables and marking |
| 11 | The use of limit pricing can lead to considerable differences between the settlement price of a futures contract and the underlying equilibrium price . |
| 12 | Strategy 2 involves the purchase of a futures contract and the investment of a sum of money equal to the value of the cash index purchased under strategy 1 ( i.e. P s ) at the money market rate of interest . |
| 13 | But co-operation over matters such as a futures rulebook and joint compliance have indicated the economies of scale possible in combining with the TSA 's 1,000 members . |
| 14 | Yes that 's right , looked like a , a good plan , I was looking for a savings plan and er I suppose it 's one of those er fortunate circumstances , Friends Provident sent some stuff through , it looked good so I took it out . |
| 15 | Arkan owns the best ice-cream parlour in Belgrade , a shopping centre , a savings bank and other businesses . |
| 16 | ’ New Release ’ will be bottled and on the shelves in a months time and is England 's answer to the French wine Beaujolais Nouveau . |
| 17 | Every Sunday on our way back from church , we 'd call on Mrs Wright , whose son was a Schools Inspector and had been to Cambridge . |
| 18 | A more conservative size true radial tyre in a 16″ diameter and able to run at higher pressure would cure the problem but as you have already purchased them you may be stuck with them . |
| 19 | Erm oh well I 'll er the other thing I was thinking of is that er we could be looking er towards beginning , you know even now , to doing a trips network and things like that . |
| 20 | They said the discipline was as tough as a Guards regiment and the restrictions just as rigid . |
| 21 | Old Tintern Station , just off the A466 is now a visitors centre and museum , with the original station buildings restored and used as an excellent refreshment room , plus a fine display of artifacts from the railway scene . |
| 22 | oh yes it 's the er West Worthing Club and do you have a regular , you know , partner you play with , is it er er a doubles match and who would cos you 're then sort of sounding out whether there 's referral business in that one . |
| 23 | In most cases a date will be given for a directions appointment and this will be endorsed on the copy applications for service on the respondents . |
| 24 | Mr McTear , a telecommunications worker and former 60-a-day smoker , is suing for an unspecified sum of damages , arguing that when he started smoking in the 1960s there were no health warnings on packets and that by the time they appeared he was addicted . |
| 25 | A being on a telecommunications base and the actual software associated with that as well . |
| 26 | You will be issued with a weapons belt and goggles or , for those wearing glasses , a visor for face protection . ’ |
| 27 | At a pre-hearing review the chairman would have power to give a costs warning and to order the payment of a deposit . |
| 28 | It also announced plans to build a sports hall and improve playing fields at the Knowsley Park Lane school , once the Lathom Wing on St Helens Road is closed . |
| 29 | The park also hosts the Leeds Show and major pop concerts and has tennis courts , bowling and putting greens , a sports arena and a golf course . |
| 30 | They were both in their fifties — she in a tweed coat , he in a sports Jacket and flannels . |