Example sentences of "a [det] [noun] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | As before , a little water was used to thin the acrylic to the consistency of cream and most of it was gone over twice to get an even coverage of bright intense colour . |
| 2 | Paul was dragged from his retreat to wash up , a little work was done , and then , as the family prepared for bed , the phone rang . |
| 3 | Anything struck by a poisoned arrow was paralysed almost immediately and in a few moments was dead . |
| 4 | The concentration of production in a few firms was considerably more marked in 1970 than it had been 15 years earlier , and many economists attribute around half the increase in concentration in the 1960s to the merger boom during those years . |
| 5 | Certainly the popular press fuelled doubt , focusing as it did upon particular schools which were in temporary disarray , and the failure of a few teachers was applied indiscriminately to the whole workforce . |
| 6 | There was nearly a chance when he got locked in a lift at the Horseguards Hotel the other day , but the prospect of being out of the front line for a few hours was more than he could bear . |
| 7 | Anyone who did n't get his leg over and smoke a few joints was n't in it as a normal human being . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ In the Oxford of the late Sixties , anyone who did n't get his leg over and smoke a few joints was n't in it as a normal human being ’ |
| 9 | What permitted the concentration of foreign trade in a few ports was the complementing of overseas trade by coastal trade . |
| 10 | So an early mark-down of a few pence was soon recouped , and by the close the FTSE index had reversed the initial fall of over nearly eight points as New York showed signs of a more stable performance . |
| 11 | There were only about a hundred Cotswold sheep left and a few bloodlines.It was vital to save the breed that created much of our wealth . |
| 12 | So I got Peggy up from Somerset , on the same farm you see , and that was much better , and erm we 've been cycling to Stroud , to the pictures you know , 8 miles there and 8 miles back , and erm but the awful job he gave me to do for a few days was along , there was a young lad there and he was going to drive the old heavy fords and tractor and I was going to walk behind , and he 'd got converted horse drags I suppose they call them |
| 13 | Carl moved into agency at NEMS in the late 1970s and after a few years was instrumental in the formation of the PAN agency . |
| 14 | I was lucky to get a job at Highgate , and after a few years was able tor educe my teaching to three days a week . |
| 15 | The substantial proportion of newly qualified doctors ( 18–25% ) who never practise or who leave medicine within a few years was , however , ignored . |
| 16 | The realization that I had an incurable disease that was likely to kill me in a few years was a bit of a shock . |
| 17 | He acquiesced in the attempt of Lady Jane Grey [ q.v. ] to seize the throne from Mary , and came under suspicion at the time of the rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyatt [ q.v. ] , but within a few weeks was back at his duties . |
| 18 | Without thinking I tagged on to the end of the marching men and within a few seconds was past the SPs unnoticed . |
| 19 | It grew rapidly , and after a few seconds was the tiny bright shape of a man . |
| 20 | A period of just a few seconds was allowed for recall and if they could recall only one or two letters the subjects were asked to specify their position in the sequence . |
| 21 | It was only fair that Neil Kinnock should be allowed to relinquish his post quickly , although the possibility of Roy Hattersley stepping in as deputy for a few months was ruled out too early . |
| 22 | An average of one and a half hours was spent with most families . |
| 23 | Geoff Dowling , race secretary and one-time competitor ( but unfortunately never winner ) , told me that five and a half hours was reasonable but the first-class walkers could be expected about four and a half hours after the start . |
| 24 | So I suppose that was about two and a half minutes was n't it ? |
| 25 | Senior Accounts Clerk Elsa Faulds , who has worked with Douglas Reyburn for five and a half years was married to Jim Speirs on 14th September at Darvel Central Church . |
| 26 | Speaking of cozy , Open Vision 's senior vice president of technology , Asa Lanum , in a former life was instrumental in X/Open 's founding . |
| 27 | A former soldier was later sacked for the offence . |