Example sentences of "a [det] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the band split up in 1985 Sting started out on a solo career which has seen hits like Spread A Little Happiness and If You Love Somebody , but he has yet to get near the success , in the singles chart at least , of one of the biggest-selling pop groups in history . |
| 2 | Nigel shows how a little thought and planning can create superb , colourful interest throughout the year whether using terracotta pots , tubs , hanging baskets , troughs or window boxes . |
| 3 | All it takes is a little thought and organisation . |
| 4 | A little thought and ingenuity is all that is required . |
| 5 | Knitting machines do n't only make jumpers , they make whatever you want them to , given a little thought and love of the craft . |
| 6 | With a little thought and imagination , it is possible to assemble a wealth of off-the-shelf sources of technical material on which DIY CPE meetings could be based with little or no effort . |
| 7 | It 's amazing the ideas that can come to mind with a little thought and some extra effort on your part . |
| 8 | WITH JUST A LITTLE THOUGHT AND PLANNING , YOUR GARDEN CAN BE THE PERFECT PLACE TO ENTERTAIN FRIENDS ON WARM EVENINGS . |
| 9 | Our own first home in London was just such a problem but with a little thought and flair the space can become an outside room in the fullest sense of the word . |
| 10 | I am sure with a little thought and effort we can do better than this . |
| 11 | Place 450g ( 1 lb ) hulled strawberries in another saucepan with a little water and simmer until softened . |
| 12 | Some Arabs in a tent gave them a little water and then the exhausted men finally stumbled into an outpost of the King 's Dragoon Guards . |
| 13 | Thin the remaining Greek yoghurt with a little water and spoon into a piping bag fitted with a plain piping nozzle . |
| 14 | Whisk the eggs with a little water and some salt and pepper and pour over the vegetables . |
| 15 | Thicken towards the end of cooking if necessary with plain flour mixed with a little water and a few drops of bottled gravy browning . |
| 16 | Dampen the marzipan-covered cake , with a little water and wrap the blue icing around it . |
| 17 | If the patina chemical is too strong , dilute with a little water and , if using it for the first time , do a test on a sample piece of copper . |
| 18 | Put 450g/1lb rhubarb in a pan with a little water and cook slowly until soft and pulpy . |
| 19 | Bring up two sides , dampen the edges with a little water and pinch them together to seal . |
| 20 | Dampen the hair area of head with a little water and secure the strips in place . |
| 21 | If you invest a little money and buy , for example , an exercise tape or jogging shoes or a leotard or a piece of exercise equipment , you will have added incentive for the start of your fitness schedule . |
| 22 | The men who lived at the graphite pits in 1898 — 9 were the same persons who would be likely to get up in the middle of the night to help take stolen cattle five kilometres to the next relay team , thereby earning a little money and easing the tedium of village life . |
| 23 | And I was delighted to have the neighbourhood laid out for me in the way a child sees its domain , and to earn a little money and receive from Mme Bluot the excellent unsold cakes and breads she would otherwise have had Didier feed to the ducks . |
| 24 | I had a little money and French had always been the lingua franca of my home . |
| 25 | The doors of the bar opened behind them and they went in to order hot chocolate from the rather older part-time student who had learned the advisability of doing something to earn a little money and had taken several jobs as a waitress . |
| 26 | But after he inherited a little money and set up in his own business Mama stopped working , and then she had my little brothers . ’ |
| 27 | This operation is another example of how things do not always go according to plan , but with a little luck and a lot of hard work a successful conclusion can be reached . |
| 28 | Most parents manage to raise their children successfully with a little help and advice from friends and family and occasionally relevant professionals . |
| 29 | The tour in Japan was over and David left — he sailed for Vladivostok — and finally , just to get rid of me as usual ( if you keep making enough noise they 'll get rid of you for a little peace and quiet ) they gave me a visa . |
| 30 | Still you could always come back to Malia for a little peace and quiet in the local monastery ! |