Example sentences of "each [noun sg] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And when they married , he gave each grandchild a wedding present from his own handiwork .
2 Strips of cloth had been tied to the thorn , as on trees dedicated to strange gods in West Africa , the Near East and India , each strip a supplication .
3 Any of the following tests would be regarded as suitable proof : Passes in the JMB Test in English ( Overseas ) at grade 3 or better up to June 1989 , the JMB Test in English for Speakers of Other Languages from March 1990 ; the AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes at grade III or better in listening , reading and writing ; the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English at grade C or better ; the Oxford-Arels Examination ( Higher level ) at Credit or Distinction level ; the IELTS ( British Council/University of Cambridge ) , with an average score of 6 or better and for each component a score of 5 or better ; TOEFL with a score of 550 or better ; the London GCE O level Syllabus B in English Language at grade C or better or in an approved SCE or GCE syllabus in English are acceptable for this purpose .
4 At each Hour a verse from the hymn is followed by a prayer which acknowledges this and sees the Incarnation as the means by which all men , both living and dead , can be united : The office thus daily rehearsed the historical story of the Passion of Christ and its significance in such a way that it is constantly renewed in human awareness through both the linear and cyclical experience of the passing of time .
5 in each eye-cave a chrysalis
6 At each level a comparison is being made of performance between the pre-protection ( 1924-31 ) and post-protection ( 1931-37 ) period .
7 When subjects had to concurrently hold in memory two or four nouns on each trial a superiority of the RVF emerged .
8 Each drip a print : you ca n't guess where , then gone .
9 This is parallel to the gradient of acceptability which emerged from Harris 's results , and Labov attempted to accommodate the tendency of speakers to avoid making absolute judgements by asking them to assign to each sentence a score on a four-point scale , as follows :
10 Assume in each case a PSBR of £1 billion .
11 Valuation reports must be sent at least monthly ( whereas in non-derivative portfolios only a six-monthly statement is required ) although in each case a customer may advise the firm in writing that he wishes to receive them less frequently .
12 In each case a working relationship had to be established between employment and education sectors , not without difficulty in certain areas where a lack of trust and respect between potential partners served only to highlight the depth of the cultural divide .
13 In each case a multiplier will be applied having regard to such matters as : ( 1 ) the size of the firm in question ; ( 2 ) the personal attributes of the partners ; ( 3 ) the type of practice ( specialised or general etc ) ; ( 4 ) the locality of the firm ; ( 5 ) the security of tenure of the firm at its premises ; or ( 6 ) the firm 's profit trend .
14 The only thing that unites these three arrangements is that in each case a minority class rules and takes the surplus away from the producers .
15 Such exchange might take place by using money , by bartering for other goods , or as gifts , but in each case a change in ownership of the goods takes place .
16 In each case a corporation has its reputation , separate from its members , capable of being adversely affected by defamatory statements and which it is entitled to protect by recourse to an action for libel .
17 In each case a number of issues arose , some of which were resolved , as they attempted to modify their classroom practice .
18 Make sure that each tape is clearly labelled for every text on it , and give each text a number .
19 Even in 1995 , the two direct trains in each direction a day between the North-East and the continent will follow the tortuous North London line , circuiting the capital via Kensington and Clapham Junction .
20 They called each piece a degree and used the sign ° to stand for a degree , e.g. 360° 1 full turn .
21 On September and the teams will congregate in Belfast , Londonderry , Comber , Donaghadee and Fermanagh to each attempt a project benefitting the local community .
22 So , to test their intelligence we decided to show each horse a plate of oats , and while it was still watching to place the food inside the ring of the tire with the empty feed bucket on top .
23 Of its four main committees astronomy and nuclear physics each command a committee , while the whole of engineering , including microelectronics and biotechnology , is dealt with by another committee of equal status , and the ‘ rest of science ’ by another .
24 It may have been enacted beforehand by the witnesses , so that they testify to what they have actually witnessed ; alternatively , the organiser of the mock trial may simply have given to each witness a statement of his evidence , which he is expected to remember .
25 None of the writers realized that the Cubism of this date relied on a balance between abstraction and representation to achieve its effects , and that it was this balance that gave each work a significance on more levels than one .
26 Moreover , all pupils were to be subject to annual tests in reading , writing and arithmetic , administered by HMI , and 2s. 8d. ( approximately 14p ) was to be deducted from the grant for each test a child failed .
27 The BCG divided its matrix into four quadrants as shown in figure 4.1 and gave each quadrant a name to signify how the products in it should be treated .
28 For each question a score 0 to 3 is possible and the depression scale has a range of 0 — 21 .
29 For each proposal a group was given the task assembling all the arguments in favour of the development , while another , the reasons against .
30 In front of each barricade a row of hefty constables was drawn up with truncheons in their hands .
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