Example sentences of "and [noun pl] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drakes have a low often wheezy whistle , and ducks a harsh growling ‘ kurrr , kurrr ’ |
| 2 | One of them comes tottering up to him , falls , and pitches a red plastic fire-engine at his feet . |
| 3 | For the Government 's part , each year it will publish a ‘ Forward Look ’ that will give industrialists and researchers a clear and up-to-date statement of the Government 's strategy . |
| 4 | The main innovators of this transformation were not scientists but artists , especially Alberti , Brunelleschi and Leonardo , who created on their canvases and in their architecture and treatises a new conception of space . |
| 5 | BTW , if there are cameras … how about flogging the tape to Jez beadle ( every man has his price , and mines a grand to publicly humiliate old thunder boots ) ; - ) ) ) ) |
| 6 | She 's lucky to have a doctor who just says bed rest and signs a sick note and |
| 7 | Even a picture measuring 30 × 25cm ( 12 × 10in ) , which is large enough to display quite a few flowers and takes a fair amount of skill , would only need a backing 30cm ( 12in ) square , so ½m ( ½yd ) of material could be enough for about eight pictures , depending on the width of the material . |
| 8 | And Jay was pacing her attic , bars tightening and cracking around a heart that would not stop hurting ; she could not lay her body down though it screamed for rest and knots of fury made her neck and shoulders a steely hunch like a vulture . |
| 9 | For stomach curls you lie on your back on the floor , bend your knees upwards slightly ( while keeping your feet on the floor ) , then lift your head and shoulders a few inches off the floor ( do not use your hands or arms to support your weight ) . |
| 10 | I must confess the moment er Stan Collimore set it up for Webb , I mean it 's a nice ball he does brilliant here Colin , checks the and shapes a nice little ball into Webby 's path and the one thing Webby 's still got he 's he 's got good feet . |
| 11 | He was saying stuff like ‘ and heres a rare and unexpected attack from Ipswich ’ , he just seemed like he was a Leeds presenter . |
| 12 | Unfortunately such empire-builders seem to have overlooked the fact that selling the same names and images a thousand different ways also hands unprecedented power to film and pop stars , whose soaring demands have sent movie and recording costs spiralling . |
| 13 | He puts on his best bib and tucker and books a top restaurant for a romantic dinner . |
| 14 | This look is more vivid — a sunwarmed skin , lightly touched with gold , subtly shaded desert-flower eyes , and lips a clear , intense colour . |
| 15 | ‘ And thanks a bloody bunch . |
| 16 | For barnacles a quadrat of 0.01 m2 is plenty large enough but for limpets and winkles a 0.1 m2 is best . |
| 17 | The cup triumph will go a long way to easing the memory of their loss to Waringstown in the final of the Touche Ross Senior Cup last month and caps a solid season for the Comber side . |
| 18 | We routinely boil crabs and lobsters alive , and consider eating live clams and oysters a gastronomic treat ! |
| 19 | The co-producer is Russell 's wife , Annie , who has long considered Stags And Hens a suitable vehicle for a film : ‘ I badgered Willy into it ’ . |
| 20 | A safe place Both said they were delighted the scheme had begun two weeks ahead of schedule and promised residents and visitors a safer and more pleasant place to shop . |
| 21 | Chief executive Frank Burns said : ‘ We would have had to spend 50pc of the cost on fire precautions in any case , so we have taken this opportunity to provide what is the most important building in Wirral with an entrance that gives patients , staff and visitors a welcoming and efficient first impression . ’ |
| 22 | Industrial output had shown a 13.4 per cent increase over the same period in 1990 , exports an 18.5 per cent increase , and imports a 15.9 per cent increase . |
| 23 | Stand with your legs and feet a comfortable distance apart . |
| 24 | You 're convinced she 's about to become mincemeat when the hero appears , dissolves the chains , disarms the villain and effects a daring rescue . |
| 25 | He stops in the path of one of the dancing dhāmis and drapes the garland round his neck and plants a yellow ikā between his eyes , greeting the god . |
| 26 | sillibubs and jellies a lagere salver sillibubs and jellies |
| 27 | In the view of private and public critics of the Wilberforce sons there was more than filiopietism at issue in their charge that Clarkson claimed leadership in the cause when their father was entitled to it ; they suggested Clarkson had been to all intents and purposes a paid agent of the Abolition Committee . |
| 28 | To all intents and purposes a newborn human baby is helpless . |
| 29 | Corporate Programmes offers major companies and organisations a complete tailored management development service . |
| 30 | For both companies and individuals a new requirement is introduced for deeds : that the instrument must make it clear ‘ on its face ’ that it is intended to be a deed . |