Example sentences of "a [adj] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I became a wearer of double-breasted suits , a leaner on bars , a discusser of interest rates . |
| 2 | This new wall consists of a 75 × 50″ framework , with the uprights set at 406mm centres , to suit 1220 × 2440mm plasterboard . |
| 3 | They would learn that in this violent age , not one in 10,000 gives a damn for prisoners ' rights . |
| 4 | A lot of lads started out here , went to Sarries , a few to Wasps then come home again . |
| 5 | erm I mean a few of things that I would say , first of all we operate on a freephone system , also we turn claims cheques round the same day , and the name of the game as far as we 're concerned is service . |
| 6 | At Slapton , as on not a few other manors , a degree of confusion is understandable , for tenures were complex , embracing not only freeholds and copyholds — mostly heritable , though including a few for lives — but also what were described in a survey made in 1548 as ‘ The Farme Landes ’ , which were probably parcels of the demesne that were let by copy of court roll , the larger ones for fifteen years , the rest at will . |
| 7 | To get the ball rolling , here a few for starters … |
| 8 | ‘ I 've got a few with chances , ’ he says . |
| 9 | try and get a few on others take on |
| 10 | ‘ Most are used as free-standing units at the fill point , but we do have a few on bowsers and sprayers . |
| 11 | So the higher you are , the more exposure to damaging rays , which is why skiing is such a high-risk for sunburns . |
| 12 | This is a metric between N-tuples of 0s and 1s . |
| 13 | a commercial for abortions . |
| 14 | The grass is greener than in a commercial for lawn-mowers ; something , as at a Test match or at Wimbldeon , hangs in the air or on the hum of the crowd 's voice . |
| 15 | All he wanted was a belly-full of berries and a chance to bully the small birds . |
| 16 | Police had to abandon a car chase after a serious of blunders . |
| 17 | Meanwhile the I R A have admitted a serious of attacks on so-called soft targets in Britain , including yesterday 's shooting of an army sergeant outside a careers office in north London . |
| 18 | Elsewhere they describe the state simply as ‘ a body of armed men ’ imposing the will of a dominant class on the rest of society by force , as when a proto-class of exploiters first imposes government by a coup on others . |
| 19 | Erm so I do n't think that one 's achievable erm I think what this amounts to is that erm there are two cuts that we do n't agree with er there 's a vast on reserves we do n't agree with but we managed to put forward a thousand pounds for education at the same time erm i this does strike me as a budget of a party which it knows has no prospect of any sort of responsibility in this council for a long time to come . |
| 20 | Prices start at £15 for a 7 × 9″ picture . |
| 21 | About fifty men were descending into the valley and towards the farmhouse on all sides , all in kneeboots , all in blue , a dozen with Alsatians straining at the leash . |
| 22 | In the late nineteenth century , debts had been run up due to the club moving premises twice , plus a falling-off of spectators . |
| 23 | Then there 's a blank for weeks eight to thirteen . |
| 24 | so erm you 'll find that there 's a predominant of suggestions of slide lectures here if you hate doing them there 's no reason on earth why you should ! |
| 25 | If nothing is readily available you find yourself trying to thaw out the cheesecake from the bottom of the freezer ( nobody will miss it , will they ? ) , or working out how long it will take you to get to the shops and back with a bag-full of goodies . |
| 26 | The only reply was a muffled crunching as Cassowary disposed of a beak-full of berries , leaves and twigs . |
| 27 | Kite operation becomes educational , as experience gives better appreciation of air movement , and the way in which wind is a resultant from changes in barometric pressure . |
| 28 | This may represent a failing by doctors to initiate adequate therapy , but there are other possible explanations . |
| 29 | Key elements of the plan include a West Middlesbrough Enterprise Trust , a Challenging for Jobs scheme , Community Security projects , upgrading council houses and encouraging business-community partnerships to reduce crime . |
| 30 | you know you 've got ta yo , you 're talking a thousand for carpets ! |