Example sentences of "a [det] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I often hear and read stories of anglers spending weeks on end in search of Fenland zander with very little to show for it and yet with a little thought they could be catching on a regular basis . |
| 2 | And when my father gives it a little thought he 'll realise it is now September and that my time off is likely to creep into next year , which will make a much longer period owing to me . ’ |
| 3 | Nilsson added : ‘ With a little luck I 'm sure we can go all the way . |
| 4 | ‘ And she 's a fine shoemaker , she has real talent and with a little help she could go far . |
| 5 | Most of these seemingly alert young men , acting as sentries for their sleeping comrades , are soaked to the skin and looking forward to a little sleep themselves before the final push against the enemy . |
| 6 | We 've been thrilled with this work experience cos was Dave originally had these five days off taping and he said no , he said , you know you 're so tired , have a little rest we 'll go up I 'll go up on the train only to get to the Selhurst Park he 's got four or five train journeys |
| 7 | Now these routines seemed to take most of the morning , and after lunch and a little rest she sallied forth for a walk . |
| 8 | Clovis 's reign , Gregory claims , lasted thirty years ; with a little difficulty we can compute the dates of his accession as 481 , the defeat of Syagrius as 486 , the victory over the Alamans as 496 and the king 's death as 511 . |
| 9 | ‘ In a little way it did , because we did really want to keep it small . |
| 10 | After a little way I halted and looked back . |
| 11 | With a little knowledge you can make very healthy changes to your diet without having to alter radically your whole way of eating . |
| 12 | Doing a little research I can give you approximate numbers of the various things the Guild has made since the turn of the century as follows : 645 sets of Mass vestments , 121 copes , 226 altar cloths , 211 albs plus hundreds of pieces of small linen corporals , purificators amices , etc . |
| 13 | With a little effort she managed to be reasonably amiable throughout supper , even refraining from a caustic retort when he complimented her cooking . |
| 14 | Hannah may have gone without most of the comforts that people take for granted , but at least she had emotional warmth and stability , wrapped as she was in the cocoon of a caring family — her mother , her grandparents , and for a little time her tragic father , all around her . |
| 15 | Why not join our band of Volunteers — even if you can spare a little time you will always be welcome . |
| 16 | The basic shape is very easy to make , but if you do have a little time you might want to give the dragon more elaborate scales . |
| 17 | At first sight these symbols look very formidable , but with a little practice they can be mastered and understood . |
| 18 | With a little practice you should be able to brew 40 pints of good cheap beer in less than three hours ' work . |
| 19 | But with a little practice you can be near the top of the scale . |
| 20 | Working in this way , with a little practice you will be able to build a complete chart very quickly . |
| 21 | Most people will have such shots in their collection — the dark blob in the middle is a yeti , honest ! — but with the right tools and a little practice you can get some brilliant results . |
| 22 | Follow our guidance and with a little practice you will find your notes transformed into a neat , annotated system of stored information that is readily available for retrieval when wanted . |
| 23 | With a little practice it is possible to generate complete sentences instantly by simply calling up a string of stored phonemes . |
| 24 | With a little practice she 'll halve that time ! |
| 25 | Rather than focusing on a few substances which are painted in lurid colours , the specialists say , the goal should be a workplace free of compulsive chemical use of all kinds . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've run up a few debts myself , you know ! |
| 27 | And for a few moments everything else was forgotten . |
| 28 | After a few moments her voice grew louder , and she started to shout at her mother . |
| 29 | For a few moments her still-sleepy eyes refused to focus on the dramatic black handwriting . |
| 30 | In the space of a few moments one crossed a cultural divide now generations deep . |