Example sentences of "by a hair [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Muriel , probably because of her years and the fact they were looking for a more mature person , was by a hair 's breadth the front-runner , ahead of two younger girls both with experience of the insurance business . |
| 2 | The classic case is that of the American bison , reduced from millions to a handful of individuals , and saved from extinction by a hair 's breadth . |
| 3 | At 5′ 6″ and 9 ¼ stone , Hanif was the slightest of all postwar Test leaders , beating Hassett by a hair 's breadth . |
| 4 | Martin Rosenbaum , the family adviser , added : ‘ This very narrow decision by the court shows that the Government can hang on to its defence of corporal punishment only by a hair 's breadth . ’ |
| 5 | You escaped death by a hair 's breadth . ’ |
| 6 | Martin Rosenbaum , the family adviser , added : ‘ This very narrow decision by the court shows that the Government can hang on to its defence of corporal punishment only by a hair 's breadth . ’ |