Example sentences of "in a third [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standing in a third of an acre , it has a small kitchen garden and a double garage . |
| 2 | An examination of the curricula of twenty LEAs enabled me to discover the word ‘ death ’ to be included in a third of the schemes for the different age groups from 7 to 14 , although tucked away beneath such general headings as ‘ Beliefs , Practices , Customs and Artefacts ’ ; ‘ Rites of Passage ( e.g. Initiation through Baptism , Burial Rites ’ ) ; ‘ Self-understanding ( e.g. Integrity , Pride , Humility , Loneliness , Suffering , Bereavement and Death ’ ) . |
| 3 | We see : in ex.5a the first violins with this theme combination ; in ex.5b the first oboe in a parallel spot ; in ex.5c on the upper stave the cellos ( in the tenor clef ) first with the twice-repeated dotted linear theme , then the angular four-note theme , marked with strokes , joining ( now in the bass clef ) in bar 401 the basses in a third of the five themes ; on the lower stave the basses announcing the angular theme , with strokes , followed by a dotted fragment of the linear theme ( in support of the cellos ) leading into the third theme with its signal-like opening and descending quaver passagework . |
| 4 | has the Minister er studied the Royal College of Nursing Report which was published early last month , which shows that in a third of accident and emergency units in hospitals , patients actually have to stay overnight er before they are admitted to er a ward and would she a accept that this really is not a satisfactory situation , it 's actually worse i outside London than it is in London , contrary to some views . |
| 5 | And with son Peter living at Norwich , he and his wife can travel there in a third of the time it would take by road . |
| 6 | I have done it on about three occasions in a third of a century . |
| 7 | Brian Wood was the strong , solid , ever-dependable central defender who made a tremendous contribution to Palace 's promotion to Division Two under Dick Graham in 1963–64 , but who then had the misfortune to suffer a badly broken leg in a third round FA Cup-tie in January 1965 , from which he never fully recovered while with us . |