Example sentences of "a single [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The simplest atom , hydrogen , consists of a single electron encircling the nucleus which has a single positive charge ; the positively charged particle that comprises the hydrogen nucleus is called the ‘ proton ’ . |
| 2 | Researchers from Hitachi Europe Ltd 's Cambridge Laboratory , working with Cambridge University 's Microelectronics Research Centre claim to have fabricated a memory cell that uses a single electron to store one bit , vastly reducing the power that would be required by huge-capacity memory chips — a device the size of a silver dollar could store 1T-bits while drawing just 0.1W : in current technology it would be the size of a tennis court and dissipate 10KW . |
| 3 | The ‘ signal ’ to look for , then , to observe a W , is a single electron carrying lots of energy . |
| 4 | Previously , only trade in new horn was banned but , with a single horn fetching as much as £30,000 , Chinese dealers have been buying up big game trophies for export to the Far East . |
| 5 | It wore a goat 's mask , with a single horn growing from the forehead . |
| 6 | A single parent living with her four children on this Sunderland estate had kept a large bedroom window covered with plastic sheeting for nearly a year ; the council had n't fixed it and she did n't have the wherewithal to do it herself . |
| 7 | A single parent living with her parents gets supplementary benefit of £5.25 child benefit . |
| 8 | As can be seen from table 6.6 , the proportion of all families with dependent children which are headed by a single parent increased from just over 8 per cent in 1971 to just under 12 per cent in 1981 . |
| 9 | Peter responds that the fact that someone is a single parent does n't mean they 're not a decent person . |
| 10 | Advice and assistance in making a will can only be given to a client who is over 70 , or disabled or suffering from a mental disorder ( or a parent or guardian wishing to provide for such a person ) , or a single parent wishing to appoint a testamentary guardian . |
| 11 | Being a single parent brings extra stresses to childcare , and there may be lots of things that have happened in your life that you have n't included in your letter . |
| 12 | He tossed a single crimson rose on to her oak coffin . |
| 13 | One major block to progress that is created in mathematics is the constant use of a single notation to represent a concept : for example , always labelling a triangle ABC , always using only Cartesian coordinates ( x , y ) in representing points . |
| 14 | Small areas are best paved in a single colour using a simple design to avoid being over fussy . |
| 15 | Limiting a bed or an area of a border to all the various shades of a single colour produces a sophisticated effect , although on a larger scale it may appear monotonous unless relieved by a subtle use of green or variegated foliage . |
| 16 | Some detectors incorporate the two types in a single unit to give you a better performance . |
| 17 | The following is an example of a single unit related to training delivery which would be relevant to a range of occupational roles , including line managers , supervisors and trainers : |
| 18 | Now , it was responding to what de Gaulle had called the solemn pact which was at the moment being sealed ‘ in the suffering of all and the blood of the soldiers ’ between France and the peoples of the Indochinese Union and to his belief that ‘ not for a single hour did France lose the hope and the will to recover free Indo-China ’ . |
| 19 | Inter-rater reliability ranges from 86 per cent to 92 per cent and intra-rater reliability ( agreement for the analysis of errors from a single test made by the same tester on different occasions ) is 91 per cent . |
| 20 | It can perform flow injection analysis ( FIA ) and segmented continuous flow analysis ( SFA ) independently or can combine the techniques on a single test allowing automatic sample pretreatment such as dilution , concentration and/or filtration on-line , The Super Cartridge is a two part heater consisting of a spool of polymeric tubing which droops over a cone-shaped heater . |
| 21 | A single GP working alone , for example , covers Soho , and this is why many clients choose to use the accident and emergency department of University College Hospital and Barts as their primary point of contact with the health-care professions . |
| 22 | He wanted to tell her he had never stopped loving her , that never a single day had passed without him thinking of her , wanting her in his arms or by his side , sharing the success which life had bestowed on him . |
| 23 | " The Shipping Federation proved utterly incapable of helping its clients , and having dictated conditions for over twenty years , in a single day lost all its power " . |
| 24 | Paul from Tamworth says er I 'm a single man looking after my children and I do n't get a penny from my ex-wife . |
| 25 | As you say , it would be impossible for a single man to do any real damage to the craft . |
| 26 | They often discussed his family together and how hard it was for a single man to bring up children alone . |
| 27 | ‘ Now Bathsheba , ’ he said , laughing , ‘ you know very well that I had to be very careful , as a single man working for you , a good-looking young woman . |
| 28 | DEC reckons that more than 90% of today 's VAXcluster customers will be able to enhance their systems by adding an Alpha AXP system.DEC 's clustering technology enables allows multiple systems to operate as a single system to provide fault resilience and high availability for applications : each machine in the cluster runs its own copy of the operating system with the clustering software under the control of one of them . |
| 29 | At the time of our patient 's presentation a survey of published works did not show any cases with both conditions , but subsequently a single case has been reported , suggesting that any association is likely to be weak . |
| 30 | Bricks are especially useful , as they can be used laid flat , with two courses ( including mortar joints ) giving a height of 150mm ( 6″ ) ; on edge , with a single course giving a height of 112mm ( 4½″ ) ; or in various combinations of these . |