Example sentences of "in a [noun sg] [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fire fighters from Stockton put out a fire in a potting shed at a house in Bishopton Road , Stockton . |
| 2 | Lion Cavern came from last in a race run at a slow early pace , to get up in the finalstrides and score by a head from long-time leader River Falls , with Swing Low a further length away third , and Rodrigo de Triano failing to run on in the final furlong and weakening for fourth . |
| 3 | The coins included in a hoard deposited at a given date will all have been made before that date . |
| 4 | The new Renault/Volvo operating company will be 65pc owned directly and indirectly by the French state and 35pc by Volvo , Renault said in a statement released at a joint news conference in Paris . |
| 5 | Many of the programmes do little to stimulate the mind and sitting in a chair staring at a screen is not too good for the body either . |
| 6 | AN ULSTER teenager was in a spin last week after prematurely celebrating winning a brand new car in a prize draw at a local disco . |
| 7 | One can imagine someone in a room looking at a beautiful painting , drinking in the details and the way in which they combine to constitute the lovely whole , and there being nothing beyond this observer and the object of his contemplation . |
| 8 | NAEP went through an initial consultation with teachers and the general public in an effort to arrive at a consensus on the goals of education . |