Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] a " in BNC.

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1 It provides a payment of $10 a day up to a maximum of 30 days .
2 The very word ‘ Britain ’ is a device to give a variety of peoples a single political identity .
3 In a case of recognition an identification parade would often be pointless but in the present case an identification parade or at the least a controlled confrontation should have been held .
4 We just go down for a bit of practice a few nights before . ’
5 Well yeah yeah a bit of humour a bit of humour
6 I 'm gon na elaborate on all these a bit in syntax a lot as we proceed .
7 It also contributed to a shift in opinion at the Ministry of Education away from the curtailment or freezing of grant towards modest and flexible expansion — and the Eastern District was able to take advantage of the new grant regulations which followed the Report in 1955 to achieve a level of aid a few percentage points higher than the 75% hitherto regarded as standard .
8 And they say a decision to route an ambulance carrying a fatally wounded Catholic man through heavy morning traffic on the Queen 's Bridge was the correct one in the circumstances .
9 From The Good Skiing Guide reports I estimate that for those with a taste for Cabernet-Sauvignon , a budget of £30 a day would not be extravagant , adding another £400 .
10 For example , in one scheme for 35 highly dependent elderly people introduced by Kent SSD , home care managers were given a budget of £66,000 a year to spend on buying appropriate services and/or particular equipment to aid independence .
11 The general form of the argument is always that ‘ real ’ elites find the political formulas and consecrated myths of decentralization or a fragmentation of powers a convenient cover for their monopoly control of the key decisions of state .
12 Councillors were told by David Begg , the finance committee chairman , that the regional council 's £9.2 million budget surplus was equivalent to a reduction of £18 a head in the poll tax .
13 Councillors were told yesterday by David Begg , their finance committee chairman , that the regional council 's £9.2 million budget surplus was equivalent to a reduction of £18 a head in the poll tax .
14 For example , coral islands such as the Maldives may keep ahead of a rise of 50-70m a century .
15 The fall in pocket money received for this age group contrasts with a rise from £1.40 a week to £1.48 shown in a Halifax survey of the under-12s last month .
16 He was standing on a kind of pedestal a little above the others , thrusting both arms up into the air .
17 A recruiting sergeant wore as a badge of office a plume of coloured ribbons in his shako ; when a young man had been persuaded to enlist he was handed a shilling to bind the contract .
18 The waistline of her white dress , belted solid with beads and diamante , gave her the look of a page walking with a courtly gentleman disguised in black — doublet and hose lying in a chest at home an elongated miniature by Hillyard , a gentleman up to no good .
19 In order to satisfy the SGA 1979 , the definition requires that the following components be present : ( a ) Contract for the sale of goods It should be noted that within the definition of a contract of sale a distinction is drawn between an executory sale or agreement to sell , and an executed transfer .
20 Although for a majority of employees a protected rights contract is usually likely to offer a higher return , there are certain limitations and the accepted wisdom seems to be that the older the employee and the larger the transfer value , the more attractive a section 32 buy-out becomes .
21 So in a flash of generosity an extra prize will be my personal assurance that Elvira will not be coming around to kick you in the groin in the immediate future .
22 Yeah when we 've had a look at fractions a bit erm we 'll play with those and we 'll find out things like what 's half of a quarter things like that .
23 You 're going to need to have a look at fractions a bit but that 's just for you .
24 William , who has been on invalidity benefit since the accident , accepted a settlement of £70,000 a few days before the case started .
25 ‘ What is two feet tall , gives a gallon of milk a day and moos ? ’
26 In this parched red rock desert , where you have to drink a gallon of water a day to prevent dehydration and heatstroke , a sight like this is pure euphoria .
27 The Tartars called a division of warriors a horda . ’
28 Various reports a plea for support a plea for interest particularly for the seventy fifth anniversary year next year and after that we had the most lovely party .
29 Out of a stand of pine a slim grey beast emerged .
30 A grant of £10,000 a year for 3 years was approved .
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