Example sentences of "a [noun sg] at [noun] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | You 're going to need to have a look at fractions a bit but that 's just for you . |
| 4 | Andover pool was now the centre of southern skating , after a coup at Andover a few decided to stop off at Farnborough and were very surprised by the level skating by the locals . |
| 5 | The little Third Division side caused a sensation at Anfield a fortnight ago by storming into a 3-0 lead in the first leg of their Coca-Cola Cup tie . |
| 6 | At fourteen he began to work as a postman at 2d. a round , one round each morning . |
| 7 | The child 's mother , Alison Margaret Cowley , 34 , of Allerthorpe , North Yorkshire was killed when her car was in collision with a lorry at roadworks a mile west of Bowes , near Barnard Castle on Thursday . |
| 8 | A few years ago , company A acquired 100% of the equity shares of company B by issuing 1m equity shares , nominal value £1 a share at £2.10 a share . |
| 9 | Spritsail had started odds-on for a race at Ascot a week ago , but trailed in a well-beaten last of four behind Tralos . |
| 10 | He was prepared to run a conveyance to the links twice a day at 6d. a head or 1s. 0d. for a single passenger . |
| 11 | Lloyd had persuaded Coleridge to take him as a pupil at £80 a year ; but when his wealthy father , a member of the banking family , insisted that the arrangement could last only for a year , Coleridge 's expectation of a regular income suddenly vanished , and Lloyd eventually settled with him as an occasional lodger , not a pupil . |
| 12 | At one such , six English pickmen " learned reasonable " , were getting four kibbles a week at 4s. a kibble . |
| 13 | He went five times a week at $200 a session . |
| 14 | At Goodyear , who supply 2,000 tyres a season at £350 a time , a spokesman told me : ‘ Nigel is a character , a personality and a tremendous driver who does the sport a lot of good . |
| 15 | Maureen is a manager at House a day centre for the homeless on in Nottingham . |
| 16 | 's Medau Rhythmic Movement is still a bargain at £1.50 a copy — PLEASE — take some copies to your classes to sell . |
| 17 | In later life I was lucky enough to be able to afford flying lessons , even though they cost a fortune at £5 an hour ! |
| 18 | Apparently he was involved in an accident at work a few days ago , went to his local casualty department who could n't actually detect any break and treated it as a severe sprain . ’ |