Example sentences of "[noun] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At any instant , three of them are the current required settings of the three motors ; three are the previous required settings , a third of a second earlier ; three are the required settings a third of a second before then ; and so on . |
| 2 | But he almost always gave the defendant a second chance , and sent him a second summons to appear the following week . |
| 3 | As a result a third , lower tier to the court system , the police courts , was added in 1843 . |
| 4 | By reflecting the light , the tapetum gives the rods a second change to absorb the rays . |
| 5 | There is no doubt the accident at the Nürburgring cost Niki a second successive championship . |
| 6 | In most subjects a second bolus containing a different quantity of bicarbonate to the first was infused 30 minutes after the first bolus . |
| 7 | Quite amazingly I hear that the selectors are undecided about taking the best wicket keeper Jack Russell — and could give Yorkshire 's Richard Blakey a first major tour on the grounds that there will be eight one-day international games . |
| 8 | At threshold concentrations a second phase caused by ADP release from the platelets is seen and at high concentrations a single phase with irreversible aggregation is observed ( Hardisty et al , 1970 ) . |
| 9 | Josh Gifford wheeled Honey End round , took him back a few paces and put him at the fence a second time . |
| 10 | The remainder of the finishers were either remounted or put to the fence a second time . |
| 11 | For although he had denied world No 1 Nick Faldo a third title , he immediately feared a backlash from Britain 's star player , who regards Augusta as his spiritual home in America . |
| 12 | She visited the United States a second time in 1902 , as a founding member , with Susan B. Anthony , of the International Council of Women . |
| 13 | Lifting his lips a thousandth of an inch from hers , he said , ‘ Forgotten her . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Some residents who were moved after the last round of home closures are now faced with losing their homes a second time , ’ said Mr Common . |
| 15 | They were then asked to listen to the voices a second time and say whether each was " black , white or other " , giving a confidence rating . |
| 16 | Adrian Littlejohn had given United side a 61st minute lead to make up for two earlier misses from Brian Deane as the home side took a grip on the game . |
| 17 | But his bold substitution — putting on Merson after 70 minutes to give his side a third orthodox striker — provided the missing ingredient . |
| 18 | Behind Millie a second cellist sawed and fingered in support . |
| 19 | Moving the special report , Section and Industrial Conferences and also President if I may , at the same time , moving motion one one one A on behalf of the C E C , rather than returning to the rostrum a second time . |
| 20 | In mid-January the police said that they had arrested under the Internal Security Act a sixth man allegedly involved in a plot to take Sabah out of the Malaysian federation ; he was named as Vincent Chung , group manager of a company controlled by the Sabah Foundation . |
| 21 | Hulme transgressed even more unpardonably in the 14th minute , when his high tackle on Greg Mackey earned a spell in the sin-bin and allowed Turner a third goal , this time from the half-way line . |
| 22 | Poach in a bain marie ( a roasting dish a third full of water ) and bake on the middle shell for 35–40 minutes , or until set . |
| 23 | This not only adds power to the punch , but also gives the karateka a second strike in readiness , should it be needed . |
| 24 | The argument put forward by the member states mentioned above is tantamount to seeking to graft on to the derogation from the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality a second derogation as regards fishing vessels relating to the nationality of the owners or operators of such vessels . |
| 25 | Phat struck the motionless corpse of the coolie who had died beside Hoc a third time before he realized that the wretched man had passed forever beyond pain and productive labor . |
| 26 | Because you need to get maximum use of your time in an on-the-road campaign a last minute change , even a small one , can have immense repercussions . |
| 27 | In the Odonata it is divided into two subsegments and among the parasitic Hymenoptera a second apparent trochanter , derived from the base of the femur , is present ( see p. 1185 ) . |
| 28 | On re-establishing the climb and at a height of between 100 and 200 feet a third flock was seen , again directly ahead . |
| 29 | But do n't go counting on my mercifulness a second time . |
| 30 | Far from hurling a newly laddered pair into the nearest rubbish bin in a rage , three-quarters of women give their stockings a second chance . |