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

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1 As to genius , ‘ Reynolds ’ opinion was that Genius may be taught & that all Pretense to Inspiration is a Lie & a Deceit , to say the least of it .
2 One & a half : five .
3 — For me — who at the age of 14 & a half , was turned out into the world , literally without a farthing — & with nought to look to for a living but his own exertions , you may easily suppose this a necessary prejudice — & indeed — the tardy paying of many of my subscribers — renders it but too difficult to procure food — & pay for publishing , at once .
4 The mansion was , he said , ‘ elegantly & completely furnished-with 9 lodging rooms , three parlours & a Hall — in a most beautiful & romantic situation by the sea side ’ .
5 Complete the following : ‘ a ? \ @*; £ ! % beats as it sweeps as it cleans ’ ; ‘ a \ @*?; & a day helps you work rest and play ’ .
6 In Paris er , were top of the M & A league but the volume was well down on the record nineteen ninety .
7 They were nearly always fly-front affairs ( occasionally black or non-fly ) & a uniform developed around it : navy Crombie with red pre-folded ( & stitched onto cardboard ) pocket-square stick-pinned in ; black & white check B. Sherman , open necked ; Levi 's Sta-Prest ( probably black or white ) ; red socks , black shoes .
8 a Television Studio & a Sound Studio located in a new media suite ;
9 Or , better still , maybe we should question the present shibboleth that a bath or a shower a day is necessary for hygiene .
10 She did n't care whether it was a bath or a shower just as long as there was lots of hot water and soap .
11 Will you need more washbasins or a shower , and can these be easily installed ?
12 Ask residents whether they prefer a strip wash , a bath or a shower .
13 All bathroom light switches should be the ceiling-mounted , pullcord kind — as should double-pole switches fitted to control an electric shower or a shower pump .
14 By that time , as Adam said , you would actually have been shocked if the temperature had dropped or a shower of rain fallen .
15 It 'll be two rooms and a bath or a shower .
16 Unfortunately , officers are in a position of sometimes telling a prisoner at the end of a week , that you ca n't have a bath or a shower and there is no change of clean underwear .
17 Play rolling games : if you have n't got a ball , an orange or a roll of tape will do .
18 Could you give me an example of how you went about making a a bread scone or a roll or what had to be done ?
19 Rather than treating language as a ‘ learning topic ’ which can be compartmentalised and taught in a formal setting such as a classroom or a clinic , an increasing number of therapists and teachers are beginning to explore ways of dealing with language as an integral part of the communicative process which surrounds any social activity .
20 On another side it was an assault upon the corruption of the highest truths ; against turning love of the Bible into bibliolatry , or creeds into scholastic definitions , or the sacrament into magic , or Popes and priests and bishops into a bureaucracy or a rigidity where structure becomes the end instead of the means ; or turning the Church into a social club .
21 It is better to include a specific provision in the standard terms to prevent a party proving a variation of the standard terms , or a collateral contract , rather than relying on the parol evidence rule .
22 If this were so , it would be as meaningless to make general statements about what a mouse or a cock or a cobra feels as it is to generalise about human behaviour .
23 It would seem unreasonable to protect your premises with a lion or a cobra , but not , perhaps , with a fierce dog .
24 The fork-lift truck was not fitted with either wing mirrors or a speedometer .
25 When Parliament legislates to remedy what the majority of its members at the time perceive to be a defect or a lacuna in the existing law ( whether it be the written law enacted by existing statutes or the unwritten common law as it has been expounded by the judges in decided cases ) , the role of the judiciary is confined to ascertaining from the words that Parliament has approved as expressing its intention what that intention was , and to giving effect to it .
26 When Parliament legislates to remedy what the majority of its members at the time perceive to be a defect or a lacuna in the existing law ( whether it be the written law enacted by existing statutes or the unwritten common law as it has been expounded by the judges in decided cases ) , the role or the judiciary is confined to ascertaining from the words that Parliament has approved as expressing its intention what that intention was , and to giving effect to it .
27 So , even if we had a precise account of adult human knowledge of inside , support , and behind , we could not equate any part of this with a cat 's or a chimp 's knowledge simply by jettisoning those parts of it influenced by our linguistic representations .
28 Check whether full rent or a retainer is required during vacations .
29 Decide if you are going to have any special sales offers or promotions ( eg selling last season 's Christmas cards at a reduced price , or a promotion on wrapping paper — 10p a sheet or six sheets for 50p ) .
30 Others seem increasingly to have thronged the court hoping to have a chance of pressing their suit upon the Queen or a courtier .
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