Example sentences of "[adv] [num] [noun sg] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But er they , they did sort of th it was fairly distributed there 's no , eggs you 'd get perhaps one egg a week on each ration book . |
| 2 | So five pound a pound at forty six at ninety two a pound |
| 3 | Today , for example , in Unilever , employees over the age of fifty may choose to work progressively less with the firm and more with the community until in their last year before retirement they work only one day a week with the firm . |
| 4 | Only one player a year from List One , and just two in any five-year period , can be signed on by a county making it unlikely that Athey would be able to move . |
| 5 | ‘ How can you rent a house when you have only one pound a week in the world ? ’ |
| 6 | Pensioners face a rise of only one pound a week from next April , the smallest increase for years . |
| 7 | Massive well-capitalized and incorporated financial conglomerates , bringing under one roof a multiplicity of financial services including stock-broking , market-making , insurance and insurance broking , banking , investment management , corporate finance , began to appear . |
| 8 | I know of one evangelist who puts aside one day a month for prayer and retreat at a Roman Catholic monastery where he receives much support . |
| 9 | I think I was getting nearly five pound a week by then . |
| 10 | And then all of a sudden in a span of about three month a lot of deals started er going by the wayside let's say right . |
| 11 | In developing countries particularly , early marriage has as one consequence a lengthening of the period that women spend in childbearing . |
| 12 | Then one day a couple of months ago he returned , just as I was leaving assuming I 'd missed him . |
| 13 | In response , a growing body of clergy and laity , on both sides of the Atlantic , are committing themselves to dedicate at least one hour a day to prayer for the renewal and growth of the Church and for the transformation of society . |
| 14 | If the wife is unable to take a nap in the afternoon when the children are napping , then possibly there is someone who could look after them for a few hours at least one day a week for her to regain her strength . |
| 15 | Margaret , the charming supervisor , became a great favourite of CBC staff and artists over the years , for most of us ate at least one meal a day in that friendly oasis . |
| 16 | His Lambeth Constitutions of 1281 laid down that the priest should instruct the people in the basics of the faith and preach at least four time a year in English . |