Example sentences of "[adv prt] a [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His flailing tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them on the earth . |
| 2 | He stretched his throat and gulped down a third of the liquid in the glass . |
| 3 | Despite profits which were down a third on last year , Stoddard Sekers International outperformed the bulk of the beleaguered textile section . |
| 4 | JOANNE HOCKLEY from Felixstowe Ferry booked her place in the match-play stages of the British Women 's Amateur Championship when she handed in a 72 during the second qualifying round at Royal Lytham and St Annes . |
| 5 | Victor sucks in a Hooverful of cigar smoke , then strains it out through tight lips . |
| 6 | A kilo of in Brazil now brings in a fifth of what it did in eighty , nineteen eighty three . |
| 7 | He still brings in a few of the old fans . |
| 8 | It remained over a million throughout the period , falling back a bit in the middle twenties but then rising steeply in 1930 . |
| 9 | They ran over a few in their minds , having acquired the same references . |
| 10 | David McCathie fought back from 22–12 down at 17 ends and almost pulled off a five on the last which would have secured another point for Essex but Paul Maynard continued his winning momentum to ensure the overall venue win . |
| 11 | Scrape the soil away from the plant to expose some of its larger roots and cut off a few of these with a sharp knife . |
| 12 | Channel 4 put up a fifth of the funding for Howard 's End , which brought an Oscar for Emma Thompson , and a third of the money to make Neil Jordan 's Crying Game , starring Ulster-born actors Adrian Dunbar and Stephen Rea . |
| 13 | Intel profits last year rose almost a third to $819 million after tax on sales of $4.78 billion , up a fifth on 1990 . |
| 14 | The new system will run under MS-DOS or Windows , transmits at a faster 10Mbps than its predecessor and takes up a fifth less memory space : 37Kb on a satellite , 46Kb on a server . |
| 15 | Storing up a ticking-off for her sister , Leonora managed a rather stiff smile to hide the joy bubbling inside her . |
| 16 | What needs to be considered when opening up a blocked off flue ? |
| 17 | KENT went run crazy yesterday as they piled up a 603 for eight — their highest total since 1934 — against Warwickshire at Edgbaston . |
| 18 | Making up a mathematic with different bases and signs . |
| 19 | Because obviously it 's , they are going to some of the paving , we do n't wanting it running up a small onto the next lot . |
| 20 | King , who works on the Earl of Leicester 's Holkham estate , picked up a four on the fourth end to go 7–1 ahead and increased his lead to 11–2 . |
| 21 | Stan Burton , back to his best , had one shot to spare against the successful John Lynch picking up a three on the last end to win 1716 in a quality contest . |
| 22 | In fact she might even just dream up a few to even up the score a little . |
| 23 | I did not , to be honest , think I would have much success — it 's not the sort of thing that I would have known all those years ago — but the idea of ringing up a few of my former colleagues was just irresistible . |
| 24 | If you think the ‘ feeder is emptying too fast it is a simple matter to block up a few of the holes with a piece of sticky tape . |
| 25 | I too pondered over making up a few of my own out of spring steel , but decided to try the cheaper option of a note to Warwick themselves before going down this route . |
| 26 | As in Chapter 2 , there will be room only to open up a few of the many possible perspectives and issues , and to suggest some ways of thinking about them . |
| 27 | ‘ Now let's put up a few of the torches again and we 'll have a proper competition . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ You did n't really think I 'd run away just because you tore up a few of my clothes , did you ? ’ |
| 29 | Dorcas organized younger nomes to digging drainage trenches and rigged up a few of the big light bulbs for heat . |
| 30 | Colin Montgomerie , a British Ryder Cup player last year , who was also making his first appearance , had a 72 but David Feherty , who played steadily for 12 holes , ran up a seven at the 13th and had to settle for a 73 . |