Example sentences of "here [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are , of course , more fundamental issues at stake here than just a falling training rate — which is where the second working party takes over . |
| 2 | Here and there a tall Tal tree ( a kind of palm ) stands out , all else is submerged . |
| 3 | Here and there a creeper-covered country house with a pitched roof which the French dignified with the name of ‘ château ’ , here and there a little town with broad tree-lined avenues , the inevitable ‘ Place Napoléon ’ , and the lycée in a prime position . |
| 4 | Here and there a creeper-covered country house with a pitched roof which the French dignified with the name of ‘ château ’ , here and there a little town with broad tree-lined avenues , the inevitable ‘ Place Napoléon ’ , and the lycée in a prime position . |
| 5 | ‘ I found a good place on the bus , on the top deck , right at the front , where you can feel the warmth coming up through a grating ’ ( here and there a head nodded understandingly ) ‘ and see the view . |
| 6 | Here and there a Roman dish , cabbage cooked with leeks , stuffed dates , tripe in ginger sauce , yuk ! |
| 7 | Here and there a few barricades were erected but they were defended half-heartedly by the few who manned them . |
| 8 | Here and there a duckboard keeps your feet off the mud . |
| 9 | A few of the mounts shifted their feet ; here and there a rider slid his sword back and forth in its scabbard . |
| 10 | Here and there a regular path of some animal helped them but it rarely ran in one direction for long and they were unwilling to lose contact with the water which they would eventually have to cross . |
| 11 | Here and there a Marco or Giuseppe . |
| 12 | The walls not of stone had been plastered and whitewashed , with here and there a grey stone protruding where it had been too large or awkward to remove and cover . |
| 13 | Then , as if a dividing line had been drawn across the outskirts of the town , the scene changed : Ben was now driving the cart past terraced houses with lace curtains at the windows , and the bath-bricked steps leading to painted front doors , with here and there a little maid scrubbing the steps , or sluicing the pavement outside the small railed gardens . |
| 14 | Here and there a rebellious dandelion sprouts . |
| 15 | Roosting birds rustled overhead ; the night breeze stirred the leaves ; here and there a dead twig fell . |
| 16 | Even a little food could be had at a pinch , for here and there were a few pale twists of grass and here and there a dandelion . |
| 17 | Here and there a few people moved about amongst the chicken coops and the junk : a girl chasing a goose into a pen , a boy flying a kite . |
| 18 | Here and there a fight broke out , girls screeched as someone goosed them , lovers clung together and ignored all that went on around them , pickpockets worked their art furiously and everyone set out to enjoy themselves . |
| 19 | Here and there a grey farmhouse or cottage was tucked into a hollow . |
| 20 | The walls of embossed paper , with here and there a darkened bruise of damp , the fiery carpet , the four poster draped and covered in the colour of Ruth 's velvet mouth . |
| 21 | Evidently there was a market not far away , for there were plenty of housewives with shopping bags bulging with fresh vegetables and fruit , while here and there a businessman hurried through the crowd clutching his briefcase or sat scanning a newspaper over his coffee or cognac . |
| 22 | The rock hissed and cracked ; here and there a stone flew up , and the steam rose like smoke . |
| 23 | I shuffled down the shingle until I felt the mush of dry seaweed , and then I explored it with my hands — yes , it was just the stuff one would expect , weed , and here and there a bit of wood . |
| 24 | Against walls , jars of oil , cheap wine , and black and red beer were stacked , and here and there a low table displayed jewellery . |
| 25 | The shadows provided some relief , and here and there a man or a donkey dozed in one . |
| 26 | Here and there a word emerged ; she thought she detected ‘ the ’ , ‘ and ’ and ‘ hope ’ through the fog of her panic . |
| 27 | Now and again the walkway became even more narrow as a pavement café spilled its chairs and tables upon it , tempting the strolling shopper to stop for refreshment ; here and there a small crowd gathered around a solitary musician or a group of young teenagers singing , the plates at their feet covered in kroner as a testament to their audience 's approval . |
| 28 | Here and there a larger house stood , once the home of some magnate now long gone , broken and rotten , a warren where different families lived in every room . |
| 29 | Here and there a faint pencil line indicated where a line of trees or a valley would one day appear . |
| 30 | As the land rose , the rectangular paddy fields gave way to thin terraces that carved the valley into steps ; here and there an irrigated paddy glistened in a green crescent . |