Example sentences of "young [noun sg] [Wh pn] [verb] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its main ideologist is Boris Kagarlitsky , a young Marxist who has written a number of books that have been published abroad but not yet in the USSR . |
| 2 | As passed by a Stockton housing estate we saw a young boy who finished climbing a steep embankment just in time to throw stones at us . |
| 3 | As we passed a Stockton housing estate we saw a young boy who finished climbing a steep embankment just in time to throw stones at us . |
| 4 | There was no general ruling on what type of person was best able to carry out these tasks but the two most common groups were : ( a ) the older wife who had a great deal of experience , and ( b ) the young wife who had made a determined effort to acquire as much knowledge and skill as possible . |
| 5 | Many people say that the solution is to take the young person who has committed a crime out of their community and lock them away , that will achieve a solution . |
| 6 | When he was told of a young man who wished to become a poet , Eliot replied , " He 's getting ready for a sad life " , and Ronald Duncan said that during this period he looked " miserable and unwell " and " began to affect many signs of premature old age " . |
| 7 | ‘ And not likely to find out , ’ the young man who emerged dragging a suitcase muttered , ‘ if you do n't give the poor girl a chance to finish a thing she 's saying . ’ |
| 8 | Of course no bright young thing who wants to make a quick buck would consider going into the ministry . |
| 9 | I know of a young female who had to show a leading hand a tampon out of her pocket , to prove that she needed a toilet . |
| 10 | The hotel is run by a very nice young couple who have put a lot of personal touches to the decor and general cosy atmosphere . |