Example sentences of "piece of [noun sg] [verb] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be a sickly , peevish fairy child , an aged fairy no longer of value , or even a piece of wood carved to resemble the stolen child . |
| 2 | The woodwork frontage of the old gallery has gone and a solid piece of wood has replaced the balusters . |
| 3 | Reportedly Coburn also advanced the name TARDIS to represent the bridge between how the ship would appear on the outside , and its size inside , namely Time And Relative Dimensions In Space — a neat piece of apocrypha to side-step explaining the revolutionary media sf concept of not having the space-ship 's interior at all resemble its exterior . |
| 4 | If you are simply waiting for some other piece of paper to arrive put the original item on a bring forward file with instruction to your clerk or secretary . |
| 5 | The emergence of a Five Nations cup , a handsome piece of silverware has signalled the end of an era . |
| 6 | His mother , Glennis , said she hoped the photographs would lead to the vital piece of information needed to solve the case . |
| 7 | Some species of gourami will use pieces of plant to help bind the nest together . |