Example sentences of "dozen [conj] [adv] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 'll just tidy these up , ’ said her host , stuffing a dozen or so unwashed socks behind the grubby cushion . |
2 | Suddenly she rose from the post , some 250 feet from me , and with a dozen or so leisurely beats of her magnificent wings she was angling in to land on my glove and devour her prize ! |
3 | There are also a dozen or so whitish spots about half-pinhead size . |
4 | Lavenham , which must have had a population approaching 1,000 and ranked as one of the dozen or so richest towns in the kingdom , went into decline following the death of the great clothier Thomas Spring in 1523 . |
5 | A dozen or so well-bred men in dark suits — some of them , noted Dyson with interest , wearing Brigade ties — were standing about drinking gin and smiling agreeably at each other 's jokes . |
6 | In the fifties I got into a set of about a dozen or so gay men in South London . |
7 | 2–2½ lb Cox or other sharp but sweet dessert apples 1½ tbsp lemon juice and the zest of 1½ lemons 1 dozen or more thin slices of bread cut from a crusty French loaf or bloomer butter , golden syrup and demerara sugar |
8 | The interesting thing about this — in my experience the first ever co-ordinated attempt to find a target — was that despite the assurance of all the enthusiasts to the scheme ( one Plt Off Leonard Cheshire included ) that the run was made with great care , not one of a dozen or more taking part in this quite unofficial experiment claimed to have ever seen one of the other 's flares or Very lights . |