Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] [prep] [art] [num ord] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they will achieve nothing over the next 20 years . ’ |
| 2 | Unfortunately I can do nothing about the first two but it is my responsibility to protect your salary so that your wife and family are looked after . |
| 3 | You look at the skill you did n't know you had , put a label on it and think : ‘ Yes I do do that ’ , whereas when you first walk in you think you 've done nothing for the last 18 years . |
| 4 | ‘ We 'd done nothing on the first two days here and I thought it was all going wrong . |
| 5 | One in five had received no training in the Act and most were expecting to receive none during the next six months . |
| 6 | ‘ Women say to me they have n't done anything for the last ten years and it turns out they have had four children , run the PTA , served as parent governor , done charity work , organised a community activity and cared for aged parents . ’ |
| 7 | I ca n't remember anything in the last fifteen years or so that has excited me in America . |
| 8 | Every time I 've asked him to do anything in the last three days , I ca n't , working out the quiz . |
| 9 | Erm then you know that would be something whereas if they say well the recession 's so bad we have n't taken anybody for the last five years and your researches ca n't unearth anybody who seems to be prepared to er give you even half a chance then I mean |