Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] have [vb pp] a [n mass] " in BNC.
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1 | In the past six months I 've worn a pair for a variety of purposes , from rock climbing to trekking , from gardening to pubbing and they 're still presentable . |
2 | For that extra touch of mystique we 've chosen a pair of dark sunglasses . |
3 | For almost a decade he has led a series of protest demonstrations outside abortion clinics throughout England , running foul of the law on countless occasions . |
4 | On one occasion he had found a sheep 's head jammed between some of the stones . |
5 | As we walked the river path towards Dent a pair of curlews rose in alarm close by a pool where one autumn morning I had watched a heron fishing . |
6 | Q I have bought a pair ( ? ) of Green Terrors ( Aequidens rivulatus ) which are in a 36″ × 12″ × 18″ tank with undergravel filtration . |
7 | Star Trek he 's got a pair of them . |
8 | With this growing experience he has found a means to fight more effectively for social justice and the needs of his fellow-workers . |
9 | Over his shoulder I 'd seen a pair of beat coppers walking by . |
10 | On the eve of poll he had placed a £5 bet at 16–1 with a Bristol bookmaker that the Tories would win an overall majority of between 20 and 25 seats . |