Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A cat , with her mouth full of seagull feathers , was feebly trying to climb up , but after a few feet her claws lost purchase and she slithered back by gradual stages to the deck . |
| 2 | One of the many things my parents taught me was how to entertain properly . |
| 3 | And even if the weather is passable , low level walks will take you to places you 'd perhaps never have tried if you 're one of the many walkers whose sights are normally set pretty firmly on the heights . |
| 4 | Mr Johnston , who stood on a ‘ Save Our Townlands ’ ticket in the council elections of 1977 , said : ‘ It is one of the few powers which councils have left that they can enforce the format for local addresses . |
| 5 | He is one of the few writers whose books are read and loved by people in the East and the West . |
| 6 | John Holt ( one of the few authors whose books still seem able to appeal to students despite their inoculation ) writes of a common experience that mirrors mine with the Scottish educational psychologists . |
| 7 | ‘ For a few minutes our hearts were in our mouths . |
| 8 | Did , even with the few times my parents have gone away , I 've never held parties , I may of had a couple of mates round just to let them kip over or something , come back I 've never , ever held a party , I would n't , I respect them , well I mean I would n't respect them make , every er penny they earned in the last fifteen years gone into that house , they 've had one holiday in that time and erm , gorgeous house , no its a lovely house , full of nice stuff as well , I , I , I would n't dare have a party |
| 9 | The cat , delighted that its ordeal was over , burrowed under the covers like a furry hot-water bottle , and although Mildred had only meant to sit and get warm , within a few minutes her eyelids began to droop , and before long she was fast asleep — so fast asleep that she did not hear the door opening very quietly . |
| 10 | In a few years their needs were very different , the young one needed to be in bed and the older one wanted to play music with his friends . |
| 11 | It was very much done on a sort of personal basis , an individual basis , failing to look at any collective solutions to the many problems which women face . |
| 12 | Scholz was wearing that wise , reflective look that pipe-smokers get or act on the few occasions their pipes are working well . |
| 13 | The salt we sprinkle on our food today is produced by the same methods our ancestors used , but we operate on a bigger scale . |
| 14 | Of course , these are not the abilities which we pride ourselves upon , and we are much more likely to be impressed by the few things which computers do well which we do badly . |
| 15 | Bourdieu 's articles on markets preceded by a few years his pieces on ‘ fields ’ . |