Example sentences of "[prep] a [num] [adj] [noun pl] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each one of them exterminated in Sobibor , the photograph fluttering into a pile of a thousand personal papers and documents with tens of thousands of spectacles and hundreds of thousands of shoes and boots — to be salvaged or burnt and either way lost for ever . |
| 2 | That was still the thought in her mind as she struck the ground , not knowing how she came to be there , as one never knows , having suffered a blow aimed from behind which came at her like a thunderbolt , felled her in the presence of a hundred indifferent spectators and left her prostrate , struggling as in those terrible lodging-house dreams , to get up , to breathe , while the weasel-pack fell on top of her , shrieking with laughter . |
| 3 | A succession of delightful surprises comes into view as the journey proceeds , the gem being Badcall Bay and its seascape of a dozen off-shore islands and , beyond , the vast expanse of Eddrachillis Bay . |
| 4 | The hotel here is a well-known resort of anglers who have a choice of a dozen nearby lochs and lochans for their sport . |
| 5 | They had about a dozen horse-drawn cabs and two hearses . |
| 6 | Kitty took about a dozen tender puffs and then pressed the pad of her index finger most gently on the glowing weed . |
| 7 | The bus took a very long and roundabout route to Linby , through a dozen tiny villages and hamlets , but Cheryl thought the journey was worth it when Jessica handed her the promised signalling flags . |
| 8 | At the moment the EMG pickups on the Petersen have a good clean sound , if a little clanky on the top end , but my ideal would be where you had a bass with a thousand different possibilities and you could just slot them in in two seconds flat ! |
| 9 | She ranged it beside a dozen other pots and jars and bottles on her dressing-table and it looked well . |