Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [adv] [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the headline figure for sales at Tesco last year showed growth of 13 p.c. to £7.6 billion , the volume of goods passing through its shops actually fell slightly when the effects of a rapid store-opening programme are taken into account . |
| 2 | Her brothers all smoked yet when Mickey had seen his sister smoking he had snatched the cigarette from her hand , grinding it out with his heel , shouting at her that only dags smoked . |
| 3 | Neither Orcs nor Goblins are particularly technically minded , but they build fast and strong so their devices usually work even though they may appear crude in comparison to human constructions . |
| 4 | Their fossils often occur gregariously as they lived , forming beds largely composed of fossil shells . |
| 5 | of the United Kingdom population , their representatives regularly ask more than 9 per cent . |
| 6 | His head fell to the side ; his cheek to the canvas of the deck chair , and his feet slowly slipped forward as he fell into a deep sleep . |
| 7 | is what travellers there do rather than arrive |
| 8 | In January 1990 the State Committee for Statistics announced that it was developing a more realistic type of retail price index , based on what consumers actually paid rather than on list prices . |