Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [noun pl] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , as Alison Lurie observed in the Language of Clothes ( Bloomsbury , £11.99 ) , ‘ The entire history of female fashion in this century can be viewed as a series of more or less successful campaigns to force , flatter or bribe women back into uncomfortable or awkward styles in order to handicap them in professional competition with men . ’ |
| 2 | Swaps that deal brokers out of small share sales |
| 3 | Then , fold up the length of the strip to a depth of 1cm ( ½inch ) and make snips up to this folded mark at the points where the large corner creases occur — four or five in all . |
| 4 | At a constant 56mph , Volvo claims fuel consumption of 54mpg and exhaust emissions up to 25 times better than California 's 1993 laws , the world 's toughest . |
| 5 | The Def Leppard singer , at No 10 with Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad , admits : ‘ I could never get into a plane and smash things up like some stars do . |
| 6 | You lose weight , you feel very weak , and pass motions up to 10 times a day . |
| 7 | He come home with lines and write passages out of this that and the other . |
| 8 | There are very few rules , girls can get up and go to bed when they like , and have visitors up to ten o'clock at night . |