Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] a [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My child you used and pierced my heart a hundred times and deep . ’ |
| 2 | it 's been uppermost in my mind a few times but the I daresay I would n't go to prison the first time . |
| 3 | Rex has told me all about the Tyrrell Society and their activities a dozen times if he 's told me once . |
| 4 | These remarks were made by a Unit General Manager reflecting on his experience a few months after WFP was published . |
| 5 | I have to confess that we failed to keep the secret until the day of publication : the sharp observation of sensed that ‘ something was going on ’ among his co-authors a few months before the book was published ! |
| 6 | He simply shook his head a few times and went on grinning . |
| 7 | Despite being normally mesmerised by the subject of the early Renaissance artists , on this occasion I was grateful to see the professor stacking up his papers a few minutes before the lecture was scheduled to end . |
| 8 | Shall we — ‘ But James had mentally worded his speech a dozen times and would not be forestalled . |
| 9 | He cleared his throat a few times and groaned like an aged dog in pain . |
| 10 | They thump your chest a few times and call the old crash unit and then they grope around for your pulse , but it 's a very amateurish affair really . ’ |
| 11 | You should claim your pension a few months before you reach State pension age . |