Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | They huddle sensibly together in heaps of dirty wool while the pitiless wind shifts and howls between the shivering trees or flaps with daemonic aggression at the corrugated sheets of the sheds , outhouses and garages along the village road . |
| 2 | As we pulled up at the lights , he leaped out , kicked the wheel cap back into place , grinned and said , ‘ Thanks , it happens about every two years or so , ’ got back in his car , then signalled equally wildly for me to wind down my window . |
| 3 | In general terms grass predominates on the heaviest soils or in low-lying wet areas , and arable where the soil is free draining and easily worked . |
| 4 | The particular phoneme used generally depends on the surrounding sounds or the position of the sound in a word . |
| 5 | The Bank of England as well as dealing with the discount houses , now also deals with the other firms or ‘ dealing counterparts ’ on this market . |
| 6 | Here the land rises to a thousand feet or more above sea level . |
| 7 | ( Our word derives from the French jonches or rushes , one of the numerous old French names for freshly made milk cheese drained in rushes or a rush basket . ) |
| 8 | a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment . |