Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [n mass] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reports about how people died make horrifying reading . |
| 2 | Lamb is the Easter dish , just about everywhere , and — like geese at Christmas — it has something to do with when sheep fail to practise safe sex . |
| 3 | Obviously this creates difficulties when staff wish to arrange extra-curricular activities . |
| 4 | If you have a somewhat limited understanding of sex you may have wondered why people contrive to incorporate such things as whips , chains , handcuffs and strange costumes into their sexual relations . |
| 5 | ‘ Ten years ago I could n't understand why people wanted to watch old geezers hitting a ball about , but now I do , ’ said Jacklin . |
| 6 | Perhaps , when people have expressed negative views of Dustin 's behaviour and personality , we can charitably assume that his Döppelgänger , Harvey Pepper , has been at work again . |
| 7 | And yet the family is often the last place where people expect to find these qualities . |
| 8 | Co-housing proponents envisage a setting where people agree to assume local responsibilities . |
| 9 | Mr Owen-Jones said it had been a particularly difficult year in Britain where sales had fallen 12 p.c. compared with a worldwide increase of 10 p.c . |