Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [pron] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | About six months ago I set up a 48″ × 15″ × 12″ tank for African cichlids . |
| 2 | A few weeks ago it auctioned off a lot of its furniture and fixtures as unnecessary to the kind of business it would be doing . |
| 3 | A few weeks ago I picked up a tray of plants from the greenhouse border and was delighted to see a baby toad sitting in a hallow in the soil . |
| 4 | Alison Vaissiere ( the Fair 's organiser ) : Four years ago we drew up a five-year plan ; the first theme in 1989 coincided with the tercentenary of William and Mary and was titled ‘ A tribute to the age of William and Mary ’ ; the following year was ‘ Italy and the Grand Tour ’ ; last year , ‘ The Art and influence of Japan ’ coincided with the Japan Festival ; and of course this year celebrates American patronage . |
| 5 | Two years ago he brought in a Commons Bill ( which , sadly , failed ) to try to clamp down on the boy racers . |
| 6 | One of the most arduous of these was in my junior days when I picked up a seaman in the docks attempting to sell cigarettes to a factory worker . |
| 7 | Ten minutes later it sent out a distress call saying two of its four engines caught fire . |
| 8 | Ten minutes later it sent out a distress call : ‘ Two of the four engines are on fire . ’ |
| 9 | His figure was so familiar , the hair clipped close to his collar , the clumsy movements of his hands when he stuttered over a word . |