Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Erm how many brothers and sisters did you have ?
2 What particular cities and districts did he visit ?
3 Not least , the absence of any serious rationing of consumer goods , and the large number of exemptions from military service for skilled workers and farmers made it appear that the regime was well in control of developments , did not fear a war on the 1914–18 scale , and was even rather generous in its provisioning arrangements .
4 A miasma of despair rose from the cluster of black Workshops and Fenella felt it billow out and engulf them in its sick , cold desolation .
5 But he did not engage the jackdaws and Hazel saw him pick up another carrot and start back with it .
6 But only a small group of teachers and parents saw it get underway .
7 It had since been rebuilt ; its arched windows and roofs made it look like a Russian provincial home .
8 Michael 's face broke into one of his winning smiles and Joe felt himself relax .
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