Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Khrushchev 's first reaction to the naval quarantine was to denounce it as " outright banditry " ; but two days later he halted five ships outside the quarantine zone and sent Kennedy a letter offering to remove the missiles in return for a public pledge that the USA would not invade Cuba . |
| 2 | A few days later I received two letters . |
| 3 | In 1871 he was described as farmer of 20 acres and ten years later he had 28 acres . |
| 4 | Thirty years ago they built seven homes in the village for war veterans , in memory of the present owner 's great uncle , who was killed during the First World War . |
| 5 | ‘ Ten years ago we had four refineries . |
| 6 | As we live only a short distance from the Thames , we have to keep a net over the pond , as two years ago we lost 18 fish to a heron . |
| 7 | Two hundred years ago it took five days for news to get from Paris to Strasbourg . |
| 8 | It amuses me that eight years ago I had two homes — but I digress again . |
| 9 | I just did half and half and then I built up with the second couple of days then I did twenty minutes and then by the end of the week I went twenty five minutes half an hour . |
| 10 | Pic oh I 've got it for a week and if I get successful in doing so many tapes then I get twenty pound , twenty five pound v voucher to spend |
| 11 | If , on the other hand , I am taking six ferrets then I need two boxes — one for four as already described and another for the remaining two animals . |
| 12 | On direct bookings only we offer 7 nights for the price of 6 . |