Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb pp] [prep] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The local charities found in him a generous benefactor . |
| 2 | Around the gate and the two fire-engines parked by it a little knot of spectators was gathering , increasing by the minute , kept at a distance by two superbly imperturbable members of the Lancashire County force . |
| 3 | In cases where we require the client to confirm in writing certain representations made to us the following letter may be used . |
| 4 | The method of composition used by the painters brought with it a new element of ease and fluidity . |
| 5 | The growth of the comprehensives brought with it a significant expansion in the curriculum content of secondary schooling , which should have been helpful to girls , except that in many schools expansion meant typing or shorthand or child-care for girls , and quite different subjects for boys . |
| 6 | The earliest settlers left behind them a remarkable array of monuments : standing stones , burial chambers , villages and brochs . |