Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either he was dead straight , or else he was the sharpest operator-bar none , including the guy she 'd met on a singles ' holiday who 'd almost managed to convince her that he was on his final fling with only ninety days left to live — that she had ever encountered . |
| 2 | The Major began to feel that Onyx Muggeridge was not quite what he had come to a Parents ' Evening for , and was quite grateful when the headmaster disengaged himself with palpable reluctance from the Fromes and sailed in his direction , exuding Manner . |
| 3 | Police discovered later that Lorna and Vernage had met at a children 's home years earlier . |
| 4 | Ruth had already decided to bring her own children to be photographed today , and then approached all her friends with young families , suggesting they might like to do the same — so it had turned into a children 's party . |
| 5 | Perhaps he had run into a pensioners ' outing . |
| 6 | She had worked as a children 's nurse in Wirral hospitals for 20 years before taking a post with the local social services department , assisting young families in need . |
| 7 | Yet , within a few years , the whole affair had degenerated into a foodies ' free-for-all . |