Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [vb -s] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now erm this is this is archetypical group behaviour , but whatever it is , it can not necessarily reflect erm that individual 's own erm peculiar self as it were using peculiar in the in the strict sense and proper to them , because as we 've seen what happens in a group is , is , is the individual . |
| 2 | ‘ What a set-up for a young lass when her father must n't be told she goes to a dance , ’ said Lizzie , which brought forth from Peggy the sharp and quizzical retort , ‘ Remember , Mam , when I was fifteen I was n't allowed out at all after six o'clock unless you were with me . ’ |
| 3 | We 've got what amounts to a lifetime 's supply of Crystal Clear airline to give away to the best idea for making the most of your free filter matting . |
| 4 | Detailed studies of the velocity of seismic waves in the upper mantle show that after the marked increase corresponding to the Moho at the crust-mantle boundary their velocity gradually becomes greater to a depth of around 100km , where a small , but significant , decrease is found which continues to a depth of about 300 km ( Table 2.1 ) . |
| 5 | He 's also known to deal in drugs in and around Amsterdam where it 's rumoured he lives on a houseboat somewhere in the Jordan area . |
| 6 | Armagh musical family ; Gerry McKee hails from Antrim but has spent what seems like a lifetime playing his mandocello in Clare ; Liz Doherty from Buncrana is on fiddle , and bringing up the rear is Wexford bodhran beater Frank Torpey . |
| 7 | It 's believed he dies of a heart attack or stroke . |
| 8 | Sampling saves time , labour and , therefore , money and by reducing the numbers of cases involved it allows for a concentration of effort on high quality information about the smaller number of cases involved . |
| 9 | If a conversation gets started which taps into a flow of ideas from the past , sometimes this can be used to relate to current needs . |
| 10 | Well she 's worked she works for a tour operator , she worked for a |
| 11 | For it is assumed that God , who is conceived in highly anthropomorphic terms , has given what amounts to a blueprint to humanity as to what His will may be . |
| 12 | The EC proposals suggest that ‘ original designers ’ be given what amounts to a monopoly in parts . |
| 13 | The mustard seed is the smallest seed of all , but when it is planted it grows into a tree . |