Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] they [vb base] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story of victims number 37,38 and 39 was : ‘ In an apparent ambush , a gang member , fourteen , is killed and two others are wounded as they stand at a bus stop . ’ |
| 2 | We may use physical methods of measuring light intensity that are apparently independent of our subjective experience — for instance photosensitive cells — but these are accepted because they correlate to a greater or lesser degree , under normal circumstances , with subjective experiences of brightness . |
| 3 | International referee Derek Bevan , who handled the World Cup final , agreed with Kirkpatrick , citing another area where law changes have had negative consequences : ‘ When the ball is fielded following a high kick from the attacking side the chasing forwards can close in and circle the catcher provided that they remain at a distance of 10 metres . |
| 4 | Typically there is a pair of ganglia in each segment of the body , but the members of a pair are usually so closely united that they appear as a single ganglion , the commissure being no longer evident externally . |
| 5 | Listeners can help by asking the stammerer whether they 'd like gaps in sentences filled when they come across a particularly difficult word . |
| 6 | for a whole , W , to exist it is not normally enough merely that its parts exist , rather it is required that they exist in a certain arrangement , in a certain set of relations to each other . |