Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [adv] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tend to work effectively when a balance of roles is present in their composition . |
| 2 | People seem to think either that a burglary wo n't happen to them , or that there 's nothing they can do to stop a really determined thief . |
| 3 | Home trade and export sales continue to forge ahead and a number of new export products have recently been introduced . |
| 4 | ‘ As well as your ways of getting confessions , I 've learnt more than a bit about other things connected with you , Chips . |
| 5 | Consequently , from the authorities to which I have referred above and a number of decisions in other common law jurisdictions which we have been invited to consider , I have come to the conclusion that there is no difference in principle between a trading company and a non-trading corporation for the purposes of suing in tort , including the tort of defamation . |
| 6 | You know what these BBC chaps are like : we 've had them refuse to continue just because a chair squeaks . ’ |
| 7 | I have written before that a collector ought not to haggle . |
| 8 | Many have seen more than a hint of Greek architecture about the Baroque façade . |
| 9 | The gloomy assessment of Derry 's chances is based on the poorest goal scoring record of any team in the top six — City have averaged less than a goal game from 28 League outings . |
| 10 | ‘ They have behaved worse than a horde of Hottentots . |
| 11 | Over 80 per cent of oaks have lost more than a quarter of normal crown density , with attacks from winter moths identified as the main cause . |