Example sentences of "a [noun] it [verb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I was a girl it took twelve yards of cloth just to make an underskirt for a ball gown . |
| 2 | Chased by police vehicles and a helicopter it rammed three cars as it careered down the wrong side of city centre roads . |
| 3 | each , each time you pulled a handle it did one job and er could n't tell you really now what it was , you know but er you 'd pull the five handles in a few minutes and the damn thing was done . |
| 4 | At least five shots had now been fired from Foster 's Police Positive , and being a revolver it held six rounds . |
| 5 | This is a sentiment I strongly agree with , but as an argument it has three problems . |