Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Well they want me to pay three days until she moved in . |
2 | They say it takes three months or so to show up . |
3 | Although , like Asterix , he attributed his phenomenal prowess partly to a magic potion , ‘ Superjuice ’ , concocted by his druidical sponsors , Body Ammo , he did n't really need it : ‘ They say I have three balls — I need an outlet for that extra energy . ’ |
4 | They say he fought twenty men , including her brothers and her father , to win her . ’ |
5 | CAN anyone explain why a mail-order figurine takes eight days to arrive from Marseilles in France , but when I order a similar item from Canterbury — just 15 miles up the A2 from here — they advise me to allow 28 days for delivery . |