Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Various sources claim that before age 20 he had amongst other things , rediscovered and proved the law of quadratic reciprocity , discovered the double periodicity of elliptic functions , proved that every positive integer is a sum of 3 triangular numbers ( these are integers of the form unc where n ε Z+ ) , formulated the principle of least squares and conjectured the prime number theorem ( itself not proved until 1896 ) . |
| 2 | He was , he was the one Vincent the erm cross-dresser had actually had some operations and become nearly Vera and he had actually banged Connie on the head with an ashtray cos Connie was selling his story and sold some personal family photos |
| 3 | This news was passed to his people , who burned his few possessions and redistributed his livestock . |
| 4 | He was going to collect a few possessions and move into Mrs Lorimer 's for a bit . |
| 5 | She 'd invented some errands and left the two men alone . |
| 6 | ‘ While you 're gone I 'll make some calls and see if I can track down a crystal , ’ she said firmly . |
| 7 | ‘ While you 're gone I 'll make some calls and see if I can track down a crystal , ’ she said firmly . |
| 8 | Now let's take some calls and do n't forget our feature at three thirty , our all important feature , I think it 's the most important of the week do n't you ? |
| 9 | Now , I 'm no ‘ Greenie ’ but Recycling is something I feel quite strongly about , and here I hope to give some pros and cons about Recycling , and also give some information about the actual processes . |
| 10 | He may be mute for some minutes and have difficulty in naming objects and carrying out commands for a little while thereafter . |
| 11 | Divide each rectangular cake in half widthways and sandwich one on top of the other with buttercream to give a four-storey cake . |
| 12 | The patrol took some prisoners and drove through the lines until they met up with a British unit , who refused to believe they were who they said they were . |
| 13 | I also spoke of my difficulty in giving talks to the armed forces ; for nothing remotely intellectual was acceptable , and the only use which I felt I could be was in taking along a few maps and indicating the whereabouts of places increasingly mentioned on the wireless or the press ( though they read only the ‘ picture ’ papers ) . |
| 14 | So , after a little research in Bangkok , I wrote a few letters and made a few calls and found a Brother distributer . |
| 15 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 16 | Requirements concerning the degree of processing or working were made more flexible by doubling the tolerance of non-originating components to 10 per cent , abolishing the double threshold rule for some products and lowering the percentage of added value required for others , and reducing the threshold for obtaining derogations ( that is , waiving of the rules-of-origin requirements ) from 60 per cent to 45 per cent of local added value in finished products . |
| 17 | One month later , it raised taxes on some products and put a four-month freeze on the prices of a further 42 per cent of products . |
| 18 | Such struggle may involve spatial structuring of the society , as with the construction of residential segregation in urban areas to promote the interests of some groups and retard those of others ( as with racial groups in the United States : Johnson , 1984c , and chapter 5 below ) . |
| 19 | Jean-Claude made some notes and sang some snatches and beat out percussion ideas on the ground with an alder switch . |
| 20 | This suits some birds and spoils things for others . |
| 21 | Actress June Brown , 65 , had been rumoured to be unhappy with some storylines and upset when market stall holder Pete Beale played by Peter Dean was axed . |
| 22 | Intrigued by the idea the RAC drew up some rules and submitted them to other car manufacturers . |
| 23 | I woke up a few times and got Mum out of bed all bleary-eyed and irritable in her nightie telling her a bogey-man was after me . |
| 24 | He simply shook his head a few times and went on grinning . |
| 25 | Most young people who try sniffing ( and remember , those who try sniffing are only a small minority ) will only do it a few times and stop without any help from adults . |
| 26 | ‘ He needs to combine conciliation and compromise with a willingness to get mean a few times and draw lines against big business . |
| 27 | He cleared his throat a few times and groaned like an aged dog in pain . |
| 28 | You 'll need come a good few times and give it three four six months . |
| 29 | It meant driving up to the London Passport Office a few times and waiting around there for interminable periods , but I hoped that it was going to be worth it . |
| 30 | They thump your chest a few times and call the old crash unit and then they grope around for your pulse , but it 's a very amateurish affair really . ’ |