Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [det] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Being now unfit to work , he was left to spend his time as he pleased , and he devoted himself to reading , selling scraps of old iron and painting children 's books and shop labels to raise the few pence needed to buy the books . |
| 32 | You go , is she going to get the same pair ? |
| 33 | Its nice to have a few bob in the bank in case too . |
| 34 | And this really was the basis therefore of the first films , they were really demonstrations that pictures could move , and this was sufficient for people to pay a few pence to come in erm and look at the films . |
| 35 | Even in the days of hard communism , parents had to pay a few yuan a term . |
| 36 | Even if it IS about money , again a player should not have to leave Leeds if he does nt want to just to get a few bob extra . |
| 37 | On Mon , 17 Jan 1994 , wrote : I do n't know who marked him at Elland Rd , but i 'd like to bet a few quid that Wilko puts Fairclough on him ‘ man to man ’ next Sunday . |
| 38 | If that means that I 've got to upset a few people because I 'm trying to prevent somebody 's life being lost then I will upset those people . |
| 39 | And there is no shortage nowadays of people willing to slog round the streets delivering Betterware catalogues to earn a few quid . |
| 40 | All non-productive wood must be cut out , and the skill lies in deciding which of the many buds are wood buds and which are fruit buds , and then in deciding which of the wood buds are likely to produce the most fruit buds . |
| 41 | You were talking earlier about er applying the lessons learned here from the tornado programme to Eurofighter , surely the best way of doing so is to involve the same people , they 're in the same building . |
| 42 | ON A DAY when many people are wondering how to make a few bob out of water , somebody else showed how to make millions , in the worst possible City fashion . |
| 43 | Ever-enterprising chairman Reg Burr , sensing the chance to make a few bob out of the wave of sentimentality which has greeted the old stadium 's demise , contacted local auctioneers , who will be putting some Den memorabilia under the hammer next Wednesday . |
| 44 | ONE OF FIVE children who father , a bookie , died young , Lenny McLean grew up in one of the tougher parts of London 's East End , left school at fifteen and , as a young man , started to make a few quid in the unlicensed boxing matches which were becoming increasingly popular at the time . |
| 45 | We think the night porter called them out , probably to make a few quid . |
| 46 | Hurdles of metal , split oak , or wattle are very useful for quick repairs to a hedge or wall or to fold a few sheep on rape or turnips ( although they are laborious for the latter . |
| 47 | Wimbledon 1992 would seem to be the ideal venue to prove a few people wrong . |