Example sentences of "items [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our outfit comes to £211 — still expensive but these dresses are quality items each of which would look good on their own . |
| 2 | And to complicate matters somewhat , historically many items that first appeared as luxury goods later became items of mass consumption and thus entered into the determination of the value of labour-power ; these include motor cars , vacuum cleaners , washing machines . |
| 3 | Television cameras all over the place recorded everything both for news items that evening and for the two-hour Support Canadian Racing programme which posters everywhere announced was being made for a gala showing coast to coast after the triple had been completed in Vancouver . |
| 4 | It is really quite extraordinary how many unusual and rare items some collectors have . |
| 5 | Brompton , a new development with 20% polypropylene is an Axminster with 10 items some abstract and others with modern versions of Traditional Persian styles . |
| 6 | Selected items half price . |
| 7 | Many items half price . |
| 8 | Many items half price . |
| 9 | We were much better ‘ staffed ’ this time so I think we were more efficient and our pilfering/loss rate which I felt had not been bad last time was down to only two items this time , even better . |
| 10 | Two such items this year involved vicecaptaincy . |
| 11 | Among the higher priced items this year is a 1,150-piece silver service made by Hunt & Roskell in 1895 , shown by Jane Pollock of Cumbria , price on request . |
| 12 | Hand-knitted sweaters are hot fashion items this winter , and can be treasured for years to come . |
| 13 | New items this season are — White Scarves ( square or long , with a small blue logo ) — Iron-on Badges available in four colours plus ( royal blue for teachers only ) and Sweat shirts and T-Shirts in a new range of colours . |
| 14 | If additional work , or special items such as gold taps are requested by you , then you will be expected to pay for these . |
| 15 | Some people may find they need more complicated items such as hoists or units that fit into the bath to raise and lower the bather using air or water pressure . |
| 16 | At the other end of the scale are the alongee gouges ; large heavy gouges , for removing large amounts of wood on big items such as sculptures . |
| 17 | Grants may be made for items such as the installation of a prepayment meter , reconnection charges and essential household equipment such as cookers and heaters . |
| 18 | This clearly does not leave much money for other items such as a television licence and rental , or holidays . |
| 19 | Non-pay items such as drugs and equipment have been running above 7 per cent as inflation generally has risen . |
| 20 | Standard specifications have been agreed for some products like hamburgers and meat pies , for example , and the NAAFI have the task of sourcing supplies for these and for all other items such as fruit and vegetables . |
| 21 | Most major record companies have experimented with selling other music-related items such as T-shirts , posters , calendars and books . |
| 22 | The agreement must specify that this 20 per cent should be on money actually received by the artist , not on items such as bad debts , and that there should be allowances for exactly what the commission is chargeable on in certain circumstances . |
| 23 | At the turn of the century , most car parts were built individually and items such as pistons and con-rods were fitted together with files and emery cloth . |
| 24 | Other automated items such as baskets and shake alarms ( signalling the moment during cooking when it is necessary to shake the basket so as to ensure even cooking throughout ) are already available as an option on many machines , while some units will even tell you when to change the oil ! |
| 25 | Because of their superior strength and durability , iron and ultimately steel ( the alloy with carbon ) largely replaced copper-based alloys as the preferred materials for the manufacture of many functional items such as tools and weapons . |
| 26 | Gold and silver have attracted particular attention because they were used to make prestige items such as jewellery and regalia . |
| 27 | This is clearly an essential attribute for articles of jewellery and functional items such as tableware . |
| 28 | The range of objects tested covers the whole spectrum of datable materials found on archaeological sites but also encompasses more exotic items such as embroidered silk and carved ivory . |
| 29 | Such divine imagery was confined to extravagant and luxury items such as ornate scabbards and cameos , which were intended for members of the imperial court , and does not appear on objects of mass circulation such as coins , on which representations of Augustus were always human after 27 BC . |
| 30 | Archaic Greek coins are found in hoards from Egypt and the Levant , as they were exchanged for goods , perhaps grain or slaves ; many hoards of Roman silver and gold coins are known from southern India because they were exchanged for luxury items such as exotic spices and perfumes , rich silks and precious gems . |