Example sentences of "[art] dozen [conj] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Canadian has an operating crew of five ( excluding the dozen or so service staff ) and no one is entirely clear what they all do : fill out forms mostly , so far as I could see . |
| 2 | He trod on a patch of ice and slipped , falling down the dozen or so stone steps . |
| 3 | He failed to obtain a Card at Montpelier last year finishing 66th , but his outstanding amateur record has earned him a dozen or so sponsor 's invites . |
| 4 | After a dozen or so phone calls , we finally discovered that TSL had secured coverage on Sportschannel America , a national cable sports network which reaches approximately nine million households . |
| 5 | Material from a smallpox pustule is introduced into the body of the person to be protected , by a light scratch , The patient should then receive a light dose of smallpox , with only a dozen or so pox , and lifetime active immunity . |
| 6 | Think instead about Quinta Paraiso da Mia , on the big sandy Luz Bay , just outside Lagos : a dozen or so apartment buildings linked by pathways in a shady garden , a minute 's walk from the beach . |
| 7 | To the right of the lodge were a dozen or so stone steps leading to a half-moon beach . |