Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [num] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | In December 1979 I became one of two lesbians and sixty-five gay men providing a twenty-four-hours-a-day information service and helpline for the gay community . |
2 | ‘ Every time I sell one of those things I 'm committing a crime against humanity , ’ he had told him . |
3 | And if er , I mean one of these girls is worth maybe three others , you know , they 're all erm , they 'll , and still clear the shopfloor , get them downstairs , and sweep up for you in say , four hours , and one person does that while the rest . |
4 | Well yeah I mean one by one , maybe if we can hit the Herald and erm The Times and |
5 | I mean six to one is you know that . |
6 | Oh that 's tapes fifteen to twenty , I mean ten to twenty . |
7 | ‘ I fear millions of hard-pressed customers are having to pay for past mistakes by the banks . ’ |
8 | Afterwards I met two of these gentlemen who were exercising their elbows in a nearby hostelry and exercising their right to disagree on conscientious grounds with the Wesleyan distaste for alcoholic beverages . |
9 | When I met one of these creatures on the road , his face showed great surprise and he lifted a foot high in the air . |
10 | And I sold four of those as well like . |
11 | I got one of these . |
12 | I got one of these already . |
13 | I got one of those , have n't I ? |
14 | I got one of those square seats . |
15 | I got two for twenty P . |
16 | And I and these there , I got two of these for sale ? |
17 | I had no trouble the night I got 94 in one setting — although I have heard tales from other warreners who have suggested this has happened to them . |
18 | I got three in one to come yet ! |
19 | , I expect one of those will be alright , were they stripy ones we saw the other day ? |
20 | ‘ I expect 85 to 90 per cent of our business to be corporate , ’ says Mr Nitschke , ‘ which is a very demanding market , so it is important that we are able to meet all its requirements . ’ |
21 | I found one of those plastic and formica Little Chefs that were replacing the old greasy spoon eateries and went straight into the Gents . |
22 | I found one of those scooters . |
23 | I visited two of these , the Arbour Project in Liverpool , and the Barkerend Unit in Bradford . |
24 | I , I , I was supposed to have a lift , and erm I was waiting like I say ten to five we knock off half one you see and the guy never turned up , the car was there but |
25 | I want one of each . |
26 | ‘ I want one of these apartments , ’ I said to the foreman , who was drinking a Coke . |
27 | But I want one of these . |
28 | I want one of these . |
29 | Hair brushes , I want , I want one of these |
30 | There are kids near the railings playing Piss On The Most Petunias , and I 'm lurking about like I want one of those little boys with chipolatas for my tea . |