Example sentences of "[pron] [n mass] and [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drill four 5/16in holes in each to take the pencils , turn them 90° and drill a 1/2in hole 1 in from one end and along the joint ; this forms a half hole in each block , and hence the reason for making two holders . |
| 2 | The money-lender gave her £20 and took a further charge on her furniture — Bill of Sale no 1 . |
| 3 | Carla sent him a lawyer 's letter , demanded that he pay her £500 and write a grovelling letter , which she now has framed . |
| 4 | During the night of December 5 , Pere Noel feeds the hay to his reindeer and leaves a present in its place . |
| 5 | In 479 BC Gelon , tyrant of Syracuse , displayed himself unarmed before his people and made a speech in justification of his career ( Diod. xi.26 ) . |