Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [det] [noun pl] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've done the same numbers every week |
| 2 | we know , from research even amongst very young girls who only smoke a few cigarettes a week , that when they try to give up they get withdrawal symptoms , and so having a cigarette erm helps them |
| 3 | Charles Leece , of Ferranti , emphasised industry 's need for resists that give the same results every time , and that are free of impurities larger than 0.1 micrometres . |
| 4 | Can anyone recommend somebody who would like a few hours a week domestic cleaning ( and maybe occasional catering work ? ) |
| 5 | Representatives from as many relevant agencies as possible met a few times a year , and devised an agreed strategy for the inner area concerned . |
| 6 | But it 's , we 've got to get them motivated and I 'm asking today , you know , we need more help and if you can spare a few hours a week it would be more than appreciated . |
| 7 | Could you spare a few hours a month to be a secretary or chairman of a group , a Panda keeper , or trading officer ? |
| 8 | ‘ We lose a few holidaymakers every year . |
| 9 | I get the same plants every week — these real nice ones with the soft petals . |
| 10 | GRANT FOX kicked a last minute penalty to give the All Blacks a sensational 20–18 victory over the unlucky British Lions in Christchurch today . |
| 11 | GRANT FOX kicked a last minute penalty to give the All Blacks a sensational 20–18 victory over the unlucky British Lions in Christchurch today . |
| 12 | Cooke 's anger came when Australian referee Brian Kinsey awarded the All Blacks a match-winning penalty against Dean Richards in the dying seconds of a gruelling encounter , and he said : ‘ The tackled-ball situation is being refereed very badly over here . ’ |
| 13 | I never buy it of fortnightly so I I 'll go to the shop and I 'll say , Right , probably seven tins of beans , seven tins of peas , er you know a few tins a few beans er tins of spaghetti and things like that you know , bits and bobs , but I 'll still get a joint for me Sundays . |
| 14 | You had to pee a few times a day to survive . |
| 15 | He takes a few players every year on his estancia . |
| 16 | I killed a few rabbits the other day and I keep getting weird phone calls from Eric , but that 's about all . |
| 17 | Remember that when knitting with the lili buttons , it is important to have an EVEN number of needles in work , otherwise the lili buttons will select the same needles every row and the result will be a mess and a jam . |
| 18 | And let's not forget Western Samoa , Canada and Italy — with the last two really giving the All Blacks a fright — and Ireland , who were so near to bringing off a great quarter-final victory . |
| 19 | Almost as many men died behind the lines as did from going over the top , an old sergeant told Charlie , and it did n't help to know that the Germans were suffering the same problems a few hundred yards away . |
| 20 | Well football pools are a splendid started because recently somebody has won just over nine hundred thousand pounds , and it 's interesting to note that he did this without exercising too much skill , as I 'm sure he 'd be the first to admit , because he enters the same numbers every week . |
| 21 | They had always spent a few weeks every year in Ireland , relaxing and visiting old friends . |
| 22 | Only our wearunders recognize the many roles a man plays . |
| 23 | Existing ’ defined ’ boundaries sometimes need monitoring : the author on one occasion was involved with a site where development was delayed pending completion of a sewerage scheme and one boundary advanced a few feet a year , flower beds , lawn and all . |
| 24 | By these criteria many schools consistently ‘ fail ’ as they publish the same objectives every year . |
| 25 | A milkman who serves the same customers every day and who is usually known to them personally will clearly have sufficient contact . |
| 26 | Busacher tried , as far as possible , to get the same musicians every year , those who knew , as he put it , ‘ our funny little ways ’ . |
| 27 | The computer totals the number of responses and the correct answers ; then when the child can supply no more words a full list of all possible words will be displayed , with the child 's answers in colour . |
| 28 | Where one librarian may choose to spend several complete days in the school vacation creating a database , other librarians or teachers may choose to spend a few hours every week over one or two terms . |
| 29 | But I do n't want you to make the same mistakes the French make here . |
| 30 | For the angler who only makes a few sorties a year it makes sense to buy hooks in smaller units like packets of ten . |