Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [to-vb] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | RETAIL goods are notoriously hard to shift in these dark days of recession but most high street chains manage to offload last season 's stock with a bit of discounting and persuasive salesmanship . |
| 2 | The meeting will be concerned with the strategy necessary if our enemies decide to invade next year . |
| 3 | What was even more interesting was when he went on to say that he ‘ finds it unacceptable that member states continue to negotiate fifth freedom rights with third countries ( the ability to uplift and carry passengers onward to a third country ) as these should be considered Community assets ’ . |
| 4 | After a nuclear accident , scientists expect to find first leukaemia cases , beginning after five years and peaking after 15–20 years , then thyroid cancer and finally general cancers . |
| 5 | Credit and debt repayments for housing , fuel , furniture and children 's clothes tend to have first call on the income , being deducted from benefit at source or paid early in the weekly budgeting cycle . |
| 6 | Mr de Klerk said a solution to the rampant political violence should top the agenda at multi-party democracy talks set to resume next week after a 10-month hiatus . |