Example sentences of "[vb pp] in a [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And no puzzle of human design can match the complexity and ingenuity required to build a nest — weaving the moss , twigs , pieces of hair and even lengths of wool and man-made fibres , collected in a myriad shapes and lengths , into a cosy den that no human could ever imitate . |
| 2 | Many different types on the market , but when you actually start to look into them , erm , they reveal a few things , you can see by this one it 's a fairly old one , but it is for for demo purposes only , this is one by Polycell , it 's battery operated in a plastic cases and it 's handy because it 's got a torch but when you actually put the alarm on it goes my gadget 's not working really . |
| 3 | Among the claims is that five men accused in a rent boys scandal walked free after fears that gay judges would be named in court . |
| 4 | In Kiev the parade went ahead after students blockading the route had been ejected in a dawn police raid . |
| 5 | Potatoes packed in a polythene bags should be taken out of the bag as soon as possible . |
| 6 | All women , including those who find street remarks ‘ flattering ’ , are aware of being watched and assessed in a way men are not , and it makes women self-conscious in a way men do not need to be . |
| 7 | They were seized shortly after 8 p.m. last night when a BMW heading south on the M5 motorway was stopped in a routine police check between Junctions 13 and 14 near Stinchcombe . |
| 8 | They were seized shortly after 8 p.m. last night when a BMW heading south on the M5 motorway was stopped in a routine police check between Junctions 13 and 14 near Stinchcombe . |
| 9 | The tenor Jose Carreras is to open a new outdoor festival of opera set in a castle grounds . |
| 10 | Symbols can be created in SongWright with a limited drawing screen and are stored in a user symbols library . |
| 11 | And if you 've got somebody who 's gon na be promoted or you think might be promoted in a couple years ' time , or even yeah less than that , well what should you be doing ? |
| 12 | First shots fired in a ferry firms ‘ war at sea ’ |
| 13 | Their rapport strengthened in a myriad sensations . |
| 14 | The left-wing opposition argues that Turkey has undone in a moment decades of diplomacy in which the country presented itself as a force for Middle Eastern stability . |