Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [conj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from a few ornaments and pictures he had paid for everything . |
| 2 | He had started Supersight and had made quite an impact on an already highly competitive market with some clubs and putters which were a shade too gimmicky for me , but were tailor-made for the average club golfer , who will buy anything if it is ‘ guaranteed to add fifteen yards to your drive ’ . |
| 3 | Instead he pushed his way into the small lounge and rapidly began sorting through the few books and papers she had left lying on the table . |
| 4 | Indeed throughout humanities disciplines , after thirty-odd years of this kind of research , there are embarrassingly few books and articles which can be confidently pointed out as passing both tests . |
| 5 | Why not join in while the going is good and take the remaining few animals or trees whatever the cost , because you will never reinherit your traditional grounds . |
| 6 | Here he is , at the outset , reporting from Brussels : ‘ You must not imagine that I live richly here , for my chief food is dry bread and some potatoes or chestnuts which people here sell on the street corner , but by having a somewhat better room and by occasionally taking a somewhat better meal in a restaurant whenever I can afford it , I shall get on very well … . |
| 7 | It is clear some workers and ex-workers who do develop cancer will question whether their work with SSEB/SNL was in any way responsible . |
| 8 | But for some rebels and waverers they will become ‘ redundant ’ to the party organisation . |
| 9 | Draft clause 12 was enacted as section 15 ( which I have reproduced above ) and section 16 of the Act of 1968 and has got rid of some defects and difficulties which had arisen from section 32 of the Act of 1916 and from judicial interpretations of that section . |
| 10 | There are , however , some generalizations and characteristics which you should understand before choosing a career in advertising . |
| 11 | In the private service sector , where trade unions are less active , temporary workers often do not receive the same level of fringe benefits as permanent workers ; and in some organisations and industries they are paid at a lower rate — for example the statutory minimum rather than a higher , collectively bargained rate — than are comparable permanent workers [ see Chapter 7 ] . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , some editors and journalists who suffered under the previous heavy press clamp-down are still practising self-censorship , fearing that intolerant government officials may continue to stifle their voices . |
| 13 | Here are some observations and facts which you may find useful : — |
| 14 | Among his friends were some writers and artists who formed a somewhat Bohemian set . |
| 15 | They have always been notable sources of reference for serious scholars , of course , and there have always been just a few teachers and parents who have made it their business , over the years , to arrange educational visits both for themselves and for schoolchildren . |
| 16 | Give Whelan a few games and Deane something to think about while he 's on the bench . |
| 17 | Er there 's mine needs a few bits and bobs I ca n't do it though cos I have n't got enough money . |
| 18 | And it but the erm the goats apparently were no problem today , they just stayed on and gave them a few bits and pieces you know so that was fair enough . |
| 19 | Scum fans are getting to cocky , unfortunatly I have a few friends and relatives who have not yet seen the light , They think they are unbeatable at the moment and could do the domestic treble . |
| 20 | The feathers floated away from him on the light breeze , catching at the grey budding branches of the tree beneath him , drifting down to where the few Men and People who were there looked helplessly up . |
| 21 | Last night I was in a furious rage because Edward asked me to go to his home this afternoon , and he would show me some flowers and nests he thought I would like to see . |
| 22 | Some men and women who are sure of and comfortable with their predominant gender are able to express their ‘ other half ’ , some people much less so . |
| 23 | Some men and women who heard this felt a final satisfaction in knowing that he was a coward in the end . |
| 24 | It 's claimed that for some men and women it 's like a drug they ca n't do without — and they end up like any other addict , ruining their lives , desperate for the next ‘ fix ’ . |
| 25 | This chapter will review recent debates so as to get to grips with some issues and ideas which are helpful in understanding the situation in North Shields and Cramlington . |
| 26 | Others would be borne by the few feminists and freaks who preferred girls , for the whole thing would be voluntary ; no compulsion would be needed ; PopCon 's research had been thorough . |
| 27 | He took an interest in most School activities , and there are few societies and clubs which he did not help by his advice and encouragement . |
| 28 | Happily there were no injuries to those few horses and riders who did part company . |
| 29 | Her suitcase was still sitting on the bed , with the few clothes and belongings she had brought with her piled into it . |
| 30 | ‘ Vulnerable people should be aware that there are some laboratories and practitioners who rely on controversial and unproven procedures … which are not considered by independent observers either to be reliable or to have a scientific basis . ’ |