Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] a dozen [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The new conventional wisdom which divides the young old from the old old at 75 marks a boundary for entry into the last stage of life which has now been pushed back by a dozen years .
2 It 's beleived up to a dozen men and women are employed on his estate and today despite the news , the work went on .
3 Father Morrow was accompanied by about a dozen supporters and pro-life campaigners .
4 Fr Morrow was accompanied by about a dozen supporters .
5 Is it really true that Watership Down was rejected by over a dozen publishers before it was taken on and became a bestseller ?
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