Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a pair [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the waist-down I intend to wear a pair of blue jeans with the possible added attraction of whatever I manage to spill down them tonight in the pub . |
| 2 | I would n't have known myself , but I happen to have a pair of ears in that establishment . |
| 3 | The thorax is composed of three segments , the pro- , meso- and metathorax. in almost all insects each segment bears a pair of legs and in most adults both the meso- and metathorax carry a pair of wings . |
| 4 | ‘ I do have a pair of jeans , ’ Katherine said bleakly . |
| 5 | I mean at least I do get a pair of smart shoes and they were lovely those shoes all day |
| 6 | Since NZ is so good for walking , I recommend bringing a pair of boots ; we can then do the occasional walk for variety 's sake . |
| 7 | I saw a pair of shoes , if my grey shoes do n't go with this dress , I 've seen a pair of shoes that I like . |
| 8 | ‘ Why , I 've got a pair of old signalling flags somewhere you could have , ’ she told Cheryl on hearing that she was doing a Semaphore Challenge on the Brownie Highway . |
| 9 | ' I 've got a pair of new-found friends with me . |
| 10 | I 've got a pair of number 7 sock tags ( not Lorimers I 'm afraid ) somewhere . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't suppose you 've got a pair of stockings I could borrow , have you ? ’ |
| 12 | I 've got a pair of gloves now instead of two odd ones . |
| 13 | Well put er alright I 've got a pair of queens . |
| 14 | Yes I know , well I I 've got a pair of eights and I knew |
| 15 | I 've got a pair of aces . |
| 16 | You 've got a pair of aces . |
| 17 | Yeah , yeah , I 've got a pair of in that colour you could have . |
| 18 | and you 've got a pair of black shoes ai n't you ? |
| 19 | Yes , I 've got a pair of socks . |
| 20 | You 've got a pair of shoes here have you ? |
| 21 | I 've got a pair like that ! |
| 22 | we 've got a pair like that . |
| 23 | In the past six months I 've worn a pair for a variety of purposes , from rock climbing to trekking , from gardening to pubbing and they 're still presentable . |
| 24 | And I miss having a pair of arms round me . |
| 25 | For that extra touch of mystique we 've chosen a pair of dark sunglasses . |
| 26 | THE ROCKINGBIRDS have scheduled a pair of Irish dates and added further shows to their current British tour , which now includes . |
| 27 | ah , have to get a pair of scissors |
| 28 | No matter how pressed for time or strapped for cash you may be , should you pass by one of these shops , with a window display of dummies wearing neatly ironed kagouls and ice-axes arranged in a fan shape round a rucksack , you will go inside and not leave until you have purchased a pair of thick socks . |