Example sentences of "this [noun sg] a group " in BNC.
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| 1 | Satirical description of a type found at all social gatherings ( in this case a group of habitués of a public-house parlour ) who holds forth in an oracular manner on public affairs . |
| 2 | At about three-fifteen this afternoon a group of five men congregated in the Mudchute , a park in the Cubitt Town area . |
| 3 | During this period a group of Country Whigs , led by Robert Harley and Paul Foley , separated from their former allies who were in office , and united with Country and out-of-office Tories to promote place bills , triennial bills , and measures against corruption . |
| 4 | This evening a group of slightly nervous looking insurance workers are about to try their hand at pilot racing . |
| 5 | To this end a group of sixty-nine 7-9 year old children were randomly sampled from the normal school population and given a battery of tests examining their reading ability , visual processing , phonological processing and short-term memory . |
| 6 | This year a group of us event riders , went on a return mission to Romania , straight after the final event of the season . |
| 7 | For this purpose a group includes both holding companies and subsidiaries . |