Example sentences of "in a dozen [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she maintains that as a percentage of all children seen over the five months , the numbers in which they first raised the question of possible abuse were little larger than those found in a recent survey by the NSPCC in a dozen areas of England . |
| 2 | Tall and strong , with very broad shoulders , he would go on to claim 202 victims at 25 from his 47 Tests , of which 50 came in a dozen games against England . |
| 3 | It has been detected in a dozen systems in the US and yesterday the Swiss government announced that 75 of its computers were infected . |
| 4 | Low stone walls divided the garden up into different segments , and these were marbled with moss and lichen in a dozen shades of gold and green , and often hidden completely under tumbling masses of roses , clematis and ivy . |
| 5 | The East German leadership 's dilemma was underlined by mass demonstrations in a dozen cities on Monday night and the continuing flight of young East Germans yesterday through Czechoslovakia . |
| 6 | Since joining Cardiff , Walker has become an overnight success , scoring eight First Division tries in a dozen matches as the club have moved up from strugglers last season to table-toppers . |
| 7 | Envy of the children — or over-concentration upon them by the other partner -will show itself in a dozen ways in attitudes and actions . |