Example sentences of "a dozen [noun pl] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you 've botched a job a dozen times you do n't hang around waiting to try one more time , you abandon it . |
| 2 | The first thing that struck me was that of about 100 different offerings at least half a dozen times I 'd been stopped in my tracks by absolutely classic flavours . |
| 3 | Martin seems to be missing by a distance as we joust it round the table , so after half a dozen exchanges I go down with much confidence on a half-ball cut into the bottom left-hand pocket . |
| 4 | If I go to the market to buy a dozen eggs I pay the full price there and then . |
| 5 | You 've got a dozen items I want a dozen items |