Example sentences of "pair [prep] [noun pl] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course it became quite a game searching for pairs of initials but I do n't remember finding Alfred 's once . ’ |
| 2 | She reached for a pair of glasses but I did n't think it was because she was dazzled by my teeth . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I have n't been into her bedroom though I saw some chair legs and a pair of shoes as I passed the half-open door . |
| 5 | In an attempt to retrieve it gracefully , I did a half turn ; the backs of my knees hit the arm of one of a pair of chairs and I toppled backwards over the chair and landed on my hat , wedged between the chairs with my legs in the air . |
| 6 | He seized a horrible pair of forceps and I closed my eyes as he started flexing his muscles . |
| 7 | We are waiting at both ends like a pair of bookends and I get impatient and ask , ‘ Who is this ? ’ |