Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [conj] [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 The work of the European Commission has all but come to a halt .
2 Brick makes great paving on its own and looks best when used in a pattern
3 The animals need more energy to propel themselves if the water around them is turbulent rather than laminar and Blake predicts that dolphins are able to reach crossover speeds even if surrounded by a turbulent layer of water .
4 A classic problem is posed by asking what form radiant energy takes up when confined in a container ( or cavity , to use the time-hallowed language of statistical physics ) whose walls are black .
5 It was designed for lines of 4lb to 8lb b.s. , but feels best when married to a line of 6lbs b.s .
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