Example sentences of "[n mass] of [noun pl] [conj] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Geoffrey Onoufriou , defending , said Urben , of Portswood , Southampton , was trying to steal a pair of glasses because he could n't afford to buy them . |
| 2 | Er you see the the wireless that we 'd got was the old cats whisker on a crystal , you see , and a pair of earphones that we used to And if anybody rustled a paper , you see ? |
| 3 | Add to that determination , patience , skill , desire , stamina and a good pair of shoes and you may be getting close to finding out . |
| 4 | The thing that , you see I was going to send off for a pair of gloves cos I ca n't find my thermal , but when I looked on and saw all the bits and bobs of paper that come , there was n't erm , little slip you get with a pound off , for postage and packing , which I 've been getting recently have n't you ? for erm |
| 5 | And out of that strangely distorted mouth comes a series of sounds that you will soon start to recognise . |
| 6 | For those who have yet to take the plunge I hope the following will act as a series of checkpoints that you can apply to your own , unique situation . |
| 7 | Despite daily bombardment and the desertion on Dec. 28 of three of his most senior ministers , Gamsakhurdia insisted in a series of interviews that he would not engage in negotiations with " terrorists and bandits " or meet opposition demands that he resign . |