Example sentences of "[coord] [num] [adv] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and Ronan Rafferty winning 4 & 3 and 3 & 2 respectively which left all of Europe 's hopes resting on the top and bottom matches . |
| 2 | One of the 100 Merseysiders who will be going on the trip , whines : ‘ We definitely wo n't be drinking before we have to drive back but I 'm sure we 'll have the odd glass or three when we make it back to Liverpool . ’ |
| 3 | I says two or three so he give us three |
| 4 | Er there 's normal age retirement , premature retirement , and and premature retirement with redundancy two or three really you know can go together . |
| 5 | ‘ Sex and girls do n't really become important until you get to about 14 or 15 then you need some information . |
| 6 | Given the excellence of the cause which benefits from the sales of ‘ Ruby Trax ’ and the generosity of the artists etc , etc , it would be churlish of me to rubbish individual tracks — although there are one or two here which have tempted me sorely — so I will pick out some highlights for you . |
| 7 | Even if there no ad exists , and I 've had one or two where there 's been no ad |
| 8 | Oh it 's a job I do n't know ! weekend a day or two ago he did look a bit better tonight . |
| 9 | For a minute or two longer she panned the camera , too much the professional to allow her pleasure to make her risk missing another good shot . |
| 10 | A day or two later he had come round to my view and , after consultation with London , had decided to drop the matter . |
| 11 | A minute or two later he drove up in a battered English saloon car with a bumper and two door handles missing . |
| 12 | A year or two later he took up a consultancy somewhere in the Home Counties . |
| 13 | When a senior executive arrived at the studio a day or two later he found parcels piling up in the reception area . |
| 14 | A day or two later he resumed the courtesies by paying mischievous tribute to the new British drill which his dentist had used to cure him . |
| 15 | A day or two later I had a free morning , in which I intended to follow a class in Spanish language . |
| 16 | When he returned he became editor , and a year or two later I had to fill in again for his editorial duties . |
| 17 | ‘ A month or two later I had another routine test , and had to have two more monthly doses of the antiparasite drug . |
| 18 | A day or two later I received the following letter : |
| 19 | It paused , assessing the situation , green-eyed , then it leapt on to the arm of Swayne 's chair and a moment or two later it had settled , tail and paws tucked in , tidily disposed for sleep . |
| 20 | Frequently , when Eddie Stratton had flown in the past , his heart had missed a beat or two whenever he heard the ‘ ding-dong ’ tones on the aircraft intercom . |
| 21 | They had only taken a step or two when they heard a rustle in the leaves , and a sound like someone huffing under a heavy load . |
| 22 | He had taken a pace or two when something tugged at the shoulder of his coat . |
| 23 | I remember the disgraceful way she allowed you to be neglected when you had flu , only bringing up a water biscuit or two when she deigned to climb the stairs ! |
| 24 | Oh , she had n't missed Naylor 's eyes on her a time or two when she exchanged some comment with Travis — but surely he did n't expect her to ignore him ! |
| 25 | There will be no one to speak with except Miss Blagden for a month or two when she comes to inspect the Casa Guidi before leaving Florence herself and otherwise not a solitary congenial soul . |
| 26 | After a moment or two when he had swallowed his steak and could speak safely , he went on , ‘ Modern theology does n't help , I dare say . |
| 27 | Maybe I did fall asleep for a moment or two when I shut my eyes hoping to enter my dream again . |
| 28 | ‘ I will know within the next month or two how I stand . |
| 29 | If you have a 286 or 386 then you have to find a way of converting the natural extended memory to expanded . |
| 30 | Between 1.00 and 1.15 a.m. she asked her sister to summon an ambulance . |