Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [pron] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Leak ’ your past successes through other people , or disclose them yourself in a suitably modest and reluctant manner , as is the British way . |
| 2 | Practical matters also reared their head when 15 teams were given three hours and a selection of Meccano , paper cups , cotton reels and other bits and pieces to make a machine that would take a bag of coins all in one go , and dispense them one at a time for sorting . |
| 3 | He could hop up behind her and pop her one with the blackjack , no discussion , no fuss , just an instant human sack that he could throw over his shoulder and rush to the car . |
| 4 | In the second place , the correlations that are produced are merely statements about associations , and tell us nothing about the direction of cause and effect . |
| 5 | Send one copy to your insurer and keep one yourself in a safe place . |
| 6 | Alternatively , you can stretch the paper and colour it yourself with a lightfast paint . |
| 7 | And thank you everyone for the lovely presents for our new home . |