Example sentences of "[n mass] [pron] [adv] [vb past] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lot of it is a matter of hearing : you just start to hear it that way after a while , especially if you listen to a lot of Coltrane and people who really developed that part of the language . ’ |
| 2 | The living room ceiling was hung with bunting , the kitchen smelt of roast turkey , the house was full of people who all knew each other intimately , the videos had been ordered and the sideboard was laden with drink and in fact everyone behaved just like it was a real family Christmas , except that Boy had sex with two other men in the bathroom , and they did n't even bother to lock the door because they knew that no one else there would mind , knew that they did n't have to hide what they were doing from the rest of the party . |
| 3 | Like tonight , faced with the ordeal of going to a grand dinner party with people who all knew each other and were far removed from her experience , she had acquitted herself proudly and well . |
| 4 | There was n't room for two good friends , let alone people who hardly knew each other , to work at the same time . |
| 5 | The Whitbread is a long race full of hardships , so it is unlikely that people who hardly knew each other would not have disputes and in the end form friendships . |