Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [prep] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , EMI spent millions of pounds developing its Nobel prize-winning medical scanner in the early 1970s , only to find that competitors found ways around the complex wall of protecting patents for several hundred thousand pounds . |
| 2 | The Lotus , now quite a rare model , came into Gordon 's possession in 1981 and he spent thousands of hours restoring it to mint condition , despite it having done an estimated 200,000 miles . |
| 3 | I felt close to tears to think he doubted my word . |
| 4 | I once saw a cartoon which pictured hundreds of lemmings throwing themselves off a cliff and drowning in the water below . |
| 5 | We ran short of numbers to do it if you like , from seven thirty to twelve initially , in terms of the original count and the original people when they 'd finished their count . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , the Minoans left thousands of clues to guide us . |
| 7 | DEVOTED fans of Frankie Vaughan travelled hundreds of miles to see their idol sing in Darlington . |