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Meanings of ran a dozen in English

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Usage of ran a dozen in English
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Mr Siroker ran a dozen more experiments that were vital to Mr Obama's success.
News.com.au
2
He literally ran a dozen steps up the bank, the idiot's long tattered body flailing along behind him.
More Than Human
3
The next moment, a wave tilted and ran a dozen yards with her, but mercifully passed before it broke.
Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts: A Book of Stories
4
Crawlways led in all directions-oneto her left ran a dozen miles to underground lakes where reavers raised enormous blindfish.
The Lair of Bones
5
He put her down, and she ran a dozen paces and shook herself and stretched and sat up and began to wash.
The War in the Air
6
When he alighted he ran a dozen or more steps as fast as he could go, then halted and looked around him.
The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics
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Round a post stuck into the middle of the threshing-floor ran a dozen horses harnessed side by side, so that they formed one long radius.
The Schoolmistress, and Other Stories
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I ran a dozen simulations in my head at once, trying to figure out how many I could take out if Herbert reacted in kind.
Sea of Rust
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