... <quote> A tow-truck has overturned following an accident with a ...under a railway bridge in south London. The accident in Battersea Park Road [...] happened as the truck tried to go under the bridge with its extended towing arm at about ...arm caught the bottom of the bridge resulting in it tilting on to the oncoming number 345 bus, police said. The bus...
...>> <quote> A tow-truck has overturned following an accident with a double...under a railway bridge in south London. The accident in Battersea Park Road [...] happened as the truck tried to go under the ... with its extended towing arm at about 1010 GMT. The arm caught the bottom of the bridge resulting in it tilting on to the oncoming number 345 bus, police said. The ...
...>> <quote> A tow-truck has overturned following an accident with a double-decker bus under a railway bridge in south London. The accident in Battersea Park Road [...] happened as the truck tried to go under the bridge with ...The arm caught the bottom of the bridge resulting in it tilting on to the oncoming number 345 bus, police said. The bus, ...
...story: <quote> A tow-truck has overturned following an accident with a double-decker bus under a railway bridge in south London. The accident in Battersea Park Road [...] happened as the truck tried to go under the bridge with its ...> The arm caught the bottom of the bridge resulting in it tilting on to the oncoming number 345 bus, police said. The bus, which was ...
... <quote> A tow-truck has overturned following an accident with a ... Park Road [...] happened as the truck tried to go under the ...didn't - it was in Battersea, the bridge being that which carries ...> West Brompton, the Cremorne [rail] Bridge over the Thames) and Clapham ... services much, so presumably the bridge is undamaged, in contrast to the 30 bus passengers' somewhat damaged peace of ...
... <quote> A tow-truck has overturned following an accident with a double...'t - it was in Battersea, the bridge being that which carries ... West Brompton, the Cremorne [rail] Bridge over the Thames) and Clapham ... Lane curve towards Waterloo). The bridge in question is at the ... services much, so presumably the bridge is undamaged, in contrast to the 30 bus passengers' somewhat damaged peace of ...
.../hi/england/london/7285085.stm> Initially it looked like a car had been crushed between the truck and the bus but the truck in question was a TFL lift and remove truck for parking on red routes etc. Would be a bit of a shock for ... red route offenders: they take your car away, and then crush it with a bus. tom -- James Brown is dead.
On 12 Mar, 10:17, MIG <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote: My point was that "a couple" is singular and nothing but singular, and yet no one, even a strict grammarian, would put a singular noun after "a couple of people ..." I did mean verb of course.
On 12 Mar, 10:17, MIG <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote: (snip) My natural inclination is to be very strict on the "grammar is about words" interpretation, like Stephen Fry. But I started off Devil's advocate and then realised that the Devil had a pretty good point. Me thinks I'm a with the Devil on this here one.
On 11 Mar, 12:36, Sam Wilson <Sam.Wil...@ed.ac.uk> wrote: In article <b0449de5-d117-433f-af35-573b55033...@b64g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, Â MIG <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote: On Mar 10, 3:44Â pm, Sam Wilson <Sam.Wil...@ed.ac.uk> wrote: In article <d2229729-1daa-40d1-9d54-d6aca441c...@d62g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, Â MIG <googles...@...