Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Coalisland — Dungannon march had given everyone a good day out and had used up a lot of their energy by the time the moment of confrontation arrived . |
| 2 | He had always done that at his pre-production party , given everyone a carnation to wear , but this time he had overreached himself . |
| 3 | ‘ The nature garden has given everyone a lift and will be somewhere that the children can enjoy . ’ |
| 4 | He offers everyone a serious comparison of Keaton and Charlie Chaplin ( with Harold Lloyd and Fatty Arbuckle trivia thrown in for good measure ) , revealing that Keaton was , for him , the true genius on account of his invention and comic daring . |
| 5 | Frankly , if I were n't in such a high-risk position , I 'd want someone a little more cosy as my obstetrician , but Owen is the best for someone like me and at times he can be a dear , so I should n't complain … |
| 6 | It was an unsuitably domestic scene for two people labelling someone a murderer . |
| 7 | The COB Rules do not define the relevant transactions that make someone a customer . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , she 'll make someone a wonderful wife ! ’ screeched Jamie . |
| 9 | She was a sweet , loving person and would make someone a wonderful wife . |
| 10 | A " customer " is a person with or for whom a firm carries on , or merely intends to carry on , " regulated business " or other business carried on in connection with that regulated business ; the reference to " other business " does not make someone a customer if he would not otherwise be but seems merely to extend the scope of the activities covered by the COB Rules . |
| 11 | An American editor deleted a comment from one of her books when a father tells his daughter : ‘ Do n't bother about school because you 're a pretty little thing and will make someone a good wife . ’ |
| 12 | yeah but he sat outside Sally 's and Carole said no I I I 'm you know I ca n't do it , she said she wants someone a bit younger and she said |
| 13 | ‘ The Madine 's , Johnston 's and Brown 's all took their baptism in competition like this , and we 're always hoping to discover someone a little special . ’ |
| 14 | So if you 're wandering around and you want to write somebody a quick note , you do n't have to open the rings and take out a piece of paper , you just write on here and tear it off . |
| 15 | I fully accept that if I want to know everything a top luthier knows then I should go away and make a serious study of the subject , but I would be quite happy to read a dedicated magazine each month from which I can learn about what 's new , who 's up to what , what new guitars are like to play etc. etc. and also the meaning of the industry 's technical terminology . |
| 16 | After all , there 's always tomorrow to try something a little more energetic . |
| 17 | He was just one of these players prepared to try something a bit different every now and again — which is laudable . |
| 18 | I mean , I would have expected something a bit more spiritual for a time like this . |
| 19 | But if I had expected anything , I should have expected something a little more … |
| 20 | So we thought we 'd riffle through the rails of leading dancewear manufacturers to find something a shade more exciting than saggy tracksuit bottoms . |
| 21 | They 're pricey , mind , but good if you want something a bit out of the ordinary . ’ |
| 22 | Albert Hammond that is and er A Free Electric Band it 's Radio Nottingham it 's a quarter to one and er Action Line Action Line time now and er in a film Thelma and Louise that 's starter of the trend for stronger independent women if er you fancy a lift but want something a little less drastic then our Louise from the Action Line team is here today with something to tickle your fancy I 'm scared now I hope you 're not suggesting that er women take to their cars and mow down any unsuspecting male that gets in their way . |
| 23 | If one wants something a bit outlandish like , or gets violent with the girls , I want to know . |
| 24 | I 'm glad there 's somebody 's come up with that one because that 's the only time that you say something a little bit different from the number itself . |
| 25 | I found something a shade patronizing in her attitude , and I interpreted it as an attempt to upstage me ; perhaps to test me , to see if I was worth playing against . |
| 26 | It is a treasure tale well-worth telling and contains everything a detectorist could wish for : concealed documents , codes and treasure of various forms . |
| 27 | Simultaneously the work explores the very private , often hidden world of women 's personal everyday histories ; ‘ Each handbag has a particular personality of its own — on opening one a strong perfume filled the air , another was entirely practical , filled with hairpins and half a broken comb , a third contained a funeral card ’ . |
| 28 | As a child he was always adventurous and found everything a huge joke … |
| 29 | Also , the process of pre-censorship by what Thorold Dickinson called ‘ ex-colonels and maiden aunts in long flowered frocks ’ made filmmakers complicit with the censors in keeping everything a touch daring , challenging or controversial from the screen . |
| 30 | He has everything a swashbuckling hero needs — except good looks . |