Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] an [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hon. Friend offers me an enticing invitation which I shall consider taking up . |
| 2 | The record company prepared her an exhaustive schedule which made it impossible for her to give Fletch the attention he deserved so , reluctantly , she gave him to friends . |
| 3 | A ‘ stringer ’ is n't just a freelance — it 's a correspondent based away from head office whose local contacts give him an on-the-spot usefulness which far surpasses that of a reporter sent out from head office . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Auctioneers in general consider it an unworkable scheme which will create absolute chaos to the services provided by livestock auctioneers to the agricultural community , ’ said Mr Heslop . |
| 5 | ‘ He screamed at me , calling me an evil bitch who had tried to trap him ’ |
| 6 | He screamed at me , calling me an evil bitch who had tried to entrap him . |
| 7 | The aim is to reduce the ranks of the young unemployed who now account for more than half the nation 's two million jobless and to give them an added skill which will help them find work when the training is over . |
| 8 | Her agent — perhaps he was n't the best in the world — never got her an American tour which , again , might have made all the difference . |
| 9 | Mrs Bradshaw was a kindly lady , but half a lifetime as the wife of a top civil servant at the Ministry of Defence had given her an authoritative air which at times verged on the imperious . |
| 10 | ‘ As far as I could judge , he thought me an incompetent idiot who ought to be minding his own business . |
| 11 | The only difference her success made was that she thought her an incompetent fool who was lucky enough to make a bit of money . ’ |
| 12 | The latter , who had helped clear a space and set up the seating , had so enjoyed it they said that if the vicar would make it an annual event he could count on their support , they would organise their outing to coincide with it . |
| 13 | I really must get Dad here ’ — I hissed those two words — ‘ to get me an old car I could drive on the sands . ’ |
| 14 | — It is my great resting place , that you are well : truly it is more than health to me , and gives me an untroubled fancy which is good for my work and my temper . |
| 15 | In more serious cases your doctor may prescribe you an oral antibiotic which will reduce the number of sore and inflamed spots . |
| 16 | Fritz gave her an earnest look which was , if anything , even more ghastly and idiotic than his grin . |
| 17 | His haste gave her an uncanny feeling he was trying to escape from an unseen force — or perhaps from herself — and in her efforts to reach his side she panted breathlessly , ‘ Do you intend breaking into a gallop — ? ’ |
| 18 | the thing is , you see , if we do it an American flavour I mean , people expect heavy rock music in an |
| 19 | David glanced across and smiled , and Juliet shot him an agonised glance which he did n't intercept . |