Example sentences of "[pron] a [noun sg] [verb] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 A possible response to this may be that if we want to understand the concept of knowledge we must treat the use of ‘ I know ’ ( the activity of avouching ) as the primary thing , but that there are other psychological verbs — such as ‘ I hope ’ — in which a speaker using the first person singular of the present tense does simply express his mental state .
2 It is fruitful to recognise the responsibility people have for their own lives , and the material circumstances in which those lives have been lived , in considering the resources with which a person enters the last stages of life .
3 The last assigned PSN attribute is used to support queries in which a lexicographer requests the next entry requiring attention .
4 If this is likely , your Divisional/Section Head will arrange for the Administrative Officer ( Personnel ) to send you a self-certificate to cover the first seven days of your absence .
5 It took me a month to pass the first aid , anti-gas and light rescue tests , and then I was allocated to the Rivermead Court post .
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