Example sentences of "a blind [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Berkeley infers from this that , lacking experience of such eye-movements , a blind man who gained sight ‘ would , at first , have no idea of distance by sight ; the sun and stars … would all seem to be in his eyes , or rather in his mind ’ . |
| 2 | It is a bit like trying to describe to a blind person what is a horse and distinguishing it from a bull . |
| 3 | The attention is not so much of a problem when the dogs are puppies as the idea is to train the dog to not be afraid of people , but when this happens to a fully trained guide dog accompanying a blind person it can cause problems . |
| 4 | In a speech at the conference , Bill Gulliver , a blind person who runs his own business , said : ‘ Some firms exemplify blindness not in terms of visual impairment , but crass ignorance . |
| 5 | About the same time , Brailsford , who had toyed with the idea of working for the NCF , judged it more harshly : ‘ a blind alley which won t bring us even infinitesimally nearer to peace . ’ |
| 6 | It is as though the panel has developed a blind spot which does not admit the possibility that the newcomer might win . |
| 7 | It was put into production with so many faults that , to this day , the Fl is virtually unflyable at night , and has a blind spot which ensures that few Fl pilots will come out of any dogfight alive . |
| 8 | And there 's not a blind thing you can do to stop them taking |
| 9 | Where 's your little erm have you got a blind thing you know ? |
| 10 | I 'm sorry about the turning a blind eye I er I er Mr I really do feel that if you are passionate about it the one way to get rid of this debate is to vote for my motion . |