Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] an [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | When I moved in to my flat she had to a certain extent taken me over , and treated me like an erring and somewhat unintelligent son who obviously needed the care and attention of a responsible adult . |
2 | Any agency which places you in an unviable or potentially dangerous position could be accused of negligence by delegation , and so it is equally not in their interests to place you inappropriately . |
3 | Lovelock sees this dual function as a vital bridge , but others argue that it puts him in an invidious and altogether too powerful position . |
4 | If the Bill had stopped there , we would have supported it as an unnecessary but reasonably harmless measure , but it goes far beyond the type of incident about which we are all deeply worried . |
5 | He had inherited it as an agreeable but mildly onerous responsibility , together with her considerable fortune . |