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 .
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