Example sentences of "a strange [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | singing in a strange voice he did not recognise . |
| 2 | It was a strange relationship we had , half-slave , half-best friend and confidant . |
| 3 | ‘ What a strange mixture you are , Lissa . |
| 4 | And a strange sight it was , this tiny dark-hared person sitting there with her feet nowhere near touching the floor , totally absorbed in the wonderful adventures of Pip and old Miss Havisham and her cobwebbed house and by the spell of magic that Dickens the great story-teller had woven with his words . |
| 5 | Then when we met again , you would be full of all you had done — a ride on your motor bike to Alba de Tormes or Ledesma , a strange church you had discovered , or a new book someone had sent you from the States . |
| 6 | ‘ You speak with a strange accent I have not heard before . |
| 7 | ‘ What a strange man you are , Erskine ! ’ he said . |
| 8 | She had a strange name we rather connected with ‘ Salt Peter , ’ she was called Petula Clarke . |
| 9 | God alone knew why we wanted to sail to New Zealand together , except that in a strange way we were friends . |
| 10 | She nodded , and in a strange way I suddenly felt outnumbered . |
| 11 | In a strange way I felt almost embarrassed that such things were happening in my name . |
| 12 | But in a strange way he has done wonders for our social life . |
| 13 | The deep sea-blue eyes were unreadable , yet in a strange way she felt pinned to the spot by them , like a butterfly trapped and doomed to die . |
| 14 | In a strange way she was n't even surprised . |
| 15 | In a strange way it can actually contribute to the success of many marriages , for not every woman wants to spend her life with an eternal Romeo . |
| 16 | It was a strange pilgrimage she was making this Sunday afternoon . |
| 17 | What a strange wedding-gift he had given her too , when he came up to the manor the other afternoon , making her feel like a tenant in her own home ; which , of course , had once been his . |
| 18 | Brigadier Canford , who was indeed a lover of pretty girls , looked at Perdita 's impassive , dead-pan face , and had a strange feeling he 'd seen her before somewhere . |
| 19 | I was — why should I be modest — undoubtedly the most beautiful , the most renowned , the most desirable woman with whom he ever slept ( if I had any rival , it was only a strange beast I shall tell you of later ) . |
| 20 | ‘ What a strange letter you wrote me ! |
| 21 | With a strange detachment he noted the final sequence of events : the roar of a car engine near by , the boot drawn back , the hiss of a tyre skidding past , the oddly painless blast which ended it . |
| 22 | What a strange place it was . |
| 23 | When children come into a strange house they are often a little shy , so give them a warm welcome . |
| 24 | He added : " It is a strange world we live in where it is not all right to kill some animals because they are prettier or more intelligent than others . " |