Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] i [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 So when they phone up your girls and they say oh I I 've seen this promotion about a cordless phone I want the girls to ask where where did you hear about it ?
2 As a wee boy I knew the jargon of the Ayrshire pits , names and terms incomprehensible to the uninitiated .
3 At a later date I bought the place and built on wings to make the necessary accommodation .
4 She totally childish and not something that somebody in the twentieth century should waste their waste , their time with , and for a brief moment I felt the moral force of Sigmund Freud as through his daughter and of course psychologically this makes sense because I 'm quite sure her superego was modelled on her father 's .
5 And after a speedy search I found the drawer where she kept all her gym knickers . ’
6 Since the birds were in a cold room I believe the filter matting provided extra protection from the low temperatures .
7 With a little imagination I envisaged the hopes and fears , and the overwhelming horrors these young men had to face .
8 With an inward smile and a mental sigh I retrieved the compass carefully from my pocket and took a bearing on north .
9 Now as a traditional climber I find the emergence of these new activities such as sport abseiling and sport climbing somewhat sterilised and regulated , but I suppose there is plenty of room in Britain for all offshoots and variations of the parent activity , and we must accept these developments with open arms as we did bolts and competitions .
10 It 's a good job I took the dog out this morning cos it ai n't fit to take a dog out .
11 All sounds from outside were muffled because of the dock being partly below ground level , set into the slope of the bank , but in a short while I heard the sound of a car door slamming and after that the noise of an engine starting up and being driven away .
12 ‘ When I came to Cambridge University as a mature student I joined the chapel choir and was glad of the opportunity of the tour to develop and strengthen the connections which already existed , ’ she said .
13 For a fleeting moment I saw the face of a young boy , about 15 years old , with a fresh face and golden curls .
14 For a fleeting moment I saw the face of a young boy , about 15 years old , with a fresh face and golden curls . ’
15 As one teacher put it to me , ‘ on a bad day I have the feeling that I am struggling hard to do something that may not be worth doing at all ’ .
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