Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Homestead they were guests of the 482 Tactical Fighter Wing which recently had seen action in the Gulg , and It was here that each was given a certificate making them Honorary F-16 Fighter Pilots . |
| 2 | Just take a look got me little list knocking round . |
| 3 | I was still handed a second to cause me extra hassle . |
| 4 | A physiotherapist taught me wrist-strengthening exercises and two days later I was allowed home . |
| 5 | Prior to the council , Lawyer was given a paper proclaiming him head chief of the Nez Perce . |
| 6 | His contract contained a clause granting him creative control over the films and a final say on editing , and a salary of over $1 million per film and 50 per cent of each film 's box-office revenue , a profit participation scale somewhat higher than the others ' . |
| 7 | In Russia itself , parliamentary deputies hinted that they might be open to a spot of bribery when , earlier this year , they discussed a bill to guarantee them various privileges for life — a flat in Moscow , a salary , priority booking on aircraft and trains . |
| 8 | Had dinner with Eric McCormach ( ‘ an enticingly diabolical imagination ’ ) whose Inspecting the Vaults ( Bloomsbury , £4.99 ) is a book to give you sleepless nights . |
| 9 | Without revealing that both ships had been secretly assisting South Vietnamese commando raids on the North , Johnson called upon Congress to pass a resolution granting him sweeping powers to act against North Vietnam . |