Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [pron] 's [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now what they , what they were supposed to do erm I never did know but there were quite a number of these er men who lived in this train and they had a lieutenant who 's quite a handsome chap by all accounts , he used to come into the office a chap named lieutenant and erm erm this was one of the things that landed on Joyce 's plant er plate and er she used to meet these Education Officers and arrange for courses and in the er in Lieutenant 's case of course there was er , instruction in English which erm erm Stanley who was a Headmaster of er Area School he undertook classes for these Polish chaps but er so often of course these erm , these units were only in the area for a limited space of time so you could n't arrange anything very , very comprehensive |
| 2 | Man falling off a bike it 's only a small place is n't it ? |
| 3 | We we need to hire a minibus it 's about a hundred and seventy quid for the week . |
| 4 | ‘ And I 'll bet you a guinea to a farthin' she 's still a virgin , ’ said Sal . |
| 5 | Yes come on Charlie be brave , a noun , yes , a something is n't it , a , if you write a or the in front of a word it 's usually a noun , okay , so just keep listening for the a and the . |
| 6 | Despite the wear and tear of many a performance it 's still a cracking guitar , with its classically timeless shape beautifully set off by the tobacco-yellowed binding . |
| 7 | Which is ten a side so it 's not a physical it 's more a running game . |
| 8 | ‘ I had thought of getting a young man , ’ said Edwin , ‘ though perhaps in a way it 's hardly a job for a man . |