Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was also substantial cross-group agreement on the selection of this feature , with most groups arguing that the 'summarising " nature of this sentence made it a strong candidate for an opening to the story . |
| 2 | Cancelling fractions is when somebody ha gives you somebody says erm you say , How much pizza did you get ? three twelfths. three twelfths make it a bit more simple oh well it 's just the same as three three twelfths is |
| 3 | Superb 3-D and a Dave Whittaker soundtrack make it a real high-flyer . |
| 4 | Albert as chairman asked me a number of questions to which he already knew the answers for the good reason that we had already gone over them in Fulham . |
| 5 | Saints boss Ian Branfoot made it a double raid on London when he also signed Chelsea 's Dutch defender Ken Monkou for a similar figure . |
| 6 | Straightaway , he made a niche for himself as our left-back , and his fearless diving headers made him a tremendous favourite with the Palace fans , who dubbed him ‘ Chopper ’ in recognition of his decisive interceptions with his unruly fair hair . |
| 7 | The Open University offers you a lifelong opportunity to continue your education — to whatever level you want , and in a way that fits in with the rest of your life . |
| 8 | Quite different from her brother , who was slim where she was rotund , and whose dark hair lent him a certain swarthy , though boyish , kind of good looks . |
| 9 | Feynman offers us a simple way to see that this happens . |
| 10 | The Mirror titles made him a Fleet Street figure to match his other interests . |
| 11 | Geraldine read us a short story and , as I had each contraction , I 'd kneel over a bean bag . |
| 12 | He told Johnson that Warburton ( the combative English divine and man of letters , whose generally controversial national presence made him a common topic of Johnsonian conversation ) had a close relationship with an unnamed ‘ eminent printer ’ . |
| 13 | A tall thin boy with straggly hair passed her a joint and Lizzy took it from him , inhaling the fragrant mixture deeply . |
| 14 | There was the lure of the big stores , though clothing coupons and shortage of money made them a feast for the eye only . |
| 15 | If his fragile skills made him a figure of immense vulnerability on the pitch , then off the pitch , in the press and in the corridors of football power , Jinky was hacked to bits and fullbacks were rarely to blame . |
| 16 | He succeeds in the game and the goldfish offers him a prize . |
| 17 | Its lushness and tropical variety made it a place of great beauty with winding roads and hair-pin bends giving spectacular views over the jungle . |
| 18 | As the season goes on our baits make it a better swim . |
| 19 | Cos I did n't know what you know our mum got her a couple of games . |
| 20 | Geoff 's mum got me a piece of cheese last week from Superkeys . |
| 21 | Nicoll appointed him a fellow of the Shakespeare Institute in 1953 . |
| 22 | Then her original mentor found her a machine to buy . |
| 23 | Michael 's younger sister found him a fidget in church and thought it was fidgeting to excess . |
| 24 | To do that , on May 18th the prime minister , Leonid Kuchma , asked parliament to grant him a range of extraordinary powers : to rule the economy by decree , control the central bank and the state privatisation body and have jurisdiction over the president 's satraps in the regions . |
| 25 | Colin phoned him up , and er , it it he mentioned , how he was starting up , and he said he might be interested , anyway Colin phoned him a couple of weeks ago to see if he was still interested in . |
| 26 | But Pascoe found her a great deal of help in restoring his rather worn manly pride . |
| 27 | The present writer owes him a particularly deep debt of gratitude . |
| 28 | Densil 's mum let him a room . |
| 29 | Childline , Childline Den got us a Hovis loaf it looks than the other one . |
| 30 | ‘ We believe that Power Fluidics offers us a unique opportunity , and we are delighted to be at the forefront of the application of this technology . |