Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The nature garden has given everyone a lift and will be somewhere that the children can enjoy . ’ |
| 2 | He had always done that at his pre-production party , given everyone a carnation to wear , but this time he had overreached himself . |
| 3 | It was an unsuitably domestic scene for two people labelling someone a murderer . |
| 4 | The COB Rules do not define the relevant transactions that make someone a customer . |
| 5 | A " customer " is a person with or for whom a firm carries on , or merely intends to carry on , " regulated business " or other business carried on in connection with that regulated business ; the reference to " other business " does not make someone a customer if he would not otherwise be but seems merely to extend the scope of the activities covered by the COB Rules . |
| 6 | yeah but he sat outside Sally 's and Carole said no I I I 'm you know I ca n't do it , she said she wants someone a bit younger and she said |
| 7 | He was just one of these players prepared to try something a bit different every now and again — which is laudable . |
| 8 | I mean , I would have expected something a bit more spiritual for a time like this . |
| 9 | So we thought we 'd riffle through the rails of leading dancewear manufacturers to find something a shade more exciting than saggy tracksuit bottoms . |
| 10 | They 're pricey , mind , but good if you want something a bit out of the ordinary . ’ |
| 11 | If one wants something a bit outlandish like , or gets violent with the girls , I want to know . |
| 12 | I found something a shade patronizing in her attitude , and I interpreted it as an attempt to upstage me ; perhaps to test me , to see if I was worth playing against . |
| 13 | It is a treasure tale well-worth telling and contains everything a detectorist could wish for : concealed documents , codes and treasure of various forms . |
| 14 | Also , the process of pre-censorship by what Thorold Dickinson called ‘ ex-colonels and maiden aunts in long flowered frocks ’ made filmmakers complicit with the censors in keeping everything a touch daring , challenging or controversial from the screen . |
| 15 | But councillors are keen to stress how Darlington has everything a company could want in terms of infrastructure and amenities . |
| 16 | The show has everything a dog could want , even career opportunities , with advice on hand available from the professionals themselves . |
| 17 | Seven miles by three , with only 3,000 inhabitants , it 's small , but has everything a visitor needs . |
| 18 | The continued Raincheck system will guarantee anyone a refund if there is less than two hours of play on Centre Court on any one day . |
| 19 | Wilkinson said yesterday : ‘ I can not guarantee anyone a place here . |
| 20 | Sir : Has anyone a suggestion about how , once we have made all our graduates pay for their own education through some sort of lifelong surtax , we should set about stopping those with any marketable skills and sense leaving the country as soon as they possibly can ? |
| 21 | Has anyone a photograph of the airfield taken during World War Two ? |
| 22 | If they had the courage to say that , they would have saved everyone a lot of trouble . |
| 23 | All the family can enjoy eating the low-fat way and it will do everyone a world of good . |
| 24 | He 'll give everyone a tractor , |
| 25 | That 'll give everyone a chance to rest and then we can swim across to those fields . " |
| 26 | And why not give someone a treat by investing in a subscription to both magazines ? |
| 27 | I will surely give someone a heart attack … |
| 28 | ‘ I might give someone a ring . ’ |
| 29 | There 's not many men who are n't even relations that 'd give someone a record player for a wedding present . ’ |
| 30 | No but I mean you 'd gi maybe give somebody a bit of pleasure sorting them out . |