Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Sommers feels that Regina has nothing to lose and a great deal to gain if she follows his advice re support for her floating kidney ’ ) . |
| 2 | So , and she knew about the office , and I knew about the office and knew everything they were wanting me to know but a man got it from outside so |
| 3 | Truly I make but a stammering companion , I have no graces , and as for the wit you may have perceived in me when we met , you saw , you must have seen , only the glimmerings and glister of your own brilliance refracted from the lumpen surface of a dead Moon . |
| 4 | So anyway I went to Index cos I want I want and a watch I 'm looking for a watch cos , and I thought oh aye I come to rings , I thought well I owe her a ring so I thought oh better half eternity ring they 're cheap anyway . |
| 5 | Yeah I know but a lot of them were crap , |
| 6 | I know but a lot of it 's rubbish is n't it ? |
| 7 | I know and a little stage . |
| 8 | I used to get worked up if I made a mistake , I mean , I weave and a nervous breakdown spooling |
| 9 | St John , the missionary is a failure I think but a good failure . |
| 10 | Anyhow it 's four runs for who is now eight , and he 's made them both in four , but , his two fours , eight , when you get three fours , two fours I think and a three in his first innings of eleven . |
| 11 | we finished the story and we got onto the rhymes I presume and a little body sidled in through the win through the door and he sort of sat there looking pathetic you know , I said would you like to come and sit on my knee ? |
| 12 | That bowl on the mantelpiece was what I won and a voucher for Stoner 's — the undertaker 's on Lavender Hill that also sells furniture . |
| 13 | I said or a teddy that does something . |
| 14 | Well we had er , we took out all the gear for that , so I knew a lot , being a crane driver I 'd know what gear I wanted but a lot of these stevedores what are on there now , they were lorry drivers and they ai n't got a clue what they do , so there part of my job meant I 'd go round and give advice . |
| 15 | ‘ A pound for me Mum , a pound for me digs and a pound for me . ’ |
| 16 | In offering them something and being positive , not judgemental , in giving them support and a belief in the visual medium and the fact that they can participate in it freely . ’ |
| 17 | But nothing came and a little before dawn the wind eased and he managed to close his eyes in the shelter of the old oak tree in which he had taken stance . |
| 18 | That 's what I says to her , like on Friday when you come in by the time we 've got yo got you summat to eat and a bath and your petrol and everything ready for the next week filled your car up , that we could call in then but like if we have Saturday night you can either go to bed , sleep on floor or do virtually what you want cos you do n't have to go on Sunday if you do n't want . |
| 19 | Obviously your personal situation will affect the choices you make but a sound principle to follow was laid down by William Morris who wrote ‘ have nothing in your home which you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful ’ . |
| 20 | His only children were a daughter , Lois , who survived him , and a son , Stanley Robert , who lived but a few days : both were by his first wife . |
| 21 | The other woman , as if torn between a friend whose authority she respected and a husband whom she loved , explained with melancholy , ‘ What can I do , that 's how he is ! |
| 22 | I see what you mean but a tactical game , my goodness , it 's a |
| 23 | If you have a low need to get what you want and a low need to maintain a relationship with the person involved , you can legitimately use avoidance tactics . |
| 24 | If you have a high need to get what you want and a low need to maintain a relationship you can legitimately use forcing tactics . |
| 25 | If you have a high need to get what you want and a high need to maintain a relationship , then assertiveness is your only avenue . |
| 26 | You did n't want any clothes on , you put a pair of trousers on , that 's all you want and a little old thin shirt and chip all this stuff off the what we call the crown . |
| 27 | Whereas who else do you know and a little bit later it 's well anybody else it 's er vague is n't it ? |
| 28 | He smiled and lifted his champagne glass to his lips and Ruth expected some sort of challenge thrown out but none came and a strange feeling percolated inside her , almost disappointment , but she shooed away the notion . |
| 29 | Have you seen but a white lily grow before rude hands had touched it ? |
| 30 | So this is er a milestone if you like or a watershed in the development of human gene mapping , but we have got er a very long way to go in the future . |