Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The outcome is that fox hunts will need a licence from the Ministry of Agriculture before they can temporarily block setts to prevent foxes hiding in them during a hunt , or to dig out foxes which succeed in entering a sett . |
| 2 | Shanas ( 1979 ) , in her review of American data on family support for the elderly , notes that women are two or three times more likely than men to say that no one helped them during a period of illness . |
| 3 | ‘ At the time I left I was regarded by everyone as a failure , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ At the time I left I was regarded by everyone as a failure , ’ said Francis on the eve of the Coca-Cola Cup tie with Rangers . |
| 5 | Babies probably start by seeing everyone as an aspect of their mother and call them ‘ Mama ’ or something very like it . |
| 6 | In 87 ( ‘ Farewell — Thou art too dear for my possessing ’ ) the Friend 's inconstancy and betrayal are excused as a simple error of judgement : Here , though , Shakespeare is not content to let the irony stand , for the couplet , with its sarcastic double-rhyme , dispels both illusion and self-deception : ‘ Thus have I had thee as a dream doth flatter — /In sleep a king , but waking no such matter . ’ |
| 7 | Even so , I have noticed that the feeding pattern still follows the usual course in that you catch barbel for a spell ( maybe only one or two fish ) then nothing for a spell , and so on . |
| 8 | ‘ No — nothing for a day or two . ’ |
| 9 | If your weight increases by a few pounds ( about 1 kg ) from one day to the next , do nothing for a day or two to try to redress the balance ; your weight could well drop back quite naturally . |
| 10 | Then nothing for a bit , then perhaps ‘ Yes ’ or ‘ No ’ , or , ‘ Before Cabinet on Thursday … |
| 11 | I know you get nothing for a tenner but if you spend hundred pound you can |
| 12 | do nothing for a fortnight of course . |
| 13 | ‘ Sophie said nothing for a minute and then she said : ‘ On a plane to see Lizzie ’ . ’ |
| 14 | He said nothing for a minute . |
| 15 | He said nothing for a minute or two and told the person next to him that he was having a bad dream when the stranger woke him up . |
| 16 | Joe said nothing for a minute then he said in a low voice , ‘ It 's quite settled then , Sarah and Terry ? |
| 17 | The lawyer said nothing for a minute . |
| 18 | Inspector Aziz looked at her , and said nothing for a minute . |
| 19 | After that she said nothing for a while , only sat watching me in a broody way . |
| 20 | Wayne said nothing for a while , and Pete allowed his attention to wander down the inventory list ; his eyebrows raised at the mention of a waterbed , a hi-fi system and a video hookup in the after stateroom . |
| 21 | ‘ Penny for them , ’ said Adam , when they were halfway through the meal and she had said nothing for a while . |
| 22 | She said nothing for a while . |
| 23 | When he finished , the DDI sat back and said nothing for a while , just digested it . |
| 24 | They said nothing for a while ; she controlling her emotions while he gathered his strength . |
| 25 | Wycliffe said nothing for a while but continued with his study of the cheque stubs . |
| 26 | Stone said nothing for a moment , staring at the CI5 man , perhaps still not sure of whether or not he was doing the right thing . |
| 27 | In English , it has been shown that an unmarked theme is one that signals the mood of the clause : in declarative clauses the unmarked theme is the subject ( Jane said nothing for a moment ) ; in interrogative clauses it is the wh-word ( What did Jane say ? ) , or the auxiliary in the case of polar questions ( Did Jane say anything ? ) ; in imperative clauses it is the verb ( Say something ) . |
| 28 | I said nothing for a moment ; there had seemed to be some special emphasis on the last sentence . |
| 29 | Julia said nothing for a moment then she said quietly , ‘ Thank you , doctor , for the offer , but I do n't think I 'll go in hospital if you do n't mind . ’ |
| 30 | He said nothing for a moment , watching Blanche with his wide eyes , the black lashes curling back on themselves . |