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 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 . ’
6 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 .
7 ‘ No — nothing for a day or two . ’
8 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 .
9 Then nothing for a bit , then perhaps ‘ Yes ’ or ‘ No ’ , or , ‘ Before Cabinet on Thursday …
10 I know you get nothing for a tenner but if you spend hundred pound you can
11 do nothing for a fortnight of course .
12 ‘ Sophie said nothing for a minute and then she said : ‘ On a plane to see Lizzie ’ . ’
13 He said nothing for a minute .
14 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 .
15 Joe said nothing for a minute then he said in a low voice , ‘ It 's quite settled then , Sarah and Terry ?
16 The lawyer said nothing for a minute .
17 Inspector Aziz looked at her , and said nothing for a minute .
18 After that she said nothing for a while , only sat watching me in a broody way .
19 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 .
20 ‘ Penny for them , ’ said Adam , when they were halfway through the meal and she had said nothing for a while .
21 She said nothing for a while .
22 When he finished , the DDI sat back and said nothing for a while , just digested it .
23 They said nothing for a while ; she controlling her emotions while he gathered his strength .
24 Wycliffe said nothing for a while but continued with his study of the cheque stubs .
25 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 .
26 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 ) .
27 I said nothing for a moment ; there had seemed to be some special emphasis on the last sentence .
28 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 . ’
29 He said nothing for a moment , watching Blanche with his wide eyes , the black lashes curling back on themselves .
30 Jane Pargeter said nothing for a moment , tugging back her cheeks in a wince that looked to Dexter as if she was attempting to suppress a smile .
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