Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [adj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I deny such an idea ; the human mind if it desires something strongly enough will achieve anything . |
| 2 | I mean many a time we had mm . |
| 3 | Well I mean half a bottle to do the top and the down , you can do that bit , measure if you like . |
| 4 | I mean half a crown size . |
| 5 | I mean half a side . |
| 6 | You can still see it going on today and it still happens does n't it like the Good News Bible if you look at that , I mean this a version of the Bible rewritten , presumably to tell people good news I do n't know , I 've never , never read it but I presume that that 's what the Good News Bible does and we now have countless bibles , where , where , where , where God is , God is female erm my guess is supposing that were the only Bible we had a feminist bible were no other bible and everybody for hundreds of years believed it , my guess is that in the future literary critics and bible critics could study that very carefully and I bet you somewhere there you 'll find internal evidence to show that once God had been male and had his gender changed , I 'm quite sure of it because edit a whole book like the Bible and completely eliminate all the evidence that God was once male would be a very difficult here , here and there you need little bits of evidence and , and again there 's lots of others I 'll mention in the lecture like God 's name . |
| 7 | I eat half a banana . |
| 8 | I upset such a |
| 9 | I make this a little difficult , creating an opportunity to encourage a shy child to communicate with the alien . |
| 10 | It seems ironic that I pose such a threat to the natural order : an innocuous , above-averagely exhausted woman , mainly preoccupied with children 's needs , work , letters from the bank and Sainsbury 's , but sometimes longing for a chat , a good laugh , an exchange of views . |
| 11 | The whole of one side of Belle Vue Cottage is quite private , and I count that a real blessing . |
| 12 | I imagine many a western pioneer got the same sort of surprise as I did when the bride eventually arrived ; except that I did n't marry the dog — there 's nothing peculiar about me . |
| 13 | I support that a hundred percent . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm sorry I look such a state . ’ |
| 15 | I think I look such a div with these things on , they make me look so stupid ! |
| 16 | When I glimpse such a combination my heart beats faster . |
| 17 | Whenever I read such a remark , I always feel like writing " Speak for yourself " in the margin . |
| 18 | Could I then come to the body of the report , rather than the East Grinstead by-pass , which I , I , I I agree is , is pertinent erm I was , I read this a couple of times because I was a bit confused about the rather if I may say so convoluted argument that was in it erm I think I understand the argument that the erm is that the Mid Sussex District Council have asked for advice and the recommendation is that advice . |
| 19 | I consider such an instruction to be wholly misguided . |
| 20 | I consider that a genuine point of order . |
| 21 | I consider this a monstrous libel and gross slur on my reputation and it has caused grave distress and embarrassment to me and is of course highly defamatory . |
| 22 | I consider this an ordeal that has tried my character , and I feel grateful for it . ’ |
| 23 | Of course , the servants ' hall at Darlington Hall , like any servants ' hall anywhere , was obliged to receive employees of varying degrees of intellect and perception , and I recall many a time having to bite my lip while some employee — and at times , I regret to say , members of my own staff — excitedly eulogized the likes of , say , Mr Jack Neighbours . |
| 24 | I know such a place . |
| 25 | I like that a lot . |
| 26 | ‘ I get such a kick out of driving a racing car . ’ |
| 27 | And I get such a fright cos I keep expecting a bird |
| 28 | ‘ Not so much grind as bury in the back of the little bastard 's head if I get half a chance . ’ |
| 29 | So I assume Half a Sixpence is finished . |
| 30 | ‘ Yes , I understand that a bit more each day . ’ |