Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adj] an " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A response was that member States would be unlikely to give organisations such far-reaching powers and to empower them to implement such an agreement , unless the intention was to create a supra-national organisation . |
| 2 | ‘ I made such an idiot of myself . |
| 3 | I deny such an idea ; the human mind if it desires something strongly enough will achieve anything . |
| 4 | I found this an extremely comfortable sack for lugging climbing equipment , tent and food into some of the more remote Scottish crags for a weekend 's sport . |
| 5 | Eden wrote : ‘ After three months without a comment from the Prime Minister ’ ( he had not seen him during this period , which included the ‘ internationalization ’ of the Spanish Civil War ) , ‘ I found this an astonishing doctrine , ’ |
| 6 | And it was one of those such nights that at half past seven I 'd just got most of the fires set and ready to er er just on and going and I 'd half an hour to get everything straightened and ready for eight o'clock opening , and the door at the back went , which was where the office used to be . |
| 7 | I consider such an instruction to be wholly misguided . |
| 8 | I consider this an ordeal that has tried my character , and I feel grateful for it . ’ |
| 9 | I spent half an hour skiing Don 's bumps , and found they interesting and realistic to ski . |
| 10 | I spent half an hour painting layer upon layer over the hole and went to bed , and in the morning took two hours picking the varnish off because I 'm quite hairy , and then the damn thing moved again . |
| 11 | And I said , or he said , I spent half an hour on the phone , trying to study , he said , she was from Ireland , he said , I could n't understand a bloody word she was saying . |
| 12 | For I heard such an interesting talk on the wireless . |
| 13 | Far from being the obligatory rock biography ( I believe such an account would be demeaning to both group and fans ) , this book is an attempt to discover the basis of a communication phenomenon . |
| 14 | But I can not honestly say that I find such an analysis applicable to my attitude towards the school authorities . |
| 15 | I find this an illuminating analogy of the real purpose of prayer . |
| 16 | I find this an expressive paper which will withstand much punishment and is ideal for creating textures in old , weathered stone . |
| 17 | I find this an expressive paper which will withstand much punishment and is ideal for creating textures in old , weathered stone . |
| 18 | I find this an intriguing proposition . |
| 19 | The ruins of a great banqueting hall remain and , as boys , my brother and I refought many an imagined battle amongst the grey stones of Brough of Birsay . |
| 20 | On the other hand , he says , ‘ I feel such an enormous amount of emotion in all three pieces . |
| 21 | Long ago , when he was a cadet at O.C.T.U. , he had written : ‘ I feel such an ache of longing for you . |
| 22 | ‘ I feel such an idiot , ’ she said . |
| 23 | ‘ I feel such an old fool , ’ Mrs Lewis fluttered , smoothing the front of her cardigan . |
| 24 | Summoning the last of my energy for one big effort I blew half an ounce or so of Redbreast Flake from the uterine mucosa and heaved forward . |
| 25 | How could I commit such an offence when I really do love my parents so much ? |
| 26 | I thought this an excellent illustration of how differing good intentions can lead to conflict . |
| 27 | I move that we we approve it , and can I also er compliment the , the clerk on , I thought this an excellent document , I mean , I do n't know it before or not , but it was well put together , very concise , and I could understand it myself . |
| 28 | And I think such an opportunity might be helpful , to actually mull it over . |
| 29 | Nay and I call that an injustice . |
| 30 | I call this an alternative theory because it seems obvious to me that the committee did think that clause 12 was necessary — and I am not simply referring to the definition of ‘ deception . ’ |