Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To join them send an SAE — indicating on it the number of stickers required — to Lock It ! |
| 2 | I favour an increase in subscription because the collection of a separate contribution would entail further costs … |
| 3 | I declare an interest in this matter , as I am the parliamentary adviser to the National Licensed Victuallers Association . |
| 4 | I declare an interest in , on item nine part B. |
| 5 | I just wanted to say to you , firstly I declare an interest in OxRad , not pecuniary , of course , with money , however , but it is on behalf of charities , it is the only way they can generally raise some two three hundred pounds in a day , or sometimes a little more , that is a tremendous help to charities . |
| 6 | I mean an occasion like this . ’ |
| 7 | It 's years since I 've dared have an orange yeah if I eat an orange , I 'd damn well |
| 8 | If I eat an orange |
| 9 | I eat an evening meal every day/most days/occasionally/ rarely/ never . |
| 10 | ‘ If the plane is overloaded and I lose an engine , maybe we do n't make it . ’ |
| 11 | I raise an eyebrow . |
| 12 | ‘ And if I bring an army to the castle ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Opposing factions are at work , alas , and I fear an uprising , ’ came the daunting reply . |
| 14 | I make an exception , of course , of the books they owned . |
| 15 | My job could be at stake if I make an error of judgment . ’ |
| 16 | If I make an omelette of your eggs or a statue out of your block of marble , that is conversion . |
| 17 | ‘ If I make an appearance one day , it will be in full armour , ’ had been his boast ; but even in full armour the armpit and the groin are never completely protected . |
| 18 | I make an observation about a recurring item in a newspaper and you interpret it as jealousy . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ For Top of the Pops , I make an effort to look glammed up but not too much — the knackered shorts tone the outfit down a bit ’ |
| 20 | But I am sensible enough to realise that if I make an effort to understand what different foods actually contain , it will help my body share the benefits of my enjoyment . |
| 21 | I attach an example of one child 's written work 04 a previous lesson which shows something of her view of education and the teacher 's comments . |
| 22 | ‘ She humiliated me quite unnecessarily and I expect an apology . ’ |
| 23 | For one thing , the attitudinist view escapes an objection to subjectivism made by Moore that if when I say an action is bad I report my negative feelings towards it , and when you say it is good you report your positive feelings towards it , then there is no disagreement between us ( since we will probably both agree that the other has the feelings he reports ) which Moore thought an absurdity . |
| 24 | I propose an advance on your future status that will assist you at this point and hold you fast to our mutual course . |
| 25 | ‘ I suggest an evening at 1997 , dancing the night away ! ’ |
| 26 | If I peel an orange now , will you eat a little — just to please your father ? |
| 27 | I place an ashtray on the bed in front of her then lean over for a kiss . |
| 28 | I want an orange . |
| 29 | She said I want an organ but mum would never let me have one . |
| 30 | They say , ‘ I know it 's going to be painful , I want an epidural . ’ |