Example sentences of "[pers pn] [det] [subord] a " in BNC.

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1 oh another offer , hand cream , Neutragone , Neutragena do n't give you much as a sample , oh highly concentrated
2 Are they more than a series of taboos ?
3 It had been splendidly undemanding ; because of his family , she did not see him more than a few times a month , always meetings snatched at short notice and with absolutely no expectation from him that she would be available .
4 Next is Aled Williams of Bridgend , whose consistency in domestic matches , which might not be transferred to internationals , should have earned him more than a replacement honour ( out of position ) against Namibia in 1990 .
5 Ron Robinson took charge of this element and the gathering that was achieved might have caused him more than a few ulcers , but he had to admit was more than worth the effort !
6 Well , if you want my advice , I 'd say make him more than a friend , if you get my meaning .
7 Unconcerned that it took him more than a year to prepare for , he points out the record wait for a first speech is 40 years and even Margaret Thatcher took 18 months before she made hers .
8 The three characters are portrayed with vivid detail and lively humour : two sailors who flirt with a girl but find her more than a match for either of them .
9 He could command her responses as easily as though he held her in thrall , and that made her more than a little afraid .
10 We always had to chase after him for it and he 'd never give her more than a pound a week .
11 Doctors have given her more than a fighting chance and I just have that to cling to . ’
12 Her pleading frail voice went straight to my heart every time , and quite often I would crack her more than a few eggs to make up the dozen .
13 She had known him less than a week , yet it seemed natural to turn to him .
14 She 'd known him less than a week and was already on to his annoying habits .
15 In MAKING IT BETTER , the improbably , coolly glamorous Jane Asher plays Diana Harrington , half of a couple who work for the BBC and have sex problems : her husband of 20 years tells her he is leaving her to set up as an homosexual , an announcement which seems to disturb her less than a wheel clamp .
16 ‘ You 've known her less than a week , Mike , ’ he protested .
17 It took her less than a minute to pull on her clothes and a couple more to dress the still sleeping Kirsty .
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