Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of my friends ( 'I' ) who just stays a couple of doors up from me has got a very different attitude towards sex . |
| 2 | Someone close to me has had a cataract operation in both eyes . |
| 3 | None of them has made a hash of things like the British government . |
| 4 | For example , if there are several quite unrelated species of unpalatable butterflies living in one particular region and one of them has evolved a warning pattern of black , yellow and red markings , it will pay the others to follow suit because they will then all share the ‘ training risks ’ associated with novice predators . |
| 5 | Not one of them has won a card to play on the Volvo Tour . |
| 6 | And one of them has had a day off . |
| 7 | Any chance one or other of them has had an attack of conscience and decided to pay it back ? ’ |
| 8 | They are not on the whole involved in direct teaching and , second , each of them has to have a separate viewpoint because the focus of the job is mainly outside that of any school . |
| 9 | and rung the A A , so as I got through to the A A man I says erm , you know , I says I , where I was parked and all like that and where I was stood and the chap says oh I 'll get a , a van up to ya as soon as I can , but I says wait a minute , I says my car 's just arrived and Joan was the mechanic , he lifted bonnet up and touched something and you brought it down did n't you ? |
| 10 | 'E 's got a good look on — it must be a bit o' good land . ’ |
| 11 | Mind you — - " she jerked her head in the direction of the Russell , which had recently returned from Plymouth and lay at anchor in the Pool , " 'E 's got a lot to answer for . |
| 12 | There are various means of inducing hypnosis — but not one of them includes swinging a watch on a chain before your eyes ! |
| 13 | ( 58 ) Mrs Thatcher realizes that there is a great deal to be done before she dares launch an all-out offensive in the House of Commons . |
| 14 | She says she 's spent her life living modestly , as Eric wanted , but now she wants to blow a bit of it on some fun … |
| 15 | She wants to take a luxury winter cruise … next January … |
| 16 | Hoey claims the SAS watch on the royals is so rigorous that Di must alert them every time she wants to move a piece of furniture or a even a painting at Highgrove or Kensington Palace . |
| 17 | She wants to open a coffee shop next door . |
| 18 | I 've got a friend who is a punk ; her make-up takes her ages , but she wants to make a statement , to be noticed . |
| 19 | She says she wants to make a statement . ’ |
| 20 | " She wants to get a job and be independent of Daddy , " Fairfax said , " but we 'll see , we 'll see . |
| 21 | Well she wants to get a flat does she ? |
| 22 | And it still might n't go ; it all depends on Agnes here , if she wants to buy a hat to go with it all . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ She wants to become an international model . |
| 24 | Every one of you has made a contribution to the character of this institution and I take pleasure in acknowledging what each of you has done to make this such a satisfying academic and social environment . |
| 25 | ‘ But one of you has to make a start , Amy . |
| 26 | Each of you has taken an oath to return a true verdict according to the evidence , but , of course , you have a duty not only as individuals , but collectively . |
| 27 | Sources close to the leggy catwalk queen , who signed a £1.2 million pop deal , say she has written a lot of lyrics and whoever matches them best to music will go into the studio with her . |
| 28 | She has written a very full report which will assist us with a review of advanced courses policy in the light of the development of general Scottish Vocational Qualifications ( of which more later ) . |
| 29 | Not like her , Maggie , she has to put a lot of effort into looking nice . |
| 30 | ‘ Whereas the said John Weston Foakes is indebted to the said Julia Beer and she has obtained a judgment in Her Majesty 's High Court of Justice , Exchequer Division , for the sum of £2,090 19s . |