Example sentences of "[pers pn] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dave and I er were grabbed by the throat by em a woman and her husband from Worksop called and woman called Barbara , and she 's been involved with er a fella called Superintendent er in West Yorkshire . |
| 2 | Am I a fool and they direct and right ? |
| 3 | Is she a shepherd or just an old crook ? |
| 4 | Surrounded by farmland just south of the Scottish border , this house , reputedly the oldest in North Northumberland , is run with panache by Jamie and Lynne — he was a restaurateur , she a singer and actress . |
| 5 | Was she a murderer or something ? ’ |
| 6 | Is she a doctor or just a student ? |
| 7 | ‘ She 's coming ter pay yer a visit and she wants ter know all about you before I can come here again . |
| 8 | They 'll show you a trick or two you never thought of . ’ |
| 9 | The best publican is the one who buys you a drink but puts the money in the till . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll give you a drink and then you 'd better leave , ’ he said angrily , clutching the back of her neck with great fondness , as before . |
| 11 | Let me get you a drink and we can talk . ’ |
| 12 | They ask you to go out with them , they buy you a drink or two — and then they think that they can do what they want ! |
| 13 | I hope it will be my privilege to buy you a drink as well . |
| 14 | Cage is at his slovenly best as a decent , honest , out-of-work roughneck named Michael while Hopper twitches with ruthless bravado as grinning psycho Lyle — as quick to buy you a drink as put a bullet in your forehead . |
| 15 | I 'll tell you what I 'll give you a duster if you want to rub it , will that do ? |
| 16 | might as well just give you a blazer and |
| 17 | Now , I was gon na tell you a story but I 'll not . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll read you a story if you like , ’ she said , mischievously flicking at his cap . |
| 19 | Er , I 'll tell you a story and I 'll let you play a game . |
| 20 | Then you 'll lovey , let's get you a book , read you a story and pop you in bed , mm ? |
| 21 | Have some more breakfast and then I 'll read you a story and then we 'll go and get dressed . |
| 22 | ‘ Are you a success and with a healthy bank balance ? |
| 23 | I gazed at the picture of the crocodile pool and all I could think of to say was , did the gallery owner give you a discount because you 're a friend of Robert 's ? |
| 24 | That , that 's open to the general public but where I stand you have to have a membership card to go in there now , and er you pay two pound before the season started and er local traders give you a discount and things erm it 's just one way of er segregating the supporters if you like , but there does n't seem to be so much trouble since they 've done this , but at the same time there does n't seem to be as much atmosphere |
| 25 | Because I can promise you and I can promise you I get you a guarantee that if you get good at those things , you 'll be successful . |
| 26 | If you go to buy a secondhand car these days they invariably try to sell you a guarantee or a warranty on it . |
| 27 | Perhaps , I only say perhaps , I promise nothing , ’ he said , throwing his purse carelessly from one hand to another , ‘ perhaps I have been told to give you a present when you lose your apprentice . ’ |
| 28 | Next time I shall bring you a protractor that you can read . |
| 29 | ‘ Can I buy you a pizza or not ? |
| 30 | Or if your mother had got a say she made you a meat and tater pie in a little dish , if you took this little dish with you , the lady used to er warm it up for you . |