Example sentences of "[pers pn] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Give " em a few months , and you should see the share price double . |
2 | Am I a mechanical man ? |
3 | Have I a good tape of quiet music for the reflection time ? |
4 | Well am I a good son ? |
5 | I suppose I a better mention it too Pauline , only I was thinking if I did just conversations , could also do the domestics . |
6 | what you suggested how she got in that , oh no you ca n't have that , well she kept coming and she kept are n't I a silly bitch , are n't I silly bitch Bill , and he looked she was taking the mickey out and he said well what , what 's your daughter 's name , she said Jane , as if he was puddled he said no what 's that name ? |
7 | ‘ Was I a naughty girl to ask for champagne ? ’ she enquired , certain in the knowledge that children 's misdemeanours are not usually regarded seriously . |
8 | ‘ He is my husband and I a dutiful wife . |
9 | Can I a little bit of orange ? |
10 | So am I a little bit . |
11 | ‘ Are n't I a lucky fella ? ’ he demanded of them again . |
12 | I a numerical value of : |
13 | Am I a different person today ? |
14 | ‘ What 's with you , Carter-you a fucking nark ? ’ |
15 | yours a two litre ? |
16 | His a naughty boy . |
17 | Pilot projects have already taken place in two other parts of England , but magistrates in Oxfordshire are confident alterations make theirs a fairer scheme . |
18 | Is theirs a permanent assignment , analogous to the job of the supervisory nurse in the hospital ? |
19 | And she would take ye a wee walk round the cemetery , and I can remember pinchin' rhododendrons comin' out the gate . ’ |
20 | I would not forsake ye , I would not forsake you for sweetest of scenes : For sweetest of gardens that nature could make me I would not forsake ye , dear valleys and greens : Tho' Nature ne'er dropped ye a cloud-resting mountain , Nor waterfalls tumble their music so free , Had Nature denied ye a bush , tree , or fountain , Ye still had been loved as an Eden by me . |
21 | ‘ That 's the thanks I get for takin' ye out of a bloody hovel and givin' ye a proper place to live . |
22 | Was she a serious user ? |
23 | Is she is she a real Dulux old English sheepdog ? |
24 | ‘ Is n't she a grand girl ? ’ he demanded . |
25 | But no , not only is he or she a competent scientist , but also something of a lab-coat frocked economist . |
26 | ‘ Is she a professional woman ? |
27 | ‘ Was she a healthy person ? ’ he asked me . |
28 | Is she a key witness or something ? ’ |
29 | ‘ Is she a black woman or what — you 're so ashamed of her ? |
30 | I do not consider he or she a terrible mistake which I will regret for the rest of my life , and I do n't feel I have lost important years of my adolescence . |