Example sentences of "[pers pn] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only was I an only child but my dad 's father was an orphan and my mum 's family had been happy to get out of Kensal Town — which was a little down the road . |
| 2 | Is it because I am a bad woman , a selfish woman , the kind who chooses to stay childless : or am I an unhappy woman , an unfortunate woman , and ca n't have them ? |
| 3 | ‘ Was I an awful pig ? ’ she murmured . |
| 4 | I an authorised officer in nineteen sixty eight , so it 'd have been twenty years and er from there I became er an instructor in nineteen eighty four er having successfully completed a number of national run courses on firearms , firearms tactics at the national school of firearms er which are in the metropolitan district and er Lancashire and West Yorkshire . |
| 5 | Has she an Irish boyfriend ? |
| 6 | May and she she an old boy come in in the week , Carole had Friday afternoon off an old boy was knocking at all these doors and something to do with erm put a tape recorder in your house |
| 7 | Is she an old friend — perhaps somebody you 'd previously met through your stepmother ? ’ |
| 8 | So fail not though who thee implores , for thou are heavenly , she an empty dream . ’ |
| 9 | Is she an English girl Chris ? |
| 10 | This will give you an unchanging surface against which to compare the flickers . |
| 11 | In return for a £250 donation to the Appeal Fund we will give you an engraved Time Capsule measuring 75mm dia. × 230mm long ( 3″ × 9″ ) . |
| 12 | A bridging loan can also give you an upper hand when buying in a very slow market . |
| 13 | Use of Ammonia , Nitrite and Nitrate test-kits will give you an accurate measure of how effective your bacterial filtration is . |
| 14 | I I can give you an accurate price in a few minutes but roughly you 'd pay about five pounds more |
| 15 | And get someone who has not been involved in the production to give you an honest opinion of the end product . |
| 16 | Neil , the Labour movement owes you an incalculable debt of gratitude . ’ |
| 17 | This will give you an auditory memory of what the language is supposed to sound like , while you at the same time keep your mind on the meaning of the sentences . |
| 18 | In more serious cases your doctor may prescribe you an oral antibiotic which will reduce the number of sore and inflamed spots . |
| 19 | If you 're arthritic and ca n't manage those child-proof tops , your pharmacist will give you an ordinary bottle to use . |
| 20 | Approximately one week before departure , we will send you an updated itinerary , incorporating any special requests , together with your travel documents . |
| 21 | 4.1 CHOOSING A REGISTER WHICH GIVES YOU AN APPROPRIATE VOICE |
| 22 | ‘ Sir , I have made you an honourable proposal for the hand of your daughter , whom I am in a position to support now and , later , in increased comfort — ’ |
| 23 | So your Higher Self lovingly sends you an emotional trauma , in the hope that this might release the blocked-up emotions . |
| 24 | If , due to events beyond our control , we are no longer able to provide the holiday booked , we will return to you all monies paid , or offer you an alternative holiday of comparable standard . |
| 25 | and this is your alternative route and gives you an alternative way to go round to get passed it |
| 26 | On the next page we show how easy it will be to pile on the pounds tomorrow — and give you an alternative diet for the day . |
| 27 | There was increased reseeding and cutting for silage , which entails heavy fertilization of the grass so that it grows very quickly to give you an early crop , then putting in more fertilizer to enable you to cut it again . |
| 28 | Hopefully I 'll get you an early copy , not with the J Ds and everything but certainly with the left hand side , and the right hand side of the document and the final version of the document with charts |
| 29 | If you just pick up a sherd of pottery , okay , that really by itself ca n't tell you an awful lot . |
| 30 | Right okay so again it 's just a simple idea that shows you an awful lot how long would it take to put that back together ? |