Example sentences of "[indef pn] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two final points : first , except to imply that , because the rights of ownership in joint stock companies are rarely used , they can be discounted , the chapter offers nothing to support a conclusion that the reduction or abrogation of those rights , such as the ‘ radical extension ’ of the unions ' role would require , would command general support , and second , it gives no guidance on the question whether that ‘ radical extension ’ would create genuine industrial democracy . |
| 2 | Cutting their pay will do nothing to induce a recovery . |
| 3 | Nothing destroys a sense of humour more than fear . |
| 4 | No-one wins a dispute with Graham , so there 's hardly any point indulging in a slanging match . |
| 5 | It just occurred to me that not everyone got a chance to see the FA Youth Cup Final ! |
| 6 | Everyone got a pen ? |
| 7 | Just over a year ago everyone got a bit of a scare when an opinion poll showed that one third of the French agreed with the extremist ideas supported by Mr Le Pen — priority for the French ( as opposed to immigrants ) in jobs , housing , and family benefits ; the abolition of all income tax and its replacement with higher rates of VAT ; the reintroduction of the death penalty for murderers and drug traffickers ; and the expulsion of the immigrant long-term unemployed ; the banning of tourist visas for Arabs and Africans ( to stop illegal immigration ) , and so on . |
| 8 | Everyone got a copy ? |
| 9 | In the end everyone expected a return on love , demanded a rebate of gratitude or respect . |
| 10 | Boycott led the way with 86 and everyone made a contribution of sorts , but soon after lunch on the final day they were 290 for 6 and defeat was still possible . |
| 11 | It 's not very nice because everyone thinks a fire is flames but the really dangerous thing is smoke and you literally ca n't breathe in the smoke . |
| 12 | This is a collective ritual in which everyone plays a part . |
| 13 | Everyone using a Scanner who could not afford the high prices demanded by commercial Optical Character Recognition packages will be delighted with this . |
| 14 | " Nothing outfaxes a Nefax " reads the advertisement on the side of a traffic-bound London bus . |
| 15 | Everyone has a sex life … it 's no one else 's business |
| 16 | The veteran broadcaster , pictured visiting a vice den which specialises in £80 ‘ Miss Whiplash ’ sessions , declared : ‘ Everyone has a sex life , it is no one else 's business . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Everyone has a sex life . |
| 18 | Protagoras ' reply to this is to contend that political wisdom is not a matter of specialized knowledge , but something in which everyone has a share , and in which it is necessary that everyone has a share , " Otherwise the state could not exist " . |
| 19 | Protagoras ' reply to this is to contend that political wisdom is not a matter of specialized knowledge , but something in which everyone has a share , and in which it is necessary that everyone has a share , " Otherwise the state could not exist " . |
| 20 | In the learning enterprise , everyone has a share in it , the teachers as well as the taught . |
| 21 | I said to him , look at it this way , everyone has a will and you should make sure you have one made . |
| 22 | Everyone has a purpose in life , he thought . |
| 23 | Almost everyone has a branch locally , and one of its great strengths is its opening hours : 8am–10pm , seven days a week , 364 days a year . |
| 24 | ‘ Everyone has a trick that goes wrong , but you can turn this to your advantage by pretending it was deliberate and making the audience laugh , ’ he said . |
| 25 | Nearly everyone has a snapshot of their dog caught at some amusing moment , and now is your chance to have it distributed nationwide in a leaflet or on a greeting card . |
| 26 | Exercise 10–1 Suppose that everyone has a utility function , where T i denotes taxes paid . |
| 27 | Everyone has a smile and we all wanted to tell what we had done that day or planned for the next . |
| 28 | Make sure everyone has a chance to have their say but be prepared to use your judgement when it comes to deciding when action should be taken . |
| 29 | There are five scratch and five handicap prizes , so everyone has a chance . |
| 30 | 1 Pass round all the stories so that everyone has a chance to read them all . |