Example sentences of "[indef pn] [vb -s] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing destroys a sense of humour more than fear . |
| 2 | No-one wins a dispute with Graham , so there 's hardly any point indulging in a slanging match . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This is a collective ritual in which everyone plays a part . |
| 5 | " Nothing outfaxes a Nefax " reads the advertisement on the side of a traffic-bound London bus . |
| 6 | Everyone has a sex life … it 's no one else 's business |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Everyone has a sex life . |
| 9 | 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 " . |
| 10 | 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 " . |
| 11 | In the learning enterprise , everyone has a share in it , the teachers as well as the taught . |
| 12 | I said to him , look at it this way , everyone has a will and you should make sure you have one made . |
| 13 | Everyone has a purpose in life , he thought . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Exercise 10–1 Suppose that everyone has a utility function , where T i denotes taxes paid . |
| 18 | Everyone has a smile and we all wanted to tell what we had done that day or planned for the next . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | There are five scratch and five handicap prizes , so everyone has a chance . |
| 21 | 1 Pass round all the stories so that everyone has a chance to read them all . |
| 22 | 8 Everyone has a chance to be the leader . |
| 23 | ‘ Everyone has a voice , no one commands , and decisions are taken by the will of the majority . |
| 24 | Granted not everyone has a PC to use it on , but if someone in the family does use one , I thoroughly recommend purchasing this software . |
| 25 | ‘ Whereas with workflow management the document could find itself round the company to the right person — everyone has a PC on his or her desk — and you not only outsource a lot of the data entry work but get rid of the paper . ’ |
| 26 | Everyone has a try . |
| 27 | Everyone has a story to tell about him . |
| 28 | Almost everyone has a story to tell about dream incorporation — for instance dreaming about Arctic exploration only to wake up and find that the covers have slipped off and he is freezing cold , or dreaming of bells ringing only to wake up eventually to find that the alarm clock has been clattering for the last few minutes . |
| 29 | This process continues until everyone has a name on his or her back , the organizer putting a name on the birthday child 's back , who will have started the game . |
| 30 | some do n't but let's assume everyone has a name . |