Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Q : I bought my PC a month ago , so I do n't know very much about it yet .
2 Phillis played it all the time : for old times sake wo n't you give my heart a break ?
3 I thought he must have gone a bit ga-ga but there was no harm so I went up to my room and did my hair a bit .
4 In warm I might give my hair a wash .
5 Although the term ‘ fungus ’ is often used by fishkeepers and it appears regularly in all the books , it is still in my experience a disease organism that falls fairly low in the ‘ Top Ten ’ fish disease ratings .
6 However , after protests , the EC has postponed the measure until January 1 , giving my baker a reprieve — if temporary .
7 ‘ She 'll give my mum a heart attack one of these nights , ’ Anne said .
8 was I gave my mum a lift because I , and d' ya know by the time he gets better
9 I paint my sister a lot .
10 I thought it would be cool : - ) Now EVERYONE can have one … steal my thunder a bit , I think the away top with HUMPHRIES on the back will be cool for work : - )
11 I deserve my £1,800 a week handout to pay for mansion
12 ‘ He straightened one or two things out in my action , worked on my technique a bit , but the most important thing he taught me was to concentrate on every single delivery as if it were he most important in your life .
13 I clean my teeth a lot , you see . ’
14 I take as typical of my difficulty a sentence from item six in your summary of your campaign : ‘ The need for the silent majority to assert itself in order that politicians and judges fully understand the true feelings of the public . ’
15 But I found when I looked at my books a week ago , or a fortnight ago , I thought , oh I know this , I know this , but it 's not until you get into it that you think shit !
16 Saved my neck a couple of times , then bought it . ’
17 About my neck a sylke scarfe do I tye .
18 To do this he sent me to another sort of specialist who inserted through my neck a needle containing blue dye , guided it with the help of a television screen into the top of my spinal cord and then watched its progress as it trickled down .
19 ‘ I came out of my apprenticeship a week ago , ’ he began .
20 He does admit , though , that ‘ with Peter there , it probably weighs on my mind a bit .
21 That 's that 's cleared my mind a bit .
22 The word ‘ milkmaid ’ brings to my mind a picture implanted there perhaps by a song we used to sing at school :
23 I mention all this because it 's been in my mind a lot recently .
24 ‘ I was heavily involved before , but now the job is on my mind a lot - it never leaves you . ’
25 The same thing , if somebody 's annoying you like that , ignore them like I said , I do n't mean I wo n't just let them sit there I 'll touch my brakes a couple of times perhaps do the old bit with the mirror and like I said , normally if they 're if they 're responsible drivers that have just happened , they got a bit close then maybe they 'll drop back as I 've done
26 And by my side a bottle of wine
27 ‘ He had me on the edge of my seat a couple of times . ’
28 I feel like I can be contributed towards for I must admit that , I do feel as though I could be pulling my weight a bit , especially when Chris worries about money .
29 You know come and , come and give my Mini a push , okay , come and give my camper a push .
30 I intended to ‘ exploit ’ my popularity in my country in order to impose upon my readers a book centred on the Ashkenazi civilisation , history , language and frame of mind , all of which are virtually unknown in Italy , except by some sophisticated readers of Joseph Roth , Bellow , Singer , Malamud , Potok , and of course yourself .
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