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 . |