Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [indef pn] a " in BNC.
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1 | Sometimes I 'd like to put something a bit more interesting . |
2 | Well yeah you do n't mind giving anybody a lift |
3 | It 's only when you think you might want to do something a little more complex and powerful with the information you 're storing that things become more jargonised and complex , and having a help system that is not context sensitive is of little assistance . |
4 | Police say they 're keen to talk Swindon taxi drivers who may have given anyone a lift from the Guest House last Thursday or shortly afterwards . |
5 | Police say they 're keen to talk Swindon taxi drivers who may have given anyone a lift from the Guest House last Thursday or shortly afterwards . |
6 | I mean , I would have expected something a bit more spiritual for a time like this . |
7 | But if I had expected anything , I should have expected something a little more … |
8 | If they had the courage to say that , they would have saved everyone a lot of trouble . |
9 | That way you 'd have saved everyone a whole lot of trouble . ’ |
10 | I think I would have bought something a bit more substantial at it , I mean , if you 've that amount of money , they must have a fair amount of money |
11 | On the one hand he was glad of an ally ; on the other he would have preferred someone a bit more the Punk 's size . |
12 | Could n't you have landed someone a bit more … ’ |
13 | Given another two seconds she might well have flung something a lot harder and heavier at him , even though she 'd never done anything as temperamental in her life . |
14 | He would have liked something a bit more yielding . |
15 | And where should I go to see something a bit more interesting than garden birds ? |
16 | Look at all this new technology there is around now , and then tell me we ca n't afford to give everyone a proper home . |