Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You might have been up there playing and somebody like me or a young talent scout from a record company . |
| 2 | He grinned at nothing or a secret joke . |
| 3 | Thank you chairman , erm , I 've heard what Mr said then I think it is worth reminding ourselves that a significant number of members of this council are new to this council and it 's therefore quite right and proper that in the first year of the business of this council that there should be a significant number of seminars and briefings to enable members to fully acquaint themselves with the business of the council the working of the er , operations of this council so that we can in fact make informed decisions er in the future . |
| 4 | and obviously you and I and a few others , but erm |
| 5 | Choice of the insurer is yours and an existing policy can be considered , although in such cases it may require depositing with the bank as security . |
| 6 | ‘ Millet has a gospel , and I ask you , is n't there a difference between a drawing of his and a nice sermon ? ’ |
| 7 | It is perhaps more likely that Freeman has been deceived by the fact that the linguistic patterning of King Lear so under-determines how it is to be interpreted that it is compatible with his and a large number of other theories of metaphor which all equally predict it , and hence appear to explain it . |
| 8 | Fortunately , we had no time to feel sorry for ourselves because an early morning ferry journey took us to Nevis where we played the current Leeward Island champions . |
| 9 | Jason Ashmall lost his as a skilled book binder with 30 years experience in October . |
| 10 | In position it performs a number of miraculous deeds ( such as ‘ promoting ravenous appetite ’ ) though , in the end , nothing that a good charcoal does n't claim to do . |
| 11 | Dorcas appeared and reappeared amongst the complicated shadows , muttering to himself , saying things like , ‘ That 's dead , that 's no good , we need a new battery , ’ and ‘ Seems OK , nothing that a good clean could n't put right , ’ and ‘ Hmm , not much in your tank … ’ |
| 12 | But nothing that a good dietitian and orthodontist could n't put right . |
| 13 | Second , given the availability of a trained and skilled operator there is nothing that a good desktop publishing system can not achieve in monochrome or spot colour publishing that was not possible by traditional methods . |
| 14 | well you already agree with me that a flat roof might require replacing in seven |
| 15 | ‘ It seems to me that a new play like Shadowlands needs to be exposed to different audiences before it settles down . |
| 16 | Someone has told me that a new carb would help , someone else reckons the distributor would be best changed . |
| 17 | The hon. Member for West Bromwich , East ( Mr. Snape ) assured me that a Labour Secretary of State would be bound by the timetable that he proposes for public Bill procedures . |
| 18 | Naturally I talked over every aspect of it with Elizabeth and the family ; and in the end I concluded that if- and only if-convincing evidence was brought to me that a substantial majority in both Houses wished me to take on the job I would do so . |
| 19 | Then about four days later it was pointed out to me that a real earthquake actually hit Germany last week , and she was n't being poetic at all , and I actually felt cheated of the wave of emotion I had felt towards her . |
| 20 | Later Seddon telephoned to tell me that a young man — actually a volunteer from the Metropolitan police — had duly appeared at Southend , and had been remanded for a week . |
| 21 | It seems to me that a correct understanding of human evolution is very relevant to projects of this kind , but that the effect of that understanding is largely discouraging to them . |
| 22 | It was apparent to me that a great deal more useful information could be derived from the FDR if the single parameter of pitch attitude could be added to the requirements , and I pressed this view very hard with the authorities when they drew up the UK regulations on the subject in 1964 . |
| 23 | He writes : ‘ It seems to me that a great number of our explicit or implicit theories , our methods and preferences are heavily influenced by the very long traditions of analyzing mainly , or only , certain kinds of written language . |
| 24 | Miss is just saying to me that a quick review of her chart , er could indicate that we have n't got any clear er how shall I say , clear indication , using the same word twice , that would point us to one sector only . |
| 25 | She informed me that a double room at the front was available , though I was welcome to it for the price of a single . |
| 26 | I 'm sure that there are hundreds of dealers getting ready to write me letters at this point to tell me that a satisfied customer is more important than a sale . |
| 27 | The potential cast for telling that story is vast , and it strikes me that a large number of both major and important minor characters is absent from Rosenthal and Joachimedes 's list . |
| 28 | Moreover , it seems to me that a local authority is to be commended for a decision such as this , made in the light of the report of an independent person of the qualification and experience of a guardian ad litem . |
| 29 | It does not escape me that a fair hand has already written some account of my early days ; but that account broke off too soon , for I returned from the realms of ice , to which solitudes my soul — if I may be presumed to have one — was attracted . |
| 30 | I ca n't remember exactly when in the sequence it first began to dawn on me that an evolved resemblance to something like an insect was possible . |