Example sentences of "[pron] [det] a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They went into the hut and the Bārakotes gave them each a bowl of buffalo milk . |
| 2 | Got ta share it all out perfect even why do n't you say , stick it on the wall , give them each a piece of paper and they 've got ta do it I 've got an idea , you can compile a quiz |
| 3 | He made them each a cup of tea , listing other jobs for which he was not suitable . |
| 4 | The Dorchester crowd that sought to rescue the Pretender 's effigy from being burnt by the Dissenters on George I 's coronation day were encouraged by a certain gentleman who gave them half a hogshead of beer . |
| 5 | he give me some a couple of months ago when we . |
| 6 | I really do n't like driving , I just think its such a lot of work involved in it |
| 7 | Although structuralism , in its extension of the Kantian position , has constantly asserted the cultural nature of those natural phenomena which impinge upon us only through being assimilated by our own categorizing processes , these may still be differentiated from artefacts , within which such a system of categorization is an inherent attribute . |
| 8 | It is all very well to talk in ideals , the question is how can this enhanced human experience be worked at and given the tenderness of feeling which such a closeness of relationship implies ? |
| 9 | It would , of course , be possible to establish a setting in which such a sequence of events would be plausible , but , if no such setting is established , the reader will assume a local interpretation in respect of time , place and participants . |
| 10 | Her visitors in the Exeter nursing home where she died on 7th December saw all the qualities which made her such a servant of the trade continue unabated to the end — the common sense and humour , the courage , and the huge interest in others . |
| 11 | I do n't know its all a load of bollocks , right old |
| 12 | Well , to clarify , I have a season ticket for Ibrox and I also ‘ support ’ leeds united , but since I see Rangers play every week , I would probably class them as my number one team — this does not mean I do nt like Leeds — its all a matter of prioritising the teams . |
| 13 | I 'll give you half a tankard of beer and some bread . ’ |
| 14 | By Gareth Parry AS THIS column is just over a year old , I thought I 'd give you all a bit of a break , and write about the psychology of DIY . |
| 15 | It would save you all a lot of time |
| 16 | ‘ It 'll do you all a power of good . |
| 17 | Erm , amateur societies just ca n't exist without loyal officers and those officers have shown their loyalty by s standing again and we know the special circumstances appertaining to the , which brings us to the nitty- gritty now erm you said we have , Tracy , five erm perhaps you 'd better read those names out for us and then I think the best thing to do is to have a closed vote , where we give you all a piece of paper on which you state your nomination folded up so nobody else can see we 'll put them in a bag and then we 'll appoint a couple of to count the vote so that we do not the chairman . |
| 18 | Right and now Tracy will give you all a piece of paper er , keep it secret write your name , fold it and . |
| 19 | If there are any other suggestions There were none , and it being obvious who would have to head the subscribers , Richard wound up the meeting by reading aloud a letter from Willis , delivered by way of Bluebird , in which , addressing them all as shipmates , he sent them all a squeeze of the hand and God bless . |
| 20 | Any chance of buying them all a pair of slippers each ? |
| 21 | Well I 'm going to find David and I are going to but the two boys pyjamas and the two girls night shirts so we thought if you buys them all a pair of slippers . |
| 22 | Nora and I used to say that the war did them all a power of good . |
| 23 | For example , in fifteen fifty seven/eight , when Queen Mary lost Calais to the French , the income of the town corporation doubled in that year from three hundred pounds to six hundred , and that 's entirely because they pulled in awful lot of French boats and then charged them all a lot of ransom money before they sent them back to France . |
| 24 | For example , in fifteen fifty-seven , eight , when Queen Mary lost Calais to the French , the income of the town corporation doubled in that year from three hundreds pounds to six hundred and that 's entirely because they pulled in an awful lot of French boats and then charged them all a lot of ransom money before they sent them back to France . |
| 25 | Why is there such a plethora of exotic phenomena at the centre , and how can they be explained ? |
| 26 | Why are there such a multiplicity of counts , and sometimes of defendants , with long opening speeches and insufficient identification of the issues for the jury until nearly the end of a trial ? |
| 27 | It amazed him such a slip of a girl could have such passion in her , and by then he had noticed the perfect contours of her body which neither the black dress nor the prim white apron could conceal . |
| 28 | He felt some shame in digging up long-dead ghosts to torment Vologsky , and a sense of moral wrong in telling him such a bundle of blasphemous untruths . |
| 29 | It was she who was the essential element in the alchemy which had absolved him and promised him such a refreshment of security and calm here . |
| 30 | Yet hath he in him such a mind of honour , |