Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [indef pn] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Celtic equalised , bringing about a result that caused Aberdeen to lose ground in the championship race , there was that involuntary twitching movement , spreading from Aitken 's head to his toes , which signals that he is on the verge of doing someone a mischief unless he gets a satisfactory explanation in a very short space of time . |
| 2 | Driving licences , in particular , are like giving someone a cheque book . |
| 3 | Also , the process of pre-censorship by what Thorold Dickinson called ‘ ex-colonels and maiden aunts in long flowered frocks ’ made filmmakers complicit with the censors in keeping everything a touch daring , challenging or controversial from the screen . |
| 4 | They concentrate on the present situation and the reaction of society and show little interest in the criminal 's background , although labelling theory does not argue that all that is involved in making someone a criminal is to call them one . |
| 5 | Take this craze for making everyone a shareholder . |
| 6 | As for Alan Howard , you begin by expecting something a bit more overbearing ( irrelevant memories of Rex Harrison , perhaps ) . |
| 7 | He followed this up by giving everyone a present . |
| 8 | The frequentation of death which makes life so precious also finishes , sometimes , by giving one a distaste for it , and more often , lassitude . |