Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [pers pn] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know there might ha , there might have been three hundred ya , three hundred yards of houses semis and detached and they had a bit of land , but all the back of that , that was theirs ! |
| 2 | Mother 's own experience as a child had taught her to be self-sufficient and she needed a lot of support and practice at learning how to meet Maria 's emotional and social needs . |
| 3 | At outcrop the sandstones are visibly porous and they provide a good aquifer in the Belfast region . |
| 4 | His voice was calm and he had a definite southern accent . |
| 5 | That was very interesting and I thought a good write up of and the things that he did , there to survive the World War Two and of course I go back to when the crews were formed and we flew together training at Pyo Texas and at er Dallasburgh , Tennessee and then from there went overseas , we went to er Scotville , Illinois and picked up new planes in Petermover and it was , we went to Stagen area . |
| 6 | I go down and get me paper and take it back up , we have a teasmade and we have a cup of tea and |
| 7 | from a distance it looks more black than brown and it has a most interesting tail which , when closed , looks like one of the flippers scuba divers wear . |
| 8 | I was then sixty-four years old and I started a business again as John |
| 9 | ‘ She had been so brave and she had a right to know , to set her life in order just like anyone facing death . ’ |
| 10 | So if you go to your local pub at night for a er an evening social and you have a drink no doubt you 'll look round your public house and you 'll see all sorts of pieces of fire equipment . |
| 11 | As I turned over in bed everything was suddenly very wet and I felt a ripple of shock as I realised what had happened . |
| 12 | Certainly the style and type of projects in the schools are different and they offer a markedly different approach to user education in schools than was prevalent before the present period of research funding . |
| 13 | Compared to the brothel prostitutes , they are dowdy and unkempt and they have a lot more problems with the police . |
| 14 | The Lycoming 0–320 B3B engine is very reliable and it has a TBO of 2000 hours but only when half inch valves are fitted . |
| 15 | In the sentence context , Henry is n't Scottish but he wears a … , this function may not be important . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , your tastes may be more specialized but I like a bed to sleep in . |
| 17 | My hair was curly but I wanted a single , pure wave at the front like a bulldozer . |
| 18 | Carmella still looked doubtful but she managed a smile . |
| 19 | Unfortunately that empty but we had a little light entertainment when you first came here er especially the way you rode your bicycles er we , we sincerely hoped that you could fly your aeroplanes a little better than that . |
| 20 | The van was empty but he made a note of the number and it checks . |
| 21 | ‘ We adopted her when she was a few years old but we had a difference of opinion and she left home , ’ said Mr Harrison , a policeman . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm a firm believer in breastfeeding and intend to feed Jake until he 's at least a year old but he has a bottle of formula milk when I 'm out in the evening and drinks from a spouted cup at mealtimes — usually pure juice because there 's no added sugar . ’ |
| 23 | His hair was thinning on top but he had a small ponytail at the back . |
| 24 | The sobs were uncontrollable and she gave a long piteous cry . |
| 25 | Yes sometimes things do get a little dangerous and we have a few bruises , sprains , the oidd breakage . |
| 26 | Portadown however remained dangerous and it took a superb block from Michael Smyth to deny Cunningham after brilliant work from Martin Russell on the left . |
| 27 | I am more content and I feel a lot happier . |
| 28 | Our barrack room was warm and we had a stove in the middle which kept us warm in the night . |
| 29 | I sensed the cold outside and I felt a sensation of warmth ; at the same time I felt a strong compassion for all the homeless of the world . |
| 30 | Someone passed her a fresh joint and she took a deep drag , feeling the smoke burn her throat . |