Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone close to me has had a cataract operation in both eyes . |
| 2 | None of them has made a hash of things like the British government . |
| 3 | For example , if there are several quite unrelated species of unpalatable butterflies living in one particular region and one of them has evolved a warning pattern of black , yellow and red markings , it will pay the others to follow suit because they will then all share the ‘ training risks ’ associated with novice predators . |
| 4 | Not one of them has won a card to play on the Volvo Tour . |
| 5 | And one of them has had a day off . |
| 6 | and rung the A A , so as I got through to the A A man I says erm , you know , I says I , where I was parked and all like that and where I was stood and the chap says oh I 'll get a , a van up to ya as soon as I can , but I says wait a minute , I says my car 's just arrived and Joan was the mechanic , he lifted bonnet up and touched something and you brought it down did n't you ? |
| 7 | Mind you — - " she jerked her head in the direction of the Russell , which had recently returned from Plymouth and lay at anchor in the Pool , " 'E 's got a lot to answer for . |
| 8 | There are various means of inducing hypnosis — but not one of them includes swinging a watch on a chain before your eyes ! |
| 9 | She says she 's spent her life living modestly , as Eric wanted , but now she wants to blow a bit of it on some fun … |
| 10 | Hoey claims the SAS watch on the royals is so rigorous that Di must alert them every time she wants to move a piece of furniture or a even a painting at Highgrove or Kensington Palace . |
| 11 | She wants to open a coffee shop next door . |
| 12 | I 've got a friend who is a punk ; her make-up takes her ages , but she wants to make a statement , to be noticed . |
| 13 | She says she wants to make a statement . ’ |
| 14 | Well she wants to get a flat does she ? |
| 15 | " She wants to get a job and be independent of Daddy , " Fairfax said , " but we 'll see , we 'll see . |
| 16 | And it still might n't go ; it all depends on Agnes here , if she wants to buy a hat to go with it all . ’ |
| 17 | Every one of you has made a contribution to the character of this institution and I take pleasure in acknowledging what each of you has done to make this such a satisfying academic and social environment . |
| 18 | ‘ But one of you has to make a start , Amy . |
| 19 | Sources close to the leggy catwalk queen , who signed a £1.2 million pop deal , say she has written a lot of lyrics and whoever matches them best to music will go into the studio with her . |
| 20 | Not like her , Maggie , she has to put a lot of effort into looking nice . |
| 21 | She has obtained a City and Guilds qualification in Horticulture which at present she uses ‘ only working part-time at a garden centre ! ’ but hopes to do more with it in the future . |
| 22 | ‘ Whereas the said John Weston Foakes is indebted to the said Julia Beer and she has obtained a judgment in Her Majesty 's High Court of Justice , Exchequer Division , for the sum of £2,090 19s . |
| 23 | The study concludes that ‘ She has become a mistress of the pre-planned , carefully packaged appearance . ’ . |
| 24 | More commonly , the minister under attack is shielded by collective responsibility and the decision as to whether he or she goes or stays is one for the Prime Minister , based on the criteria of the extent to which he or she has become a liability to the government . |
| 25 | She is now divorced and after periods of University Lecturing at Bristol and Manchester she has become a teacher at Withington Girls ' School . |
| 26 | Link correspondent has reported many employees ' weddings in the past , but now she has become a bride herself . |
| 27 | She has become a hospital ‘ link worker ’ , interpreting for members of London 's Greek community who do n't speak English . |
| 28 | She has become a parody of herself , doomed to spend the rest of her life acting out her own mythical qualities . |
| 29 | She has felt a rapport with Headway since Prince William narrowly escaped brain damage in an accident at school last year . |
| 30 | And she has suffered a heart attack , stroke and three miscarriages . |