Example sentences of "[pers pn] a [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a written promise by your debtor to pay you a certain amount on a certain date . |
| 2 | do n't matter , it just feels clean , I 've had it short and shaped , have a good shape on it and do you know the next time you have it cut I do n't know you want looking at , now the next time you go , go to the Darrow in Milford yeah because you 're in problems and they know you need it because he 'll give you a good shape on it and then you have it shaped once a month or once every three weeks or once a fortnight and keep it looking nice that way and it 's four pounds , four ninety nine , four ninety , four seventy five yeah but just keep it nice and shaped and it wo n't look any different , there ai n't nothing wrong with it mm mm mm no no right , right , right tra la |
| 3 | It is designed to give you a good return on your money over the longer term . |
| 4 | Will I put you across my knee and give you a wee smack on the arse ! |
| 5 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ it 's not too easy to answer without giving you a long lecture on the structure of the body . ’ |
| 6 | When you went to the Ideal Home Exhibition they gave you a hot sausage on a stick to eat — with pickle , not just a picture of one to look at . |
| 7 | ‘ I could do you a great deal on a Navajo Scorpion . ’ |
| 8 | Having given you a useful guide on how to actually use/read the book , there 's a quick look at the differences between Windows 3.1 and 3.0 ( and a review of Windows terms ) … and then you 're ready for what follows , which is an absolute goldmine of insights , surprises , undocumented features and functions , and , of course , ‘ secrets ’ ! |
| 9 | ‘ When I came out again my weight had gone down to 8 stone and it 's definitely an experience I would n't like to go through again , but it gives you a new outlook on life . |
| 10 | A NatWest Home Improvement Loan could give you a new slant on living ! |
| 11 | And then they will he will send you a written report on how best you should invest your money . |
| 12 | We will pay you a further £500 on delivery of the product which is at a sufficiently robust and acceptable stage to allow third parties to operate it . |
| 13 | We 'll give you a full report on what we 're supplying . |
| 14 | Now I hope you 're paying attention because later , next lesson I 'm going to give you a little test on these dates a little listening quiz and if you get full marks on that then you get a house point for it . |
| 15 | Had I an opportunity I should have great pleasure in giving you a few hints on this subject which might not be useless . |
| 16 | We , in return , had better give you a few tips on how to behave in a Grenadier battalion or you 'll come badly unstuck . ’ |
| 17 | Let me give you a few tips on how to make your pockets bulge … |
| 18 | Dangerous thing to say we 've already said , but preparing notes is lastly down to yourselves , I might give you a few tips on that . |
| 19 | Because the f the county 's forty one thousand figure I I 'll give you a different answer on th on the effect of that if the H B F's forecasts are the most accurate , . |
| 20 | All you have to do is choose the date you want to go on holiday and decide on the destination and we will choose the accommodation for you — offering you an unbeatable deal on the price of your holiday . |
| 21 | Before I left , she gave me a long talk on the re-wiring of her flat and asked if we have old-fashioned fuse-boxes . |
| 22 | Visnews has sent me a 16-page fax on what they have ; please phone tomorrow to discuss . |
| 23 | He would give me a hearty slap on the back , comment on my expanding girth — ’ Twice the man you used to be , Andreas , eh ? ’ — say that we must meet again ’ for a jar , old man , but just this moment I have to rush , ’ look at his watch , sigh apologetically and shoot off to his next meeting or liquid lunch or whatever . |
| 24 | There were some weekends when he would phone me up and ask if he could come round because he 'd thought of something new for me to do , and he 'd jump into his car and come all the way just to give me a new inflection on a word ! ’ |
| 25 | The colonel gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder , and we made for the outside world again . |
| 26 | After John had given me a thorough brief on the ground , I took-off from Duxford and ten seconds later I was in thick cloud . |
| 27 | They handed me a cardboard plate on which was an apple , a slice of cake , and some homemade toffee . |
| 28 | Stepping forward to get a firmer grip , I trod on the rake whose handle leapt up , giving me a nasty crack on the brow and a making me stagger , knocking a bottle of systemic insecticide on to the floor , where it shattered and spread a nauseating puddle at my feet . |
| 29 | ‘ When I beat Nick for the Barcelona Open it gave me a three-year exemption on the tour but it turned out to be a £90,000 exemption — that 's what it cost me to keep playing until I lost it in 1991 . ’ |
| 30 | Then , ‘ after a great deal more chit-chat I let him kiss me a tender goodnight on the doorstep with the promise to phone when he could and , gathering up my ermines , swept into the great portal . |